Thursday 8 April

8th April 2021 By Staff Reporter | news@foodticker.co.nz | @foodtickernz

National

Wine industry looks ahead to winter harvest: ‘Pacific workforce is critical’
RNZ

Industries desperate for workers urge government to open borders to Pacific
RNZ

Commodity prices hit record high, driven by surge in global dairy exports
RNZ

Managing China’s theft of NZ’s SunGold kiwifruit
RNZ

Hollywood director James Cameron’s enviro-farm turns to dairy cow grazing
RNZ

Wine industry looks ahead to winter harvest: ‘Pacific workforce is critical’
RNZ

Popular eatery Monsoon Poon not planning name change despite criticism
Stuff

Nadia Lim: The simple reason bees should matter to all of us
Stuff

Covid 19 coronavirus: Orchardists plead for Pacific Island travel bubble
The Country

AGC Training offers dairy learning option for workers already on-farm
The Country

From paper to medicinal cannabis: Former Mataura mill’s new direction
The Country

Global dairy prices remain steady in latest auction
Newshub

Despite global shipping disruptions, strong demand gives red meat exporters reason to be optimistic
Newshub

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International

Does the plant-based pet-food niche have legs?
Just Food (sub)

Are hard seltzers paving the way for ‘soft seltzers’? – comment
Just Drinks (sub)

Constellation Brands in fiscal-2021 – results preview
Just Drinks (sub)

‘Black people drink beer, too’: Charlotte breweries pushing for more diversity in craft beer
WCNC

9th Circuit decertifies tuna price-fixing classes, clamps down on uninjured class members
Reuters

Instacart, DoorDash plan to launch credit cards: WSJ
Reuters

French winemakers set candles and straw ablaze to save vines from frost
Reuters

Cocktail machine creator Bartesian secures US$20m in funding
FeedBev

Nestlé opens new plant-based food production site in Malaysia
FoodBev

Rapid growth revealed for US plant-based food sales – research
Just Food (sub)

Which food sales will slump as restaurant dining reopens
Food Dive

Chicken Joes boosts business after securing £78k tax credit
Food Manufacture

Shrimp Insights: India, Indonesia, and Vietnam all poised for continued growth
Seafood Source