The impact of a higher GST rate has been felt in the supermarket, said Statistics NZ, with food prices rising 2.2 per cent in October.

Orchardists growing gold kiwifruit may have had their hopes of bonanza returns this season dashed as they wait on confirmation that a vine-killing bacteria has arrived in NZ.

Two listed companies are the first victims of a suspected incursion in NZ of a bacterial disease which has ripped through gold kiwifruit varieties overseas, particularly in Italy.

The hospitality business is about to get a shake up by way of a long-awaited Food Bill that will focus on food safety, writes Steve Mackenzie.

A Kiwi cook and a global baker have cooked up a recipe for simple but tasty home meals.

New research says New Zealand is underperforming when it comes to high-value, processed food exports.

Every week, Wendyl Nissen takes a readily available packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

A fervour for food led Lynn Huhtala to a new career guiding other foodies to delectable locations around town.

The Commerce Commission is warning businesses not to mislead customers when applying a surcharge on goods and services ahead of this weekend's Labour Day holiday.

Canary Enterprises' success is built on taking a familiar product, then adding value.

On-screen, she's the queen of food porn. But off-screen Nigella Lawson is much messier, grumpier and shyer, she tells Stephen Jewell.

Phil Pollett's love affair with pies helped him make two big decisions.

Esquires has struck a "dream" deal with a Saudi Arabian sheikh ...

We might be surrounded by sea but Kiwis continue to pay top dollar for one of our most bountiful resources - fish.