Food and beverages like whiskey, crisps, honey and jams won't make you ill if you consume them after their expiration date - what else?

Graham Norton's Kiwi rosé and Australian Shiraz have won medals at the 37th Sydney International Wine Competition.

New Zealand's consumer prices rose at a faster pace than reported in the September quarter, with Stats NZ discovering they made an error.

New Zealand butcher Hellers is selling its pre-cooked sausages to Australian supermarket chain Costco.

Doctors have issued a warning about consuming too many energy drinks after a patient who had five cans a day developed the disease.

It's easy to understand how fizzy drinks are bad for our teeth.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

From foodie events to diet tips, here are the best bites of food news this week.

New menu items and digital efforts like mobile ordering helped Starbucks defy a restaurant-industry slowdown.

Her Little & Friday cafe empire turns over $5 million a year now, but as Kim Evans tells Greg Bruce, it wasn't always smooth sailing.

Is this the best Halloween costume of 2016?

Got a wrap for lunch? Here's why you may have actually been better off with a sandwich.

The researchers found we're also influenced by descriptive language - something skilful menu writers have long known.

The owner of a Central Otago winery can't put off paying out a fellow shareholder ahead of their Court of Appeal fight over the value of the stake.

Ned Bartlett and Jono Corfe travelled the length and breadth of the country to test out the wares at almost 50 of NZ's bastions of community.

Sales at Countdown supermarkets rose 1.9 per cent in the first quarter of the 2017 financial year.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

Hell Pizza is now 20 years old. Steve Braunias, The man who ate Lincoln Rd, finds out if it's still any good.

New Zealand has been named as one of the most affordable countries in the world to buy wine.

New food safety laws are forcing childcare centres to stop providing food for kids, or increase fees, the Early Childhood Council says.

Job advertisements have increased on last year ahead of the holiday season, particularly in hospitality, retail and tourism.

Pierre van Heerden is stepping down as executive general manager of Sanitarium Health Food Co, earning praise on the way out from the NZ Food and Grocery Council.

Red Bull has amassed a massive fortune due to an astute marketing strategy based on extreme and often dangerous sports and stunts.

If there was ever an excuse to indulge in a creamy carbonara or cheesy lasagne, World Pasta Day is it. But for chef Sean Connolly

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

For the first time since the chocolate milk frenzy of 2014, Lewis Road Creamery and Whittaker's have embarked on a new collaboration.

Stephanie Holmes eats her way around the Sunshine Coast and is left with a good taste in her mouth.

Celebrity chef Manu Feildel is on a global mission - and a budget - in his new show, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Is breaking the seal actually real? Or is it all in our heads?

From foodie events to diet tips and Friday night drink recommendations, here are the best bites of food news this week.