Published: Apr 03, 2014

Plant & Food Research has opened its new Maitai Seafood Research facility to accommodate its portfolio of seafood technologies.

Published: Mar 31, 2014

Kiwifruit growers have taken another step along the recovery pathway from the vine-killing disease Psa, with gold kiwifruit volumes forecast to rise in 2014 after two years of decline, Zespri’s Chief Executive Lain Jager says.

Published: Mar 28, 2014

Fonterra announced that it is on track to deliver the highest-ever returns to farmer shareholders and the New Zealand economy, with a forecast cash payout of $NZ8.75.

Published: Mar 27, 2014

New Zealand small dairy operator Synlait Milk Ltd reported a 78 percent rise in first half profit on Thursday on a big lift in sales, but lowered its full year forecast.

Published: Mar 27, 2014

Fonterra on Wednesday said a steep hit to its first-half earnings won't stop it from marketing more of its own-brand milk products in China and expand its food services business in the fast-growing market.

Published: Mar 25, 2014

This year will see the first red kiwi from Turners and Growers hit the shelves.

Published: Mar 24, 2014

The New Zealand apple season is well under way and general volumes are expected to be slightly down on last year.

Published: Mar 19, 2014

New Zealand is on track to have its biggest harvest ever this year, with estimations of a 15% increase over last year’s record crop.

Published: Mar 17, 2014

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning New Zealand consumers of a small quantity of fresh fruit sold in late February and early March that there is a relatively low risk that this fruit had been contaminated with Hepatitis A virus.

Published: Mar 17, 2014

Days ahead of a bridge-building exercise by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in China, Fonterra said it would plead guilty to a series of charges stemming from a global food safety scare last year.

Published: Mar 14, 2014

Dairy giant Fonterra has pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to four food safety-related charges connected to last year's global recall of whey protein concentrate (WPC80) over a false botulism scare.

Published: Mar 14, 2014

Leading New Zealand dairy producer Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has confirmed that it's among the food producers to be visited by auditors from China's Certification and Accreditation Administration.

Published: Mar 12, 2014

Taura Natural Ingredients has developed a range of real fruit pastes that add a delicious and innovative flavour burst to a range of bakery and snack applications.

Published: Mar 11, 2014

New Zealand's dairy farmers are alienating the public with the consequent degradation of the nation's waterways, according to a survey out Monday.

Published: Mar 04, 2014

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday that he will visit China this month to assure Chinese leaders and the public that New Zealand food products are safe after last year's global botulism scare.

Published: Feb 27, 2014

Research suggests that natural chemicals from some blackcurrant varieties may reduce inflammation and help breathing in some types of asthma.

Published: Feb 27, 2014

A Māori fishing company, scientists and engineers have joined forces to help refocus the New Zealand scampi industry from frozen commodity production to live export trade to realize its estimated NZD 200 million annual export potential.

Published: Feb 26, 2014

Lion New Zealand has inaugurated refurbished Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin, following a $40m upgrade project.

Published: Feb 26, 2014

New Zealand-based Whitehaven Wines has received approval from the Marlborough District Council to expand its production capacity.

Published: Feb 25, 2014

Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, is geared up to commence operations at its new NZD120m ($99m) UHT milk processing site at Waitoa.