FOOD - MSC NewsWire

Melons off the shelves after New Zealand import suspended

New Zealand consumers may have to go without melons after a suspension of imports from Australia. The Ministry for Primary Industries had suspended the import of melons (rockmelon, honeydew and watermelon), cucumber and courgettes after finding the cucumber mottle mosaic virus on Australian produce at the border report FreshPlaza.

Source/ReadMore A FreshPlaza release

Big plans for New Zealand's first commercial banana plantation

New Zealand's first commercial banana plantation will hopefully become a major part of the horticulture scene and create jobs, both in the agriculture and scientific sectors, according to its creators reports Matthew Russell for FreshPlaza.

Source/ReadMore A FreshPlaza release

NZ has two new champions of coffee

Following the New Zealand Cup Tasters Championship and the Meadow Fresh New Zealand Latte Art Championship two Kiwi coffee professionals have been chosen to represent the country on the world stage.

Source A NZ Speciality Coffee Release

Hawke's Bay food producers win battle to keep region GM free

Hawke’s Bay food producers have won a major battle to keep the Hastings District GM Free.

Source/ReadMore A Voxy release

Breadcraft the Toast of Wairarapa

The Maintenance Engineering Society (MESNZ) has covered a lot of the new face of manufacturing in New Zealand as it strides across the regions with the MESNZ Kaeser Compressors Network Evening series, finding new technologies and niche manufacturing in areas across the country.

Source A MESNZ release

Breaking Bread: The big business behind baking bread

Walk down the bread aisle at the supermarket and you'll see a lot of brands that are etched in our minds as quintessentially Kiwi.

Source/ReadMore Stuff

Alliance Group’s new premium beef product wins international award

Leading food company Alliance Group’s new premium beef product has won international honours with gold and bronze awards in the World Steak Challenge.

Source Alliance Group

Fonterra edgecombe commission a new butterline.

Fonterra Edgecumbe Cream Plant Manager Doug Gerry with Engineering Project Manager Will Rouse sharing their ‘muddy bun face’ experience.

Muddy Buns, Dirty Dirty Bread, or Zang Zang Bao as they’re known in China, are creating a social media frenzy and driving a further craving for butter around the world.

Source Fonterra Release

Demand for local mushrooms on the rise over winter

One of New Zealand’s leading mushroom growers says demand for its produce typically increases throughout the winter months.

Source/ReadMore A FreshPlaza release

Hansells under Hart's wing

Hansell's have come a long way since John Maunsell established the company in Masterton some 60 plus may even be 70 plus years ago. Now under the wing of Graeme Hart's son, Harrison Hart, the Hansells Food

NZ is missing a trick when it comes to export marketing

The NZ government needs to invest in a national food brand in the same way it spends $100 million each year to promote New Zealand as a tourist destination, says agrifood marketing expert and Lincoln University agribusiness management senior lecturer Nic Lees.

Source/ReadMore Stuff

Foodbowl a catalyst for Kiwi export growth

New Zealand Food Innovation Auckland, known as The FoodBowl, is increasing the value of Kiwi food and beverage exports through catalysing and enabling national food tech growth, chief executive Alexandra Allan says.

Source A MakeLemonade release

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