Wednesday 21 October

21st October 2020 By Staff Reporter | news@foodticker.co.nz | @foodtickernz

National

MBIE wants pay guarantees for halal slaughtermen in New Zealand
Stuff

Covid 19 coronavirus: Pandemic set to hit NZ red meat sector hard in 2020/21 – Beef and Lamb NZ
NZ Herald (sub)

Dunedin firm to build $12.5m X-ray lamb boning system
NZ Herald (sub)

What a national food strategy could look like
RNZ

A world beyond our feet: Rethinking our relationship with where we grow our kai
The Spinoff

New Zealanders not eating enough protein throughout the day, says registered nutritionist
Newshub

Call to do more to reduce food waste
ODT

Starbucks owners to buy Burger King in New Zealand
RNZ

On the trail of tribidrag
ODT

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International

Cadbury maker Mondelez seeks acquisitions of ‘healthy’ brands
Financial Times

Food Industry Is A No-Show In New Sustainability Study
Forbes

1.5 Million New Yorkers Can’t Afford Food. Pantries Are Their Lifeline
New York Times (sub)

Coffee, vegetable, fruit exports rise to meet overseas demand
Jakarta Post

Wine and food festival’s move from party to weekend tastings seen as a Riverland rebranding opportunity
ABC

‘We’re like athletes’: the secret lives of giant-vegetable growers
The Guardian