Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew has welcomed the consultation process for the Food Safety Law Reform Bill, which will address the recommendations from the Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Contamination Inquiry.
According to a new study by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, nearly three-in-five New Zealanders (59%) consider themselves overweight.
The New Zealand Returned Services Association (RSA) has given its official approval and insignia to a special edition of Belgium chocolates to be sold through Foodstuffs New World, PAK’n SAVE and Four Square stores from April.
Discount supermarket chain Aldi is about to join online retailers with a new launch in the UK.
Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced its half-year results. Chairman John Wilson said that given the results achieved in the first half of the year and the continued volatility in international prices, the Co-operative was holding its forecast Farmgate Milk Price at $4.70 per kgMS.
The online alcohol sales industry in Australia is expected to be worth more than $1 billion in the next five years as more consumers buy their drinks online.
Sacred Hill has launched its much anticipated Reserve range with stylish premium packaging and a comprehensive marketing campaign to back up the delicious drinkability of the wines themselves.
Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz, with help from its owners 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, have agreed to merge in a deal that will create one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.
Wine exports have reached a record high and now stand at $1.37 billion, up 8.2% on last year. These results have propelled wine to New Zealand’s sixth biggest export good.
Craft beer sales are continuing to rise despite falling volumes in the wider sector, said Moa chief executive Geoff Ross to the New Zealand Herald.
On the back of new figures showing wine exports have reached a record $1.37b, one of New Zealand’s leading wineries has been ranked among the top five anywhere in the world.
