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![Weight-watch warning for beer and wine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weight-watch warning for beer and wine
Labels revealing how costly a glass of wine or beer could be in terms of weight gain could soon be on the way, as the Government explores making them mandatory.
![McD's image suffers Banksy art attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
McD's image suffers Banksy art attack
Banksy has taken aim at McDonald's in the latest artwork to emerge from his month-long "residency" on the streets of New York.
![Quick meals under the microscope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quick meals under the microscope
Making that ready meal look appetising on the packet requires plenty of photographic skill and maybe a little rearrangement.
![Georgie Pie-lot success, goes national](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Georgie Pie-lot success, goes national
Soaring sales of Georgie Pie during a trial in McDonald's stores have lead to the Kiwi classic now being made available across New Zealand
!['No, we don't want fries with that'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'No, we don't want fries with that'
Today, four Tecoma burghers will arrive at the doors of global food giant McDonald's Chicago headquarters with a petition asking the fastfood giant to stay out of their town.
![NZ's best hot chips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's best hot chips
Six regional winners have been chosen for their crispy potato fries that are not only pleasing for the palate, but also for their customer's waistlines.
![Rare chance to run a slice of Hell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare chance to run a slice of Hell
Franchise opportunities are now available within existing Hell Pizza restaurant sites along with the potential to develop new sites.
![Aussie pie chain plans to make NZ crust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie pie chain plans to make NZ crust
Move over Georgie Pie - Australian chain Pie Face has crossed the Tasman and its Kiwi master franchise holders have a bullish plan to establish 60 stores in this country.
![Popular sweet hits 60](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Popular sweet hits 60
The family of the man who made the country's first Pineapple Chunks have met at the factory where the favourite sweet was turned out for the first time 60 years ago.
![Kiwi coffee innovator to supply Aussie supermarket chain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi coffee innovator to supply Aussie supermarket chain
Auckland coffee firm Avalanche has secured a lucrative deal with Coles winning approval to stock its products in the retailer's 757 stores.
![Fruit and veg delivery firm heads to Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fruit and veg delivery firm heads to Oz
Entrepreneur Pete Russell is on a mission to revive the local food market, one city at a time.
![Gem of an idea for a quick, gluten-free meal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gem of an idea for a quick, gluten-free meal
At 23, many Kiwis are still deciding what they want to do with their lives.
![Banana top fruit choice for health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banana top fruit choice for health
They're bad luck when fishing and have a bad rap for containing too much sugar, but bananas remain New Zealanders' favourite fruit.
![Liam Dann: No use crying over spill in coffee price](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: No use crying over spill in coffee price
Commodities are at the mercy of some unprecedented global trends...
![Big fry-up in fast-food alley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big fry-up in fast-food alley
The low price of unhealthy deep-fried chicken has made it a mainstay of takeaway food in low-income Otara in South Auckland.
![Coffee-chain brothers building head of steam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coffee-chain brothers building head of steam
Kiwi Stuart Deeks reckons the Esquires coffee chain has a good chance of becoming New Zealand's answer to Starbucks.
![Avoid Dole bananas, says Oxfam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Avoid Dole bananas, says Oxfam
New Zealanders are being urged to be wary of buying Dole bananas after the release of a new report claiming the company's treatment of plantation workers is unethical.
![Smugglers hit NZ honey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smugglers hit NZ honey
One of New Zealand's biggest honey exporters says it is worried black market sales of its product could damage its reputation in China.
![Rare Salmonella found in Whangarei eatery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare Salmonella found in Whangarei eatery
An unnamed Northland food outlet is being investigated over nine confirmed cases of a rare type of Salmonella.
![Yoghurt, steak push bills up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Yoghurt, steak push bills up
Lovers of yoghurt, chocolate and steak would have seen their grocery bills increase last month.
![Paul Little: Check it out - humans are obsolete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Little: Check it out - humans are obsolete
My supermarket has enhanced my customer experience by reducing its services even further by introducing self-scan checkouts.
![Aussie buy doubles sweet-maker's capacity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie buy doubles sweet-maker's capacity
Rainbow Confectionery has doubled its capacity with the acquisition of an Australian confectionery plant.
![Thrifty Kiwis target grocery deals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thrifty Kiwis target grocery deals
New Zealanders buy 59 per cent of their groceries on sale, the highest percentage of any developed nation.
![Red tape chokes ethnic food stalls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Red tape chokes ethnic food stalls
Red tape is about to take the spice out of the ethnic food served up to thousands of Aucklanders each year, say some festival operators.
![Sale safeguards jobs at soup firm - manager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sale safeguards jobs at soup firm - manager
Kiwi organic soup and ready-to-eat meal maker Pitango has been bought out of receivership by a family-run Australian food manufacturer.