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.

With capsicum prices hitting nearly $7, "Who on Earth would buy one? That's nuts," says nutritionist Nadia Lim.

Nosh Food Market co-founder and former chief executive Clinton Beuvink has left the specialty grocery group.

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.

Auckland coffee firm Avalanche has secured a lucrative deal with Coles winning approval to stock its products in the retailer's 757 stores.

Entrepreneur Pete Russell is on a mission to revive the local food market, one city at a time.

At 23, many Kiwis are still deciding what they want to do with their lives.

They're bad luck when fishing and have a bad rap for containing too much sugar, but bananas remain New Zealanders' favourite fruit.

Kiwi Stuart Deeks reckons the Esquires coffee chain has a good chance of becoming New Zealand's answer to Starbucks.

Global food giant Heinz has revealed plans to scale down production at an infant formula plant it operates in Britain and shift the work to New Zealand.

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.

One of New Zealand's biggest honey exporters says it is worried black market sales of its product could damage its reputation in China.

An unnamed Northland food outlet is being investigated over nine confirmed cases of a rare type of Salmonella.

Lovers of yoghurt, chocolate and steak would have seen their grocery bills increase last month.

My supermarket has enhanced my customer experience by reducing its services even further by introducing self-scan checkouts.

New Zealanders buy 59 per cent of their groceries on sale, the highest percentage of any developed nation.

Kiwi organic soup and ready-to-eat meal maker Pitango has been bought out of receivership by a family-run Australian food manufacturer.

Jars of Marmite are arriving at stores around the country today covered in black plastic to stop people being tempted to sell them early.

Retail spending charged to electronic cards rose 0.8 per cent last month - the fastest pace since August last year.

An American beach-themed eaterie making waves in Auckland's corporate heart is expected to operate for only a couple more months.

A range of meat products sold in New Zealand have tested negative for horsemeat, DNA tests show - but the content of some products would raise eyebrows.

It's interesting how a food scare on the other side of the world can create ripples right around the globe, writes Sue Kedgley.