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".

Enjoy those Easter eggs while you can: chocolate prices are expected to double by 2020 as cocoa supplies run low.

While New Zealand has a handful of memorable winners, are we now licking the bottom of the bowl for future celebrity chefs?

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 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.

Two Auckland baristas have earned spots among the country's top coffee makers.

All of the samples of infant formula tested by police after being suspected of possible tampering have tested negative for 1080.

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.

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.

The season of succulent Bluff oysters kicked off this week, and we can't wait to slurp them straight from the sea-salty shell. The experts say they're the best Bluffies yet and the season looks promising.

Malaysia has its Prosperity Burger, the Indians tuck into McCurry Pan and in Israel there's the ever-popular McKebab.

Behind the appeal of Indian food - what makes it so novel and so delicious - is also a stranger and subtler truth.

We've all pondered if (and how) you can send food back. Lee Suckling susses it out.

A major banana importer says a world shortage has reduced its supply at a time of stronger demand from New Zealanders who have switched from expensive summer fruits.