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![Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed
A big change aimed at boosting profits ended up backfiring.
![The plastic in your food that’s playing havoc with your gut health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The plastic in your food that’s playing havoc with your gut health
From bottled water to tea bags, microplastics are finding their way into our bodies.
![Revealed: The foods most recalled over safety concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Revealed: The foods most recalled over safety concerns
Undeclared allergens in food were the leading cause for safety recalls last year.
![Say cheese: Waipū traditional goat cheese maker takes top trophy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Say cheese: Waipū traditional goat cheese maker takes top trophy
Belle Chevre Creamery’s Betta than Feta won the Best in Class Goats Milk Cheese.
![More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken
Customers find packets are underweight by as much as 75g.
![How to identify ultra-processed foods - and the surprising ones hiding in your cupboard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
How to identify ultra-processed foods - and the surprising ones hiding in your cupboard
We know they’re all around us, and we worry they’re bad for us. But how do we spot them?
!['Disgusting': Customer spots sign splattered with bird poo hanging over food](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Disgusting': Customer spots sign splattered with bird poo hanging over food
Birds and rats have plagued supermarkets nationwide in the past two months.
![The five ultra-processed foods cardiologists want you to avoid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The five ultra-processed foods cardiologists want you to avoid
Diet fads may come and go, but no-joke rules about our heart health are clear to experts.
![The little-known bacteria behind the rising rates of cancer in under 50s](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The little-known bacteria behind the rising rates of cancer in under 50s
Processed foods, alcohol and oral sex are possible factors for cancer in younger people.
![Pie heaven: new PieBot invention hits Auckland building sites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pie heaven: new PieBot invention hits Auckland building sites
Inventor Vincent Wong buys a pie from a machine he and business partner Sasha Mate invented. Video / Supplied
![Veggie mince Vince poised to become core brand in New Zealand supermarkets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Veggie mince Vince poised to become core brand in New Zealand supermarkets
The business grew out of Debbie and Nigel Stowe's experiments for their allergic daughter.
![Billionaire Graeme Hart's US companies make $15b revenue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Billionaire Graeme Hart's US companies make $15b revenue
How did two American businesses owned by NZ's wealthiest man perform in 2023?
!['Mad cow' disease restrictions on blood donations to be lifted next week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Mad cow' disease restrictions on blood donations to be lifted next week
After more than 20 years, the restriction will be removed on February 29.
![Tomra data leak a few months after cyber attack prompted changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tomra data leak a few months after cyber attack prompted changes
The payroll fiasco came just months after Tomra claimed to have 'ensured' safety of data.
![Supie partially snapped up by another Kiwi business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Supie partially snapped up by another Kiwi business
'The purchase price we paid wasn’t significant.'
![Kiwi cosmetics manufacturers leading industry growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi cosmetics manufacturers leading industry growth
New research shows Kiwi cosmetics manufacturers are defying an industry downturn.
![Lisa King on expanding AF to the US market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Lisa King on expanding AF to the US market
AF and Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King says her biggest success is leaving corporate.
![Pic’s Peanut Butter chief says new Government has a ‘tough road’ ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pic’s Peanut Butter chief says new Government has a ‘tough road’ ahead
Aimee McCammon studied at Harvard Business School this year and hasn't lost momentum.
![Tomra layoffs confirmed, 200 NZ workers to lose their jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tomra layoffs confirmed, 200 NZ workers to lose their jobs
Boss of food processor admits timing of mass layoffs is 'not ideal'.
![Tomra staff to learn fate this week, layoffs after Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tomra staff to learn fate this week, layoffs after Christmas
Employees at a brand new Hamilton site are among those in the firing line.
![Supie collapse: Potential buyers unlikely to continue operating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Supie collapse: Potential buyers unlikely to continue operating
The grocery retailer went into voluntary administration and liquidation last month.