Coca-Cola Co has lost its attempt to stop local rival Frucor Beverages from using a similar contour-shaped bottle for the Pepsi range of drinks in New Zealand.

Kiwis are going to have to swap their limes for lemons this summer if they want to avoid rising prices.

The pretzel-bunned burger heralded by Time magazine as the "most important" of the year may be on its way to New Zealand.

Restaurant workers around the US are being photographed with huge smiles on their faces holding up receipts with tips of up to $10,000.

A small French café has taken the old adage that manners don’t cost you anything to its logical extreme – by charging extra to rude customers.

Funded by prominent Silicon Valley investors and Bill Gates, Hampton Creek Foods seeks to disrupt a global egg industry that backers say wastes energy, pollutes the environment, causes disease outbreaks and confines chickens to tiny spaces.

When celebrity chefs cut themselves, how much they bleed is a matter of brand.

Rooky cooks from across the country have show they've got the skills to craft a perfect pavlova.

The best cafe in New Zealand has been taken out by a Nelson eatery, praised for its spicy food, unique alfresco experience and outstanding service.

Jamie Oliver is to open an Italian restaurant in Auckland next year - but has vetoed SkyCity's dining precinct because he doesn't want to be associated with gambling.

The first pear from a new range of NZ-harvested, hybrid fruits - piqaboo - has been unveiled in HK and will have its first commercial planting next year.

Taco Bell is back on the menu for New Zealand fast food operator Restaurant Brands.

The real-life appearance of fast food doesn't have to match up with how it looks in the ads, the advertising watchdog has ruled.

Shopowner wants to provide a place to rest and hopefully lure customers, but council insists it has to charge.

American burger chain In-N-Out Burger is operating a pop-up store in Auckland to test whether New Zealand has potential as a market for permanent outlets.

The wife of Charlie Trotter said doctors discovered the acclaimed chef had an aneurysm months before he died and that he'd been taking medicine to control seizures, his blood pressure and high cholesterol.

An autopsy conducted on celebrated chef Charlie Trotter was inconclusive, but officials have found no evidence of foul play or trauma.

A massive number-crunching exercise has revealed that dishes with bacon really do taste better - and very few taste worse.