FoodInc food industry consultants: Dr Laurence Eyres

Laurence Eyres
Consultant to the Food Industry | Specialist in oils and fats

Director,
ECG Ltd.

Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 422 9573
Mobile: 021 671 871
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Laurence has over 35 years experience in the New Zealand Food Industry. By training his original degrees were in Industrial Chemistry, then he added an MBA in the early 1980’s. Since 1982 he has held Senior Management positions in Operations, Quality Management, R&D, NPD, and market development. He has experience in strategic planning, balanced scorecard introduction and technical marketing into Asia.

QUALIFICATIONS

BSc and PhD in Industrial Chemistry (Manchester)
MBA Auckland
FNZIFST
MNZIC
Completed the Institute of Directors Course

SKILLS

Mentoring, contracting and consulting for varied clients, mainly in New Zealand.

RECENT AND PAST CLIENTS

Fonterra Brands, Bakels Edible Oils, Griffins, Carroll Confectionery, Xtend-Life, Goodman Fielder, Hawkins Watts, Bell Tea and Coffee.

EXPERTISE

Oils and fats, salad oils, spreads, butter products, confectionery, dietary supplements (omega-3), commercial frying oils.

Process development and improvement in conjunction with Engineering colleagues.

PAST ROLES

Technical Manager, Market Development Manager, General Sales Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Operations Director, Associate Professor of Food Technology and Agribusiness, Director of Food and Nutrition.

Past Board Director of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

Fellow, NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology
Member, NZ Institute of Chemistry
Member, American Oil Chemists Society
Chairman, NZIC Oils and Fats specialist Group
Council Member, Nutrition Foundation
Member of Pick the Tick Criteria, National Heart Foundations, New Zealand and Australia