There's so much delicious moving and shaking around New Zealand's culinary scene we wanted to dish it all up in to one big bite of tasty food news.

A team of experts have declared New Zealand Natural’s English Toffee and Rush Munro’s Maple Walnut ice creams as the supreme tastes in the 18th National Ice Cream Awards.

McDonald's Chief Executive Don Thompson, defending the fast-food chain after worker protests this week, said its restaurants pay a fair wage.

New Zealand foodies have taken out culinary royalty like Jamie Oliver, Neil Perry and Oprah Winfrey's personal chef to win at the world's biggest cookbook awards.

A new McDonald's character named Happy is inspiring a different emotion among Twitter users: fear.

Selling some foods without "best before" labels could save millions of dollars and reduce the huge amount of food thrown away each year.

EU is to scrap "best-before" dates on long life food packaging as a measure to stop millions of tons of edible produce being thrown away every year.

The shellfish known as black gold in New Zealand faces a whitewash to make it look more like the rest of the world's stock.

Red velvet cake has been around for many years and in the old days it used to get its deep, red colour from beetroot juice.

If we ripped up the wage floor, would pay for low-skill workers actually fall all that much? It's hard to say.

Wilmar International and First Pacific Co have sweetened their takeover bid for Goodman Fielder by A$100 million, but won't go any higher without a rival offer.

Food, family and time-honoured traditions are at the heart of Euro-Dell's business. The West Auckland specialty food supplier has clocked up nearly 18 years in business, but Euro-Dell's roots go back to its owners' Croatian homeland.

Drinks maker Ribena has again been caught out, this time in the UK, for making misleading claims in advertising.

Shares in Goodman Fielder have been halted while it contemplates a takeover offer, just over a fortnight after receiving a A$1.27b bid.

Editorial: Only a decade ago, all-night bars were touted as an essential part of a vibrant and dynamic Auckland. How times have changed.

Home delivery service My Food Bag is eyeing business in Australia, while leaving its New Zealand branch in the hands of former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung.

Lauraine Jacobs, the reigning queen of the foodie scene, is hosting a Writers Festival lunch, on May 18, with Josh Emett. It has sold out, so the plug is not needed, but she'll give the festival one anyway.

I was alerted to these by my daughter, who had them at a friend's house and said they were "yum". I've got nothing against teenage girls snacking on chicken - protein is good.

Jamie Oliver's exclusive butcher's shop had to temporarily close after inspectors found serious hygiene problems including mouse droppings, mould on carcasses and out-of-date wagyu beef.

For Nestle, life at the top of the $81 billion coffee market just got more difficult.

A decision from the High Court at Wellington last month found in favour of Whittaker's, dismissing a bid by Cadbury to stop it from registering the trademark "Berry Forest".

Z Energy is forecasting a boost in earnings this year and is set to roll out its latest weapon in the cut-throat battle of the forecourt - frozen yoghurt.

Starbucks is offering a 'secret menu' to social media users.

Sid Sahrawat was named best chef in last week's restaurant of the year awards for his work in Sidart, which won the best fine dining category.

Most people associate Nasa with rocket science but now the American space agency has turned its attention to rocket salad.

Seafood-loving sisters Kasey and Karena Bird last night celebrated their MasterChef victory with family and friends at a marae.

Rich coffee aromas wafted through the air and some of the world's top chocolate was made available at this year's Chocolate and Coffee Show.