The potential contamination of Fonterra products with botulism occurred as a result of a dirty pipe at the company's Hautapu plant, it says.

This is a very old-fashioned type of product which harks back to the very British- inspired lifestyle when you would have fish paste sandwiches in your lunch box.

Nici Wickes discovers quality and service at The French Cafe are still top notch

Auckland's latest restaurant takes eating out to new heights.

Supermarket giant Foodstuffs Auckland has pushed sales up 5.5 per cent in what it described as a challenging environment.

Whittaker's has again taken the crown of New Zealanders' most trusted brand in an annual survey.

With people unable to resist as portion sizes rise, regulations may be the answer, says Lenny R. Vartania.

The country's new supreme pie award winner is bracing for a rush of business this morning after his "perfect" mince and cheese creation was crowned the nation's best pie.

A "perfect" mince and cheese pie has been crowned best in the country, breaking a controversial two-year winning streak for fruit pies.

Waiheke-based entrepreneur Pete Russell is on a mission to revive the local food market, one city at a time.

A new war has broken out between the nation's supermarket giants - and this time, the consumer is not the winner.

Eighty-five years of the best thing since... This week marks the anniversary of sliced bread.

Health-conscious kiwis feeling the pinch this winter are unlikely to find any respite with fruit and vegetable prices expected to remain high.

Fruit and vegetable prices have spearheaded a 2.1 per cent rise in food prices for June 2013, the biggest monthly gain since GST was lifted to 15 percent in October 2010.

Aotearoa Fisheries said its first-half earnings fell sharply after its 50 per cent-owned seafood business, Sealord, wrote down the value of its loss-making Argentinian fishing business.

Cereal maker Hubbards has ordered a relabelling overhaul after internal testing found four mueslis had much higher sugar content than stated.

I recently returned from China with some "issues" in the digestive department. I self-diagnosed my problem as having a deficit of good bacteria in my gut and so scanned the supermarket shelves for a product which might change the microflora balance.

A group of commuters leaving downtown Auckland tonight will spend their short ferry journey enjoying seafood soup and white wine at a pop-up restaurant.

Given most of this food is high in sugar, fat and salt, it is another milestone on the march to our collective doom, writes Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons.

What does a typical day 'at the office' involve?

Mr Whippy has opened the first of what may become a network of retail sites around New Zealand.

Squid are making a round trip of more than 18,000km on their way to your dinner plate - after they are caught.

Paula Deen's merchandise and media empire is fast unravelling as fallout builds from revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.

The French are increasingly shunning the traditional baguette, opting instead for cereal at breakfast, biscuits at tea time and pasta and rice dinners.