Baking Industry Research Trust and NZAB

About UsThe Baking Industry Research Trust (BIRT) is a sub-committee of the New Zealand Association of Bakers (NZAB), delegated the responsibility of administering the Trust Account. The Trust Account was set up to meet the requirements of the Wheat Industry Research Levies Act 1989 and to identify and make recommendations to the NZAB Executive. The NZAB Executive has legal responsibility for administering the Trust, and other levy payers on research projects.Since the formation of the Trust in 1989, a key aspect of the Trust’s work has been to ensure that the research conducted is appropriate for the Industry sector the Trust represents.The Trust has conducted a number of strategy workshops in which industry personnel have outlined the research framework for the Trust to follow.The framework developed has provided the Trust with some clear guidelines but the Trust is always open to further input from levy payers as to research projects they believe would assist them in their business; BIRT members therefore encourage and welcome input from Industry.Visit our Research Grant page to learn about and apply for a Research Grant from BIRT. Applications are open to all flour levy payers or organisations that support flour levy paying companies. Forms should be completed and then posted to BIRT Secretary - Tania Watson. For any queries email [email protected] way of this website, BIRT is endeavouring to make access to the research and activities happening within the NZ baking industry more available to industry and other interested people-it is an extremely exciting industry to be part of so it is great to be able to share it with you. Happy browsing.