Restaurant Brands aims to more than treble the number of Carl's Jr stores in the next six years as a strong performance at KFC helped the company boost annual profit by 19 per cent.

NZ food prices rose at their fastest annual pace in over three years in March, pushed higher by rising fruit and veggie prices.

Top Naples pizza chef describes suggestion as "blasphemous" as McDonald's maintains that "even the pizza chefs of Naples have probably bought their children to us at least once".

Chef Dame Alison Holst is no longer cooking, even at home - one of the saddest parts of her decline into dementia, her family says.

Two of Auckland's most popular eateries are closed until further notice after a fire caused extensive damage to their joint kitchen.

Moet & Chandon's chief winemaker has cleared up the pronunciation issue.

Three people involved in the management of an Auckland restaurant chain have been charged with offences relating to the exploitation of migrant workers.

The owner of the Mad Butcher brand says the liquidation of four of its franchisee-operated budget meat outlets this year is "coincidence".

Almost 2000 people are being viewed as persons of interest in the investigation into the threat to contaminate infant formula with 1080 poison.

Jamie Oliver has accused Gordon Ramsay of being consumed with envy over his multi-million success, which sees him worth almost twice as much as his peer.

The world's most famous beef burger - the Big Mac - has inspired a new lifestyle collection including bed linen, pajamas, a dog coat and wallpaper.

A supermarket chain is reviewing the way its fish fingers are produced after a customer found what resembled a thistle in a portion.

America's thirst for Diet Coke and its kin is running dry again - and this time it could be for good.

A new anonymous service has been set up allowing users to send a bag of edible gummy penises to "that special someone" anywhere in the world.

A secret laboratory at the chocolate maker’s headquarters in Bournville is where all the Cadbury magic happens.

Authorities are no closer to saying if the threat to poison baby formula with 1080 was a hoax, or who wrote the blackmail threats - even with 30 staff on the case.

Police are testing infant formula after a number of tins were found with pin-pricks in packaging lids.

A hunger for burritos and an eye for convenience led Ben Polkinghorne to develop the Bangerritos - burrito filling in a sausage casing.

The "Dutchies" have again dominated the New Zealand Cheese Awards, taking out first place in all three main prizes in this year's competition.

Today is St Patrick's Day, and that means the world is about to consume a lot of beer: 13 million pints of Guinness alone are expected to be consumed.

'We are part of something very special': Pete Evans insists new Paleo book will be in stores within two weeks after being delayed over controversial baby recipe

Dairy companies are confident security measures at their facilities are tight enough to prevent a 1080 contamination.

I know what happens to leftovers at our place. They are stored for a few days in the fridge before being thrown out. My policy for the last 15 years has been to eschew leftovers.

If the proliferation of raw-food products at the health-food store is any indication, it's a trend that has gotten a serious foothold.

The South Island will soon see what all the fuss is about, with Lewis Road Creamery doing it's best to bring it's popular fresh chocolate milk to the people this winter.

Grocery delivery service My Food Bag isn't ruling out a sharemarket listing after announcing its new chairman, adman Kevin Roberts.