Wheat has been a staple headliner for the past few years, due in part to lockdown panic buying shortages, the home-baked sourdough boom and more recently Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupting global supply chains and sending grain prices soaring by 20 to 30 percent....
After last year's successful launch into New Zealand, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the Impossible “Chicken” Nuggets and Impossible Sausage Patties make their first foray into the European market. Both products will be available from 19 Mayat restaurants...
Need a post-budget treat? Our most trusted brand Whittaker’s has introduced an indulgent Limited Edition treat. There are two flavours: Relax and Refresh, featuring botanical extracts infused into Whittaker’s classic Creamy Milk chocolate. Whittaker’s co-Chief...
New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI), the industry organisation representing the country’s pipfruit growers, today released a crop re-forecast that will see this apple and pear season suffer an estimated drop of 12% on the pre-season estimate. In January this year,...
What a week for government reports. Let's make it easy for you. The newly released 343-page Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has been welcomed by big players in the ag sector – we'll take the money, thanks – and panned by others for failing to address the food...
Eight government-owned science organisations have joined forces to accelerate the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions. The seven Crown Research Institutes and Callaghan Innovation have been working individually in this area for some years, met in early-May for...
Silver Fern Farms, New Zealand’s largest red meat company, welcomes the release of the discussion document on the shape of the Emissions Reduction Plan and looks forward to working with officials and Ministers to ensure the final plan supports the ambition and...
Fishers face prosecution after being caught by Ministry for Primary Industries Fishery Officers with 45 times the daily snapper limit. Late last week (12 May) two MPI Fishery Officers were conducting boat inspections at the Halfmoon Bay boat ramp in East Auckland....
New Zealand’s red meat sector has continued to enjoy its volume down, prices upward trajectory of the past few months, with exports now exceeding $3 billion during the first quarter of 2022. This is despite a drop in volumes due to ongoing global supply chain and...
In a new partnership, freshwater harvested from American tomatoes is to positively impact millions of lives in drought-stricken California. America's second largest tomato producer, Ingomar has partnered with BWT to harvest the naturally occurring water found in their...
Food industry leaders are chomping following the government's announcement that the international border will reopen August 1. Here's what happened this week, in case you missed it. Speaking to business groups on Tuesday, the Prime Minister and other others unveiled...
Impossible Foods says a complaint made to the Commerce Commission over the labelling of its plant-based burger product is wrong. The California-based Impossible Foods launched its innovative plant-based burger product Impossible Beef in supermarkets across Australia...
Kaicycle, a community farming and composting initiative in Newton, Pōneke, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, marked Compost Awareness Week with a successful Farm Open Day. Around one hundred people gathered at Kaicycle to explore the farm, purchase seedlings and learn about all...
The petition, Stop the Super Profits, launched by Consumer New Zealand earlier this week, has already received more than 48,000 signatures. Supie, New Zealand’s online supermarket, throws its support behind the call for sector reform. Supie founder Sarah Balle says...
The monthly Food Price Index (FPI) due to be released next week is predicted to show easing vegetable prices and industry insiders say that trend is set to continue as we head into winter. That's going to be welcome news for Kiwis struggling with an ever-rising...
The country's two big supermarkets Countdown and Foodstuffs earned headlines this week when announcing winter price freeze on selected essentials. Critics say they're not so super. New Zealand supermarket profits are more than twice what they should be, says advocacy...
Foodstuffs announces 4-month price, 10% average price roll back on 110-plus everyday items In a move that Foodstuffs estimates will save customers over half a million dollars each week, the two New Zealand owned cooperatives, which operate the New World, PAK’nSAVE,...
As a major exporting nation, it’s hard to comprehend that a reported 20% of New Zealand children live in households where food runs out. Even more bonkers, at the same time New Zealand households produce an estimated 300,000 tonnes of food waste for kerbside...
A Horowhenua milk business, MannaMilk has been fined $30,000 for not following the rules that regulate the supply and sale of raw milk. Following a successful prosecution by New Zealand Food Safety, Manakau based MannaMilk owner John Albert Martin (78) was today...
Matariki is extra special this year as its first time as an official holiday. The stars of Rotorua and BOP’s culinary scene will also have moments to shine this Winter with eateries across both regions entering the Matariki Dish Challenge. The Matariki Dish...
From climate and atmosphere, freshwater, land and oceans, biodiversity and geological data – New Zealand’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) have created the National Environmental Data Centre (NEDC) website to make the environmental information held by CRIs more...