Plant & Food Research (NZ)

Startup

www.plantandfood.com

Summarized by Halo AI

Plant & Food Research provides world-leading scientific research to improve the sustainability, productivity, and quality of food production systems across the arable, horticultural, and seafood sectors.

Founded & HQ

Auckland, New Zealand

Company size

501-1,000 employees

IP status

2 patents filed

Activity highlights

Merged with AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua, and Scion on 1 July 2025 to help form the Bioeconomy Science Institute.

A government-backed research institute specializing in horticulture, agriculture, and food science. They were involved in creating the RipeSense technology and hold expertise in postharvest fruit physiology and packaging innovation.

AI summary generated on Jun 22, 2026