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.

An alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.

Food giant Sanitarium appears safe from a Government crackdown on charities that has some sporting bodies worried they may lose their charitable status.

One of the country's leading food writers has launched a withering attack on "amateur diners" who she says are destroying the reputations of top eateries.

Cocoa demand in 2015 will grow at the weakest pace in six years, Rabobank International predicts.

Environmental coffee campaigners the Honest Coffee Company are taking their biodegradable capsules around New Zealand.

Kiwi chef Peter Gunn has been crowned the winner of the Pacific round of the San Pelligrino Young Chef competition.

People associate the luxury of an expensive restaurant with sexual pleasure, while eating tasty food in a cheap diner is more likely to be compared with drug addiction and physical trauma, scientists found.

New Zealand social impact brand, Pride & Joy, is hoping Queenslanders have a taste for Kiwi ice cream.

The history of tapas is contested, and they vary by region, but one thing if for certain, these Spanish bar snacks are always delicious. Anna King Shahab finds out more.

Kiwis' consumption of health-giving fruit and vegetables is thought likely to have dipped further during the past 12 months because of a 7 per cent price rise.

New Zealand retailers have assured customers their frozen berries are safe following a hepatitis scare with similar products in Australia.

Peter Stewart is the founder of food truck business The Roaming Dive.

Steve Coppard is the founder of food truck business Rock Dogs. He talks with Caitlin Sykes about how he went from IT to hot dogs.

Nico Fini is the founder of food truck business Urban Escargot and talks to Caitlin Sykes about the pros and cons.

ASX-listed Domino's Pizza Enterprises, parent company of Domino's New Zealand, has reported one of its strongest half-year results to date, with net profit of A$29.1 million, up 44.2 per cent on the same period last year.

If you think you're doing a restaurant any favours by ordering dessert, you might want to think again.

Giuseppe Nocca says church records from the Dark Ages in Gaeta, Lazio, are the earliest reference to the classic Italian dish.

Otis and Sarah Frizzell own The Lucky Taco food truck business. Caitlin Sykes talks with Sarah about the pros and cons.

An Auckland CBD Chinese restaurant is facing 11 charges for allegedly failing to meet council hygiene codes, including keeping utensils and surfaces clean.

Joel Robuchon, the chef with the most Michelin stars in the world, has become embroiled in a legal row after a cook at his newest restaurant filed a complaint for harassment.