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Measuring up Kiwi Subway sandwiches

Wanting to see how New Zealand subs stacked up, Herald reporters bought and measured seven foot-long sandwiches from Subway stores in Manukau, New Lynn, Newmarket, Takapuna and Queen St in Auckland, Lincoln Rd in Christchurch and Featherston St in central Wellington.

Marmite return date due in Feb

Marmite lovers should find out next month the date for its return to supermarket shelves.

Richie: The perfect lunch date

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is the New Zealand celebrity Kiwis would most want to sit down to lunch with, a survey has found.

Kangemu burger rages Aussie patriots

An all-Australian burger has been launched – but the move has left traditional patriots fuming.

Matt McCarten: When your product benefits health, George, I'll show you some respect

Isn't there something ungracious about a well paid manager from an international corporation living here for several years then bad-mouthing us on his way out?

Subway sandwich size surprise

Subway's signature foot-long sandwiches are a bit shorter than their name implies - even in New Zealand.

US anti-obesity Coke ads may air in NZ

Urgent inquiry into horse meat

Food watchdogs in Britain have launched an urgent inquiry into beef produce after a number of products were found to contain horse meat.

GM fish closer to being served up

A genetically modified salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first GM animal in the world to be declared safe to eat.

Billy Adams: Coffee becomes opium of masses

It might be grown on old opium farms but $60-a-cup Black Ivory is hardly the most unexpected coffee discovery in the shadow of Asia's golden triangle.

Cafe society blossoms in Britain as pubs take a hammering

Jeanette Lewis is sipping a latte and looking out over a damp market square. She checks the buses as they pass down the high street.

Sweet smell of success for 50 years

A whiff of lollies in the breeze - with a trace of gravy - is the sweet smell of success for a South Auckland factory providing steady jobs and export earnings.

BurgerFuel raises $2m in share sell-off

Marmite fight gets High Court date

A battle between Sanitarium and a Christchurch man who imported 2000 jars of UK Marmite into New Zealand will head to the High Court early next year.

Onus on makers to prove claims

Misleading nutrition and health claims about food will be stopped under new regulations on labelling.

Food safety regulations to probe health claims