Ah, the Fench. Despite everything, you've really got to hand it to a nation who's most important national holiday celebrates a prison riot. This Bastille Day, put aside the snooty waiters of popular legend, the recent flirtation with the far right, the terrible...
More than 290 locally harvested, grown and made food and drink products were assessed in late February with 206 Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals awarded for the Outstanding NZ food Producer Awards. Head Judge Lauraine Jacobs said, “Each year there is a different trend...
Apparently we’re in for a bumpy year. There are rumours of wars and actual wars, persistent inflation, a CO2 shortage (really?), a cost of living crisis, the lowest business confidence in years and yet again expired food being sold in Moorhouse Countdown. It’s highly...
Prior to purchasing Kōkako in 2007 I lived in Richmond, Melbourne and would spend my weekends checking out the new cafe openings around the city. I decided it was time to reconnect with the world and the global coffee industry – MICE (the Melbourne International...
Hospitality Association Chief Executive Julie White is warning that the Red Traffic Light setting is driving the hospitality sector to the wall. "Half the hospitality sector has seen a fall in revenue of over 40% under the Red settings. Half the sector thinks they...
New Zealanders have an increasingly favourable attitude towards the primary industries, according to a recent Primary Purpose online survey. The main reason for this, as expressed by 32 per cent of respondents, was the belief that farmers are critical to the economic...
Innovative New Zealand apple company, Rockit Global Limited is celebrating its strongest season yet, with forecast turnover up 45 percent year on year in a tough economic environment. Global demand for its snack sized apples is continuing to grow exponentially, with...
Flybuys has partnered with Restaurant Association to offer free direct marketing packages to its 2.4 million-strong membership base While Kiwis across the country are gearing up to celebrate the festive season, for one industry in particular, this summer won’t be a...
Kabocha Milk, made in the Hawke’s Bay, has won the “Best Plant Based Beverage” at the World Plant Food Conference. The judging panel considered 110 entries from 20 countries. Kabocha Milk is a collaboration between veteran Hawke's Bay buttercup squash grower Shane...
Why hello Auckland, is that a bar you have open? It's midnight in downtown Auckland and at least one bar is pumping. Danny Doolans opened to punters at 12:01am this morning, including a live band and several beer-smiley customers. As we write this, we can see the town...
Kaikōura’s pāua fishery reopens today after being closed for five years following the 2016 earthquakes that caused significant seabed uplift and damage to the marine habitat. The decision follows public consultation and input from tangata whenua on recommendations...
All Good Bananas and Chia Sisters were two of the big winners at the Sustainability Awards held last night. The two food brands won the Good Food Award and the Climate Action Leader awards respectively. Supreme award finalist Chia Sisters is collaborating to reduce...
Farmers and growers are being asked to help put fresh food on the Christmas table for Aucklanders in need this year. Federated Farmers has launched a "Farmers Feed Families" campaign aimed at raising funds for the Auckland City Mission. Feds Gisborne President Toby...
Lisa Booth is founder and CEO of Kete Kai, Aotearoa’s most accessible food box — borne out of her frustration with the current food system. New Zealand produces enough food each year to feed 40 million people, but an estimated 75,000 – 100,000 Kiwis are living with...
Glen Herud is the founder of the Happy Cow Milk company, an entirely new way of doing dairy where the cows keep their young, the milking shed is mobile and the pasteurization is done on farm in a tiny shed that Glenn has made. Hard at it since 2006 Glen has faced...
The elusive truffle (tuber melanosporum), the sought-after fungi with a unique flavour that gets chefs and foodies alike is no longer just a dream in New Zealand with a mushrooming industry of truffle growers (or truffière). Did you know there are around a dozen in...