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Kids' menus - heavy on the fries

A NZ health organisation is urging restaurants to offer healthier meals for children after research revealed a lack of nutritious food options.

My Food Bag: 0 to $100m in three years

Phenomenon started by chef Nadia Lim has grown faster than Trade Me and is now NZ's third largest food retailer.

Hansells feels the squeeze

Kiwi food manufacturer Hansells has been taken over and is now reliant on supplier and Thai rice baron Varapong Supachok.

Soya pudding tasty - and GM free too

When you're cutting dairy out of your diet it can be find to hard replacements for those comforting little puddings.

China to make test tube beef

China is taking steps to genetically engineer its own food supply rather than growing it the boring old traditional way.

Berries recalled but parents still scared

The imported frozen berries linked to a Hepatitis A health scare have been identified and recalled.

Calls for mandatory food labelling after hepatitis scare

Opposition parties lobbying for country of origin labelling after four cases of hepatitis A were linked to frozen, imported berries.

Lab-grown burgers tipped to replace farm-grown

The pioneer of the world's first lab-grown burger expects cultured meat to eventually replace traditionally-farmed beef.

Is this organic milk really organic?

The label may trumpet this as organic, but where's the proof?

Herb withdrawn from shelves

Tasman Bay Herbs voluntarily withdrew its full range of products from stockists on Monday, but yesterday it narrowed the bug's presence down to the Italian parsley.

Steve Maharey: Food awards great chance to showcase innovation

Food is an integral part of life, and New Zealand has carefully cultivated a global reputation for food quality and safety, writes Steve Maharey.

Grower's parsley tests positive for listeria

A fresh herb grower has confirmed its Italian parsley, which was stocked by two New World supermarkets in the Auckland region, has tested positive for listeria.

Italy's pesto under threat from deadly parasites

Thousands of pine trees in northern Italy that provide much of the country's pesto are being destroyed because of parasites that have no known treatment.

Apple season looks rosy for NZ growers

New Zealand apple growers have enjoyed another strong season and the industry looks set to hit the goal of $1 billion in export receipts earlier than the 10-year target of 2022.

Wasp found embedded in chocolate

Whittaker's have stopped production of a new chocolate flavour as they investigate a report that a wasp was found embedded in a block.

Pitango opens new South Auckland factory

The $3 million factory is being opened as Pitango increases production and looks to boost exports.

Whittaker's curious new chocs

Kiwi chocolate company will unveil some interesting new flavours, including Kaitaia Fire hot sauce, Marlborough sea salt and Oolong tea grown in the Waikato.

Gluten-free boom is coming

The country is on the verge of a gluten-free boom, says Coeliac New Zealand.