New ZealandMayors push Govt for grower-led study after major food plant closure announcementsWill Foley and Wendy Schollum want central support for an independent feasibility study.15 May 04:47 AM
PremiumNew ZealandDessert shop owner calls for wholesalers to step up as butter prices spike againCourtney Booth buys $800+ of butter a week - but it's still cheapest at supermarkets.11 May 06:00 PM
PremiumRetail'Safe and stable hands': Abe's Bagels sold to Australasian bakery giantAll 140 Abe's Bagels staff will stay on under George Weston Foods.06 May 05:00 PM
OpinionHow unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them04 May 06:00 PM
PremiumBusinessHow lab-grown meat and dairy could upend our food exports – or make them worth more04 May 05:00 PM
Companies'Difficult decision': Talley’s to shut Westport fish processing, cut 92 roles30 Apr 05:13 AM
New Zealand'Don't keep repeating history': Parliamentary briefing launched on food plant closures and job losses28 Apr 12:20 AM
LifestyleSorry coeliacs, no more peanut M&Ms for youThe lollies now contain barley malt extract and may have wheat traces.22 Apr 03:59 AM
New ZealandHorse meat pies back on the menuPakūranga Bakery now sources horse meat from New Zealand's only approved processor.20 Apr 05:48 AM
WorldRat poison found in baby food jar in Austria as products recalledPolice say a seized jar of HiPP carrot and potato puree tested for rat poison.19 Apr 06:46 PM
OpinionMiddle East crisis exposes NZ to global fertiliser shock: Where is the plan?Gulf states now supply 36% of global urea exports, led by Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.16 Apr 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailFrozen veg in New Zealand: The data behind McCain and Wattie’s cutsHouseholds now spend about $312m a year on frozen and processed vegetables.09 Apr 09:00 PM
OpinionJacqueline RowarthDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Food for thought – why buying NZ‑grown mattersOPINION: About 60% of pork eaten in New Zealand is imported under different standards.08 Apr 09:42 PM
BusinessFonterra, Greenpeace settle over misleading '100% New Zealand grass-fed' butter claimsGreenpeace filed a lawsuit against Fonterra in 2024 over what it called 'greenwashing'.31 Mar 11:39 PM
PremiumPremiumManufacturingGas up 300%, power doubled: Why Wattie's says local manufacturing no longer worksGas costs for Wattie's have jumped about 300% in the past seven years.30 Mar 04:00 AM
WorldSweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolenKitKat says the shipment of chocolate bars could enter unofficial sales channels.29 Mar 08:17 PM
New Zealand'Really bad time': Hawke's Bay reeling as major food factories shut downClosures described as a stark reminder of the mounting pressures local producers faced.28 Mar 01:26 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: There are social and fiscal consequences to our manufacturing declineOPINION: We should be promoting more homegrown food, a reader argues.27 Mar 04:00 PM
Retail'Only way forward': Heinz Wattie’s confirms plant closures, 300 jobs to goManufacturing sites in Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland will close.27 Mar 03:11 AM
New Zealand‘We cannot afford to accept this as inevitable’: Mayors on wider risk from McCain shutdown'If we don’t get this right, we risk hollowing out industries that underpin our economy.'25 Mar 09:25 PM
LifestyleFrench told to eat fewer croissants to reduce cancer riskFood safety agency found almost half of French people face risky cadmium levels.25 Mar 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Crisis': Devastated McCain growers want an overhaul of food value chain'The question we have to ask is, why can't they make money?'24 Mar 11:16 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailMcCain plant closure follows $17m loss and soaring related-party loansCurrent unsecured borrowings jumped from $38.4m to $96.8m in one year.24 Mar 08:00 PM
New Zealand'Massive failure': McCain factory in Hastings to shut in 2027Staff were told not to come to work on Monday before learning of the closure.24 Mar 02:44 AM
OpinionJacqueline RowarthDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers aren’t to blame for rising food pricesOPINION: Rising food prices aren’t driven by farmers, but by where food dollars go.23 Mar 10:50 PM
BusinessFonterra posts $750m profit, lifts milk price and dividendsShareholders will receive a 16c special dividend on top of 24c interim.22 Mar 08:24 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAre the food additives and E-numbers in NZ shopping baskets friend or foe?Those mysterious additives often trigger alarm – the reality is more nuanced. 22 Mar 07:01 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessSmall Business: The Polish dumpling brand aiming for every Kiwi freezerKate Grater talks to Tom Raynel about her small food business Pierogi Joint.22 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleHave the bakers gone bonkers? Because chocolate hot cross buns are for 5-year-oldsStop treating Easter like it's a children's birthday party.20 Mar 11:00 PM
New ZealandFed-up shopper says supermarket prices are soaring as fresh food rots fastJared Bettridge says watermelons, apples and potatoes have rotted within days.16 Mar 04:00 PM
