The company that shut down Dunedin's Cadbury factory has been tipped for potential takeover after Kraft Heinz's advances were rejected by Unilever.

Police are investigating a complaint from a fast-food worker who claims she got into a scuffle with management.

Health inspectors have found McDonald's restaurants with dirty and unhygienic kitchens across New South Wales - the worst fined $25,600.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

As mainstream beer sales decline, advertisers are increasingly targeting campaigns at women.

Erratic weather in Italy, Greece and Spain has cut the supply, but demand is rising - along with prices.

Kiwi chocolatier Whittaker's has reaffirmed its commitment to New Zealand, following news today that Cadbury would be closing its factory.

"I see all of the customer complaints and I cannot recall a single customer saying please put in self-serve checkouts. Not a single one."

The New Zealand arm of Domino's Pizza Enterprises is helping the company rake in the dough, with a strong first-half profit. The

Apples, which have been in short supply in supermarkets, were an average $5.04 a kilogram in January, from $3.60/kg in December.

Lion says its newly acquired Panhead brand is a "runaway train" and the company can't keep pace with demand.

New Zealand may still get a taste of Jamie Oliver with the celebrity chef saying he hasn't scrapped plans to open restaurants here after difficulties in Australia.

He sold me on the mussels as follows: "It's something that everyone's familiar with and it's a good thing to cook at the bach or the

Supermarket giant Coles restricts the number of items at self-serve check-outs just months after crackdown on theft at self-scanning points.

A margherita pizza at Domino's is four times the price in the UK than it is in NZ.

The $3.98 million sale of grocery chain Nosh has been extended by a week. NZX-listed holding company Veritas is selling Nosh to Gosh

Lewis Road Creamery is branching out with its latest product.

Brick Burger, a restaurant in the Philippines, has found a recipe for success serving up burger buns shaped like Lego pieces.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

An ad featuring an immigrant being heckled on the streets has nothing to do with Trump, a company insists.

NZ Premium Whitebait plans to ramp up production for exports after a first successful harvest.

The $2000 Thermomix, which is supposed to make life easier, is now at the centre of a bitter, emotional legal battle.

NZX-listed company Veritas has been given another extension to sell or close down the unprofitable grocery chain.

Having people to stay is not all beer and skittles. Paul Little talks to some frequent entertainers about what they look for in a visitor.

Restaurants in France face prosecution if they offer unlimited fizzy drinks to customers in the latest Gallic crackdown on obesity.

When a burger is compared to a "40 year old who wears leather pants to get her youth back" you know it must be bad.

COMMENT: Do we have to resign ourselves to pale potatoes and floppy toast? Writes Niki Bezzant.

Epic brewer-owner Luke Nicholas found out recently, there is a degree of fame to be found at the bottom of a bottle.

When the mercury rises, we all reach for creamy goodness in a cone.

Chef Mike Shatura leaves The Grove to head a new family-style restaurant in Henderson.