Organic jelly beans. Organic potato chips. Organic vodka. "Organic" is a term perceived as healthier than conventional products, no matter what they are

Cafe and restaurant owners aren't keen to let customers bring their own food, but many say one owner's decision to charge $40 for the privilege is over the top.

Peter Cullinane, co-founder of the premium butter manufacturer Lewis Road Creamery, has a dream that one day his artisan butter will be flown to top restaurants worldwide.

The drought conditions much of the country is facing could lead to much higher than usual levels of tutin in honey.

McCormick Produce Partners Sour Cream & Chive Potato Mash - $1.89 for 40g.

Cut-throat competition between the country's supermarket giants is resulting in some of the best cheese deals seen in years, with 1kg blocks of mild, colby and edam selling for as little as $6.99.

A public health expert has called on the Government to regulate the amount of salt in commercial foods.

American sandwich brand Subway has just opened its 250th New Zealand store and has bullish plans for local expansion, with 20 restaurants set to open this year.

Former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung says a new gourmet food start-up she's helping bankroll has solid prospects as New Zealand has become "a nation of foodies".

Imagine opening your fridge, discovering you're out of milk but knowing an email has been sent to your local store ordering a fresh bottle.

Here are a few of Shelley Bridgeman's favourite gripes, come and share your own.

Ikea has been drawn into Europe's widening food labelling scandal as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labelled as beef and pork.

The likelihood of paying two or three dollars for a disappointingly stringy avocado is proving to be higher than usual this summer.

Imagine the following scenario. You go into your local sandwich shop for lunch and order a roast beef on rye with a dash of mustard.

Food prices are not becoming more expensive as the increase in cost tracks the rate of inflation, an economist says.

Key intermediaries involved in the trade of horsemeat appear to have used a similar secretive network of companies to convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout.

A doctor battling the country's obesity epidemic says the "tragically" high fruit and vegetable prices need to be forced down, and junk food prices need to hit consumers in the pocket.

Coca-Cola is recalling five of its popular drinks because there might be glass fragments in the bottles.