21st June 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesAfter a decade of food scandals, the blockchain presents itself as a promising technology offering many features to guarantee trust, traceability, as well as product quality and food waste reduction.
9th June 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesThe end of easy credit combined with falling demand and rising costs means that only the strongest in the increasingly competitive food delivery space will survive.
1st June 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesA study of nitrate pollution looks at the industry’s impact on fresh water.
26th April 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesResearch shows the innate cognitive bias shoppers have towards focusing on price, no matter what.
14th March 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesAs ComCom has found, restructuring the country’s duopoly-dominated grocery market is much harder than it looks.
4th March 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesThe IPCC report highlights that more transformative change is needed from NZ’s food and fibre sector as global temperatures continue to rise.
2nd March 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesDr David Willer writes sardines should replace salmon to keep fish stocks healthy.
21st February 2022 Perspectives / Supply ChainAnd there is no quick fix available to policymakers, argue AUT economists.
16th February 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesStraightforward guidance about ultra-processed foods is rare but action can be taken to ensure equitable access to healthy and sustainable foods.
9th February 2022 Opinion / PerspectivesAGMARDT GM Lee-Ann Marsh on why we need a new mindset that transcends siloed thinking.
3rd February 2022 HortNZ / PerspectivesWe are as frustrated as anyone about the lack of forethought and planning for the management of Omicron, writes HortNZ’s Nadine Tunley.
2nd February 2022 Employment / PerspectivesThe Omicron wave about to wash over New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market.
2nd December 2021 NZFGC / PerspectivesCovid, ComCom plus business as usual made 2021 a testing year, but NZFGC boss Katherine Rich says prioritising the creation of a Grocery Code would be a strong start in 2022.
29th November 2021 PerspectivesGrocery workers are suffering the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace.
15th November 2021 Perspectives / TechnologyIn a future where every moment of a crop’s lifecycle and detailed records of what moves on and off supermarket shelves is collected and collated, how do we ensure these systems meet ethical standards?
10th November 2021 PerspectivesThe value proposition and opportunity cost of food sold in New Zealand is not simply the export value of that same food, says KPMG’s Jack Keeys.
29th October 2021 Eat NZ / PerspectivesThe pandemic provides an opportunity to examine and set a future pathway for New Zealand’s food system.
29th September 2021 PerspectivesGlobal food prices are creeping towards record highs due to a combination of fuel prices, bad weather and Covid-19, according to University of Warwick global sustainable development
22nd September 2021 PerspectivesDigitised food, urban farms and ocean protein could play a greater role in future food production, says Plant & Food Research chief scientist Professor Richard Newcomb.
20th September 2021 PerspectivesFood production accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and there are some carbon culprits in the first meal of the day.
14th September 2021 PerspectivesA new framework makes it possible to compare how different food products and food-producing regions affect Earth’s climate.
3rd September 2021 Perspectives / Whittaker'sThe chocolate company tested a limited run of its Peanut Slab in compostable wrappers as part of its move to 100% sustainable packaging by 2025.
31st August 2021 PerspectivesWhat does a move from volume to value look like in practice, and how do we go about achieving it?
23rd July 2021 PerspectivesThe plan has drawn fire from some in the food industry there but support from others, so what is at stake?
13th July 2021 PerspectivesThe opportunity for an intelligently connected food system is riper than ever, writes Trust Codes’ Emma Wheeler.
9th July 2021 PerspectivesThe ultra-processed nature and long ingredient list of some plant-based burgers means they may not be as healthy as some expect, writes a nutritional biochemist.
29th June 2021 PerspectivesThere are no genetically modified commercial crops in New Zealand but across the ditch, it’s a different story.
25th June 2021 PerspectivesNot everyone is happy with the government’s Hauraki Gulf plan released this week and there is more work to do to ensure any changes are fair for everyone, writes Seafood New Zealand chief executive Dr Jeremy Helson.
17th June 2021 Investment / PerspectivesWith industry transformation on the cards, FoodBowl boss Alex Allan considers what it would take to unlock F&B sector restraints.
4th June 2021 PerspectivesKPMG’s Auckland-based agri-food research & insights analyst, Jack Keeys, looks forward to look back at some of the challenges New Zealand’s food system has the opportunity to address.
2nd June 2021 PerspectivesEuropean consumers are keen to hear about the sustainability of NZ produce, writes NZTE’s regional director of Europe, Alison Adams.
3rd May 2021 Exports / PerspectivesProducing further up the value chain will be a way of boosting export values, according to Infometrics economist Andrew Beattie.
20th April 2021 Innovation / PerspectivesMeeting climate change and environmental challenges means backing innovation, writes AgResearch’s Dr Trevor Stuthridge.
8th April 2021 PerspectivesWomen entrepreneurs are increasingly entering the wine industry, a traditionally masculine domain.
