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Wednesday 22 April 2026

Middle East & Africa

Perspectives: The domino effect of the Hormuz closure and global food supply

Perspectives: The domino effect of the Hormuz closure and global food supply

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming, according to Florida-based international business professor, Aya S. Chacar.


Middle East conflict: “The pain is coming through now” – Service Foods

Middle East conflict: “The pain is coming through now” – Service Foods

Service Foods MD Aneil Balar grapples with how to manage millions of dollars in increased fuel costs following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.


Delayed sting from Middle East conflict – Anna Breman
25 Mar 2026   /

Delayed sting from Middle East conflict – Anna Breman

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Middle East conflict: Food system on alert as energy infrastructure hit
19 Mar 2026  

Middle East conflict: Food system on alert as energy infrastructure hit

The New Zealand food system is on high alert following overnight strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, as the Middle East conflict enters a more volatile phase.


Middle East conflict: Talley’s among NZ seafood exporters in supply chain disruption
12 Mar 2026   /

Middle East conflict: Talley’s among NZ seafood exporters in supply chain disruption

Middle East-bound shipments of NZ’s high-value seafood are being diverted to alternative destinations or returning home – all of which comes at a cost.


NZ to strengthen customs cooperation with Saudi Arabia
2 Feb 2026   /

NZ to strengthen customs cooperation with Saudi Arabia

New Zealand Customs Service and Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Customs and Tax Authority have signed an arrangement to cooperate in bilateral customs matters.


“It’s like compound interest, the profit contribution builds over time” – Cooks Coffee’s Keith Jackson
29 Jan 2026  

“It’s like compound interest, the profit contribution builds over time” – Cooks Coffee’s Keith Jackson

The NZX-listed coffee business signs a second major franchising agreement in 12 months. What do the UAE and India deals mean for the business and what else is on the agenda this year?


Cooks Coffee lands major UAE deal
28 Jan 2026   /

Cooks Coffee lands major UAE deal

International café brand owner and operator, Cooks Coffee Company, has entered into a Master Franchise Agreement that will see its Esquires Coffee brand expand into the United Arab Emirates.


Bilateral Investment Treaty with UAE now in force
19 Nov 2025   /

Bilateral Investment Treaty with UAE now in force

The NZ-UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty has entered into force, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has announced.


Fonterra-backed Vivici in Abu Dhabi protein factory partnership
29 Oct 2025   /

Fonterra-backed Vivici in Abu Dhabi protein factory partnership

Fonterra-backed Vivici is one of two precision fermentation startups exploring the creation of an industrial-scale facility for novel proteins in Abu Dhabi.


NZ-Saudi partnerships inked
16 Sep 2025  

NZ-Saudi partnerships inked

Minister for Trade, Investment, and Agriculture, Todd McClay, has announced the signing of five new commercial partnerships between NZ and Saudi Arabian companies, formalised at a ceremony during the Trade and Investment mission in Riyadh this week. 


F&B firms picked for Saudi Arabia trade mission
15 Sep 2025   /

F&B firms picked for Saudi Arabia trade mission

Close to half of the businesses accompanying minister McClay to Riyadh to promote and strengthen trade and investment ties are from the food and agriculture system.