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Focus Morning Bulletin: 6 May, 2022
How one supermarket chain’s helping keep the cost of food down, Nadia Lim comments come back to bite and EVs, are they getting cheaper as demand rises in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Judges weigh in at New Zealand Spirits Awards
Judging during the fourth anniversary of the New Zealand Spirits Awards, presented by Spirits New Zealand and Distilled Spirits Aotearoa. Video / Brett Phibbs
Hospitality spending rebounds: Worldline
Spending at restaurants, cafes and takeaways continues to increase, new figures show.
Biscuit giant Arnott's to bring manufacturing back to NZ after 25 years
The Australian business will operate out of a new factory in Avondale.
Grocery retailer raises capital to open seventh supermarket
Upmarket grocery chain partners with private equity firm Waterman Capital.
Lion ramps up investment in coffee brand Havana
Beverage giant Lion invests $2 million for Auckland roastery.
Gummy bears, 100 years on, are still bouncing
New York Times: Celebrating 100 years of the colourful lollies.
Daily grind: Coffee firm helping employers woo staff back to the office
Ange Besant explains how employers are using her product to woo back their workforces.
James Doolan: How tourists subsidise date night - and why we need them back fast
Hotel Council Aotearoa director James Doolan describes how tourists subsidise date night.
Auckland single mum starts baby formula company
Elke Pascoe explains how she lives a transtasman lifestyle juggling being mum and CEO.
Vile texts from pizza restaurant shop exposed
No one predicted a pizza shop employee's response to a customer who queried his delivery.
Small firm's hand in helping to keep shelves stocked during pandemic
Hamish Gordon talks pivoting to survive and surviving compounding cost pressures.
Urgent call for regulation on alcohol, cigarettes and vape products sold through delivery services
Without appropriate oversight, home deliveries had the potential to increase harm - study.
Covid rule loophole allows bars and nightclubs to host seated service-free parties
Some venues are bypassing the restrictions by describing their events as 'private'.
Reaction to display of Taiwanese flag leaves cafe with sour taste
A customer criticised an Auckland cafe online for displaying a Taiwanese flag.
Avocados: The super fruit that can stop heart disease
Two or more servings every seven days will reduce the chance of coronary disease.
Why beer, wine and spirits are set to become more expensive
Beer, wine and spirits are set to face price hikes as inflation continues to bite.
'Sponsor of Russia': Nestle slammed
The food and drink company has been accused of being a 'sponsor of Putin's war'.
Bluebird Foods names new general manager
Potato chips manufacturer Bluebird Foods has appointed a new general manager.
Inflation Nation: Grocery saving tips
The recent rise in inflation has produced some record highs at the grocery till. Here are some top tips on how you can downsize your grocery bill. Video / NZ Herald
Failed food outlets pocketed $1m in Covid wage subsidies, didn't pay taxes
Taxpayers are in the gun twice: first for the wage subsidies, then for the unpaid taxes.
Plant-based food firm's push into NZ
Genetically engineered imitation blood ingredient makes its "beef" taste like real deal.
Small Business: Kombucha firm fizzing over expansion possibilities
Good Buzz's new CEO talks business ownership advantages and offshore expansion.
Inflation Nation: Will food prices keep going up?
Food prices are making a bigger hole in household budgets.
Editorial: Supermarket study fails to produce the goods
OPINION: Our editorial says supermarket inquiry may help a little in the long term.
Franchising in NZ worth almost $37b - and growing
New Zealand is the most franchised country in the world per capita.
Supermarket wars: New player alongside giants; another changes hands
Huckleberry downsizes operation, new player talks covenants making setting up difficult.
Small Business: Meal kit firm's vision to serve up digital business for restaurants
Arthur Crawford discusses servicing New Zealand's struggling hospitality sector.
Kiwi kumara rum start-up making waves in drinks space
Bayside Rum has bartenders and drinkers excited.
Woman wants bananas removed from free fruit scheme after supermarket slip
Rose Kerr is nursing a sore leg after crashing to a supermarket aisle floor.
'Lack of leadership': Business owners slam PM's absence from Wellington
One cafe owner said the PM has a tendency to not be where the drama is.
Pain at the checkout: Annual food prices highest rise in a decade
Data reveals 76 per cent of all items increased in price in January.
The wine business sees a problem: Millennials aren't drinking enough
New York Times: Producers need to tempt a generation back from other alcoholic drinks.