17th April 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDNew offers on the high street, as Lilo Desserts collabs with Burger King, Krispy Kreme has a limited edition scroll and Subway jumps on the protein bandwagon.
10th April 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDIts a ready-to-drink round up this week, with Suntory Oceania adding a new format and formulation to its Boss Coffee range, while Kirin Hyoketsu and Alba both add raspberry variants to their line-ups.
20th March 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDArnott’s adds a better-for-you version of Shapes, Aunt Betty’s builds on its comfort food brand with a new ready-to-eat snack, and Morning Made goes tropical.
13th March 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDMatakana Superfoods debuts a kids range, Moodi steps into a new category with protein balls, and Air New Zealand and Indevin add to their Thirteen Forty Five range.
11th March 2026 NPD / OpinionKim Kardashian’s new caffeine‑free energy drink relies on paraxanthine – here’s what the science says, according to neuropharmacology professor Colin Davidson.
6th March 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDChia Sisters asks what women want for International Women’s Day NPD, New World collabs with Barkers of Geraldine on a hot cross bun and Remarkables Cream also has a seasonal tipple.
27th February 2026 Fresh Cuts / NPDMondelez Internationals drops its Cadbury brand Easter collection, Griffin’s launches a Raspberry Macaroon and a flavoured milk for the dairy-free fams.
27th February 2026 Massey University / NPDMassey University’s Food Experience and Sensory Testing Lab is launching a new service designed to help food innovators test and validate concepts.
13th February 2026 NPD / Whittaker'sWhittaker’s is bringing back its limited-edition Banana Caramel 250g block, which sold-out in record time when first released mid-last year.
28th November 2025 Fresh Cuts / NPDNo Ugly gets Salty, Somerset Farms launches a summer vegetable retail range, and Wellington Chocolate Factory adds to its growing Pasifika collection.
21st November 2025 Fresh Cuts / NPDVilla Maria brings its wine-in-a-can to NZ, Reefton Distilling Co also opts for cans, while Bostock Brothers takes a leaf out of bacon’s book.
19th November 2025 Circana / NPDNew product development remains subdued in the current straightened times, staying relatively flat compared with a year earlier, according to Circana.
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