Food is an integral part of life, and New Zealand has carefully cultivated a global reputation for food quality and safety, writes Steve Maharey.

A fresh herb grower has confirmed its Italian parsley, which was stocked by two New World supermarkets in the Auckland region, has tested positive for listeria.

Aucklanders might be charged $4.70 for an average cup of coffee but it is not the most expensive in the country.

McDonald's NZ has reported a 2 per cent lift in revenue to $221m as the business grapples with falling sales globally.

Thousands of pine trees in northern Italy that provide much of the country's pesto are being destroyed because of parasites that have no known treatment.

Brazil's so-called little crop is going to be bigger than ever, flooding an already oversupplied global corn market and further pressuring prices.

New Zealand apple growers have enjoyed another strong season and the industry looks set to hit the goal of $1 billion in export receipts earlier than the 10-year target of 2022.

Cooks Global Foods, which is taking the Esquires coffee chain outside New Zealand and Australia, narrowed its annual loss while expanding its global footprint.

The widespread use of "fake cheese" has outraged France's gourmands after a documentary secretly filmed artificial substitutes being produced.

Lewis Road Creamery are back in the news with a breast milk fundraising initiative, writes Kerre McIvor.

It's World Gin Day. To celebrate one of our favourite spirits we asked the very hip Rogue Society guys to give us their give favourite ways to drink it.

The thought of musicians serenading you as you eat may make your stomach churn. But listening to music during a meal will actually make your food taste better.

Just half a handful of nuts a day can cut your risk of dying from a string of major diseases, a study has revealed.

Shares in gourmet burger company BurgerFuel are up more than 10pc after it reported a big jump in profits.

Consumers have a connection to the brand concerned and a sense of ownership that develops over time. Manufacturers mess with it at their peril.

Whatever your caffeine consumption, there's no doubt that there's a frothing interest in coffee. We asked local connoisseur to spill the beans.

Lewis Road Creamery has repackaged its most popular milk for charity, but the "breast milk" has slammed by advocates as disrespectful towards women.

We hit the streets of Auckland equipped with the old and new recipe Milo to find out what the people think.

Every Happy Meal sold at a McDonald's in Mexico from this weekend will include a New Zealand kiwifruit.

Alexia Santamaria finds out some of the city’s most delicious secrets.

Auckland’s hospitality industry has named its best and brightest for 2015 in last night’s Lewisham Awards.

A change to Milo's recipe has caused outrage among fans of the chocolatey drink, who say it now tastes "gross and disgusting".

A new strain of Fusarium wilt, Panama disease Tropical Race 4, has emerged to threaten the Cavendish banana.

The fire is out but it's still smoking hot at Al's place.

It’s hard to pick just a handful of the best brunch spots with the burgeoning food scene here, but with that in mind, herewith my favourite five — this week.

Sugar has been in the spotlight lately. From TV shows to bestselling books, it is a hot topic, the latest dietary demon, writes Niki Bezzant.

Hooters is a gimmick. It's something all-American you try on your first wild trip to the US and never again as it's rubbish. But letting it into NZ won't turn our girls into whores.

Ahead of July's Bakels Supreme Pie Awards, Elisabeth Easther set off on her very own Great NZ Pie Trail and found out there's more to these humble treats than meats the eye.

Shares in gourmet burger company BurgerFuel jumped more than 21 per cent yesterday after it announced a partnership with California-based franchisor OhCal Foods.