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Butter shock: 500g tub costs more than $18 in Auckland grocery store

Butter is at its highest price in two years, but this is quite possibly a new high.

Aussies pick fresh fruit and veg as top supermarket aisle

The fresh fruit and veg aisle is Australia’s favourite, chosen by 16% of shoppers.

Small Business: Kiwi pickle brand processes 100 tonnes as business booms

Reuben Alderson talks to Tom Raynel about his small artisan foods business Alderson's.

Inside the new luxury eatery blending Central Otago's history and cuisine

Fine dining restaurant is a nod to gold mining history and Chinese immigrants of the area.

Swedes: $7 for sheep food? – Hunter Wells

OPINION: Corriedales are munching swedes for free across the South Island.

Nestle and Conagra join companies dropping synthetic food dyes

Nestle plans to eliminate 'FD&C colours' in the US by mid-2026.

Why the new $100m Pak'nSave faces unique construction challenges

Vast new store is to be built on a flood-prone site which operated for 50 years as a dump.

'Just isn't good enough': Willis warns of tougher penalties for supermarkets

Misleading promotional practices and common pricing errors have to stop, minister says.

'Biggest New World upgrade in NZ' - what was happening before the fire?

'This was the biggest New World upgrade in NZ because that store is the flagship.'

Asahi’s zombie company: The Better Drinks Co posts 10th consecutive loss

The company made another multimillion-dollar loss as Asahi struggles to keep it afloat.

'Dark horse' emerges: Meiji named as potential bidder for Fonterra's Mainland

Japanese food group Meiji is listed on the Nikkei 225.

Burning Auckland supermarket one of NZ’s most profitable

The store is one of the most profitable and popular in Foodstuffs' North Island co-op.

South Island's largest supermarket to open early and under $50m

The store, at 8100sq m, is the largest retail outlet in the South Island.

Rice prices Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm

Farmers like Satoshi Yamazaki face thin profits despite high retail prices.

Editorial: Should consumer watchdogs act on shrinkflation?

OPINION: Downsizing by stealth is legal but should it be?

Anyone for 3D meat? Japan's Expo showcases food of the future

The Expo showcases futuristic foods, including green and red rice.