by David Wrigley | Dec 1, 2022 | Opinion
Born to service the sufferers of one respiratory disease, will restaurants be finished off by another? Restaurants have been doing it tough over the last couple of years. Since the first Covid lockdown restaurants have been going to the wall, suffering from chronic...
by Tash McGill | Oct 22, 2021 | Opinion
The bubble was always going to burst. It began as we were squeezed into big-box grocery stores to fill our pantries and fridges during the first lockdown. It continued as questions were raised about the security of our food supply chain. It escalated in this longest...
by Peter Wright | Oct 14, 2021 | News
The hospitality industry has been hit hard by Covid 19 and the government will only stop lockdowns when over 90% of the New Zealand population is vaccinated. The Waikato Food Inc board wants to do all it can to help the industry and believes one of the best ways to...
by Peter Wright | Oct 14, 2021 | News
A new initiative called ‘Help for Hospo’ will provide direct and additional support to hospitality workers who need immediate financial help, beyond the wage subsidy or other means. The initiative will distribute donated funds to those who work within the industry and...
by Peter Wright | Oct 14, 2021 | News
COVID-19 is having a significant impact in supermarket aisles around Aotearoa, new research by United Fresh shows. Empty shelves, food shortages, masks and socially distanced queues make the weekly shop seem like a sci-fi dystopia compared to the care free days of the...
