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First crowdfunding effort reaches goal

New Zealand's first crowdfunded capital raising has been completed with craft beer company Renaissance Brewing yesterday reaching its target of $700,000.

Wine: New-release wines

New-release wines continue to be of exceptional quality, which is good news for consumers who can select with confidence.

Russia retaliates against McDonalds

Russia widened investigations into McDonald's restaurants in what looks like a tit-for-tat retaliation against American interests after the West imposed sanctions over Ukraine.

NZ's best beers named

A one-man craft beer operation in Nelson has been declared New Zealand's top brewery.

'Long Live the Nazis' dish renamed

The restaurant's owner said she thought the name would help customers when choosing their meal.

Man's head impaled on meat works hook

A man is in a stable condition today after being impaled through his head by a hook on a piece of equipment at a Bay of Plenty meat works yesterday.

Big call for small beers

Export demand for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade as Asian consumers develop a taste for boutique brews.

Monster Energy's billion-dollar payday

Energy drink maker Monster Beverage has agreed to sell a 17pc stake to Coca-Cola, giving its founders a huge financial windfall.

Wine: Best world wines

The rest of the world is now sending us some of their best wines, which enables us to see what all the fuss is about. These are worth checking out.

Retail giant riled by bullying claims snubs suppliers' talks

Supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises will snub its suppliers' annual industry conference because it has been stung by allegations it bullied them.

NZ set for bigger slice of cheese

Russia's sweeping bans on imports of European, US and Australian food may prove a diplomatically embarrassing bonanza for New Zealand's cheese exporters.

Who should use sports drinks?

Kids playing weekend games want heavily marketed sports or caffeinated drinks but a public health researcher says their choices are unhealthy and of little help on the field.

Danone files appeal over case delay

Danone is fighting to keep its New Zealand lawsuit against Fonterra alive and is appealing the High Court decision to put the case on hold.

Council won't back liquor store appeal

A local board has had to go it alone in appealing against a proposed new liquor store opposite a Mangere school, after the Auckland Council refused to back the appeal.

Tiny town sweet on icecream factory

A tiny rural Waikato town wants to establish itself as the "North Island's premier food technology hub".

2.5 million free-range eggs faked

An egg producer who made hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 206,000 dozen falsely labelled eggs has been sentenced to home detention.