Outcomes
Packing the product (click to enlarge)
The students found the Enterprise Technology work very rewarding and learnt a lot about the commercial aspects of a food technology enterprise. Zoe and Harry both commented that they were pleased with their outcomes and what they had learnt during the year, although they had found it a difficult balance at times as they worked on their Food Technology assessments as well as the YES side of things. Because they hadn't done Enterprise Studies work before, they had to learn about all the management processes involved in an enterprise project, from writing a business plan to taking minutes at every meeting.
Zoe Lloyd: "Food Technology is about developing products, coming up with your own ideas and justifying them in your bookwork; I've enjoyed Food Technology because it is interesting going through the whole process".
Harry Warring: "I've found it good being able to take something from an idea into the mass production stage and actually selling it, taking it all the way through the different stages of production".
Marietjie is happy with the quality of Kai Hauora's final outcomes and pleased that the students were rewarded with media interest in their work. Wellington newspaper The Dominion Post featured the company in its Success page and Zoe was interviewed by Radio New Zealand about the project.
Wishbone liked the biscotti and pretzels but decided that they would not take up the contract option to buy the concept.
