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.

A crop of fruit and vegetable markets and retailers were pulled up after failing to correctly label irradiated tomatoes and capsicums imported from Australia.

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.

McDonald's is introducing some higher-priced options to its Dollar Menu and renaming it "Dollar Menu and More" to spur sales in the US.

It wasn't the first complaint about airline food, but it was definitely one of the most emphatic.

A bartender from one of Auckland's hippest watering holes has been name the best mixologist in New Zealand.

Labels revealing how costly a glass of wine or beer could be in terms of weight gain could soon be on the way, as the Government explores making them mandatory.

Auckland bartender Adam Neal has been named the best at the Beam Bar Legend competition. The Racket/Orleans tender beat out nearly 500 other Kiwi mixologists, earning the title at the final cocktail making contest in Auckland last night. Check out the pics from the event.

Beverage manufacturers have a clear message to those worried about caffeine levels in energy drinks: Stop your kids from drinking them.

It's hard work finding the perfect sausage - it takes two days, with almost 50 judges tasting more than 460 entries.

It's a food hall on steroids. Dozens of national cuisines are represented by stalls that sell various nations' street-food staples.