Prices for New Zealand's main commodities fell to their lowest level in 11 months in May, driven by a broad based fall in prices, notably for dairy produce, ANZ Bank's commodity price index showed on Wednesday.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited announced the appointment of Robert Spurway to the role of Managing Director Global Operations, a newly-created position on Fonterra’s management team.
The new Food Act will put in place a risk-based approach, where regulatory requirements are based on the extent and nature of the food safety risks associated with particular kinds of businesses
New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk lowered its 2015 profit forecast on Friday by up to 30 percent because of changed market conditions and a high exchange rate.
New Zealand legislators unanimously passed a new food safety law on Tuesday, paving the way for a faster response to crises such as the false botulism scare that saw a global recall of dairy products last year.
The annual trade integration forum of Australia, New Zealand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in New Zealand this week will focus on non-tariff measure to ease trade in "agro-food".
Heineken is urging cider drinkers to ‘Get the Kiwi taste for adventure’ in a £3 million launch campaign for Old Mout, New Zealand’s No 1 packaged cider brand.
New Zealand food prices rose in April, snapping two declines, as eggs and dairy products lifted grocery bills in the month, though inflation remained contained as the strong kiwi dollar kept a lid on imported prices.
New Zealand and the United States have started disputes procedures in the World Trade Organisation against Indonesia over measures imposed on the import of horticultural products, animals and animal products.
Zespri has lodged the first self-substantiated health claim in New Zealand, under the Food Standards Australia-New Zealand (FSANZ) Standard for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims.
The New Zealand government announced Wednesday it will begin investigating next week how potentially contaminated dairy products were exported abroad in last year's botulism false alarm and global product recall.
New Zealand is heading for a bumper avocado crop this season, according to John Carroll, director of the country's biggest avocado marketing group, Avanza.
Sanford Limited has reached conditional agreement for the purchase of the Coromandel, NZ based business assets of Greenshell NZ Limited and Greenshell Investments Limited with the companies’ receivers, KordaMentha.
