by David Wrigley | Mar 2, 2023 | Opinion
For hospitality workers and workers who have left the industry over the past couple of years, the He Tangata survey released by AUT this week will contain few suprises. Business owners and industry lobby groups however, may find a few unpleasant truths that...
by David Wrigley | Feb 23, 2023 | News
“Everyone knows someone who lost everything” At the start of last week the hospitality scene in the Hawkes Bay was gearing up for the busiest weekend of the year: Napier’s Art Deco Festival. Restaurants were fully staffed and ready for the rush,...
by David Wrigley | Feb 16, 2023 | Opinion
National Farmers’ Market Week is coming up and, in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle and the ongoing cost of living crisis, it provides us with an opportunity to consider our food supply chains and where our priorities should lie when thinking about the use of our arable...
by David Wrigley | Feb 15, 2023 | News
Best Foods are to launch their 100% plant based Vegan Mayonnaise, which they claim has the same creamy delicious taste. This vegan alternative to mayonnaise has substituted the egg yolk with starches to recreate the original texture, but with a lighter colour...
by David Wrigley | Feb 8, 2023 | Opinion
Schools are back after a long and wet summer and parents throughout the country are breathing a sigh of relief. Champagne corks are popped, prescription drugs are returned to the cabinet, and thoughts of going anywhere near the moribund local museum to look at 19th...