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.

A caffeine overload brought on by drinking up to 10 litres of Coca-Cola a day was a contributing factor in a woman's death, a coroner has ruled.

The proposed star system, like the previously proposed traffic light system, has the major advantage for consumers of telling them at a glance if the food is good for them overall.

People wanting to serve New Zealand ham at their Christmas dinner should order early or they may miss out, the pork industry says.

Some of our top chefs and food writers will appear at the Frankfurt Book Fair as part of its associated Culinary Festival under the banner 'NZ Is Cooking'.

Shoppers say even after changing their spending habits, grocery items are still too expensive.

Not everybody sets up their business purely to make money.