Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association have welcomed the successful completion of joint scoping discussions towards an EU – NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA) announced by the Government. Continue →

The United Arab Emirates has been treated to a thorough taste of New Zealand, after more than 10 Kiwi companies showed off their wares at a five-day food show in Dubai. Continue →

ON ONE of New Zealand’s busiest retail days, the tiny pioneering town of Eltham in South Taranaki is decidedly quiet. Continue →

Innovative New Zealand food producer Smartfoods has invested $3 million on new equipment Innovative New Zealand food producer Smartfoods has invested $3 million on new equipment and a new high-tech factory to meet soaring demand for its premium breakfast cereals and snacks in Australia and China. Continue →

Worth $294.6 billion compared to New Zealand’s $46.6 billion, Australia’s retail market can offer big rewards to businesses who succeed in getting their products on its shelves. Continue →

From being carbon neutrality to environmentally friendly packaging, Lyttelton-based Okains Bay Seafood is at the forefront of the New Zealand fishing industry’s drive for innovation and sustainability. Continue →

They may be small and unassuming, but blueberries pack a massive antioxidant punch. Continue →

In taking its iconic Kiwi brand to Korea, Tasman Bay Food Group had to invest in some costly improvements to suit the market. Continue →

The ongoing rise of China and the growing importance of China to New Zealand’s economy is well publicised. Continue →

Ian Proudfoot, the head of Agribusiness & lead partner, consumer & industrial products at KPMG and Olivia Egerton, Alpine Origin Merino. Continue →

Poultry export: Hatching an export plan For a nation of people nicknamed after a bird, it’s not surprising one of our favourite meals would be another bird. Continue →

Whittaker’s is expanding into the Malaysian market with its New Zealand-made chocolates to be made widely available through leading retailers. Continue →

Among New Zealand’s best food technology export success stories is Haden & Custance, a Hawke’s Bay firm specialising in the design, manufacture and automation of handling equipment for the food industry, particularly dairy, worldwide. Continue →

By Tony Martin New Zealand food and beverage producers and technologists can look confidently to South East Asia for growth as the region’s markets emerge. Continue →

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. Continue →

John Palmer awarded for getting kiwifruit industry through hard times Former chairman of the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board, John Palmer, was awarded the 2013 Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal for his tireless efforts to bring the kiwifruit industry through the fiscal crisis in the early 1990’s this month. Continue →