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The Foodstuffs merger is dead for now, but that won’t fix NZ’s grocery sector
Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island argued the levels of competition in the supermarket sector would not...
Health star labels closer to being mandatory – but there’s a catch
Now, after the food industry made slow progress in meeting the target to roll out health stars to more products voluntar...
Rising fruit prices make healthy eating more expensive in New Zealand
Despite the recent price drops, concerns over food security, food affordability and the nutritional quality of local die...
Opinion: It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger
New Zealand currently has just three major supermarket entities: the two Foodstuffs cooperatives (member-owned companies...
Plastic Free July is a waste of time if the onus is only on consumers
The onus for reducing plastic consumption and waste should be placed firmly on those who make plastic and profit from se...
Why the UK has a growing food black market
The British Standards Institution recently stated that 22 per cent of all thefts from lorries and warehouses last year w...
What’s behind Fonterra’s decision to sell its consumer brands?
Fonterra now hopes to use the sale of its consumer brands to invest in the business-to-business side of the company.
How big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments
Healthy eating is challenging and when delicious, unhealthy foods are promoted, it contributes to suboptimal eating patt...
Food for thought: Price gouging is not illegal
The government’s recent Independent Review of the Food and Grocery Code also recommended making it mandatory for the sup...
How can a repeat of Foodstuffs’ facial recognition failure be prevented?
When Foodstuffs North Island announced its intention to trial this technology in February, as part of a strategy to comb...
Why re-establishing Australia’s wine sales in China won’t be easy
The departure of Australian wine from the Chinese market created a gap that was quickly filled by other suppliers.
How healthy are plant-based foods? The Conversation tests 700
Our nutritional audit of more than 700 plant-based foods for sale in Australian supermarkets has just been published.
The future of main streets: Aussies share their essential retailers
A lot of dedication and effort goes into making main streets attractive. Local governments, planners, place makers, econ...
Here’s how to make supermarket supply chains more resilient
Our new research found that shortening supply chains will be vital to make regions more resilient to these shocks – as w...
What was behind Australia’s potato shortage?
Food industries which rely on potatoes are compensating for these expected losses by contracting a greater number of gro...
Should Australia add stronger health warning labels to alcohol?
Research shows mandatory health labelling is an important way to increase awareness and should form part of a comprehens...
How Australia is in unique place to eliminate the bee-killing varroa mite
Australia is different from other Varroa infected regions of the world. Our incursion was smaller, it was identified ear...
Analysis: where employers are wrong about Labor’s industrial relations bill
Multi-employer bargaining won’t solve all of Australia’s workplace relations problems, but it’s unlikely to make many of...
Global Arabica coffee supplies are at serious risk – here’s why
Millions of farmers, mostly in the developing world, depend on productive Arabica for their livelihood.
‘Best by’ or ‘Use by’: why food labelling needs reviewing
About 70 per cent of the food Australians throw out is still edible. Why aren’t we following the UK’s example?
