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Bay of Plenty kiwifruit is arriving in Europe at an increasingly speedier rate thanks to a supply agreement between Zespri and major shipowners and operators Seatrade, according to Bay of Plenty Times.

New Zealand horticultural produce exporters paid an estimated $235 million in tariffs to importing countries, an increase of 19% on the 2008 figure of $197 million. At the same time export earnings increased by...

Consumers in Germany and France are more likely to respond to positive clean label terminology on food products than ‘free-from’ claims that are popular in the UK, according to FoodNavigator.com. More and more Swedish...

Surfing the internet rather than snacking on the couch seems to be the Aussie thing these days. Vegemite, Tim Tams and Coca-Cola have given way to technology companies Google, Apple and Sony as the...

Take up of robotic technology in the food sector is set to steadily increase as processors are forced to seek further efficiency gains and demand could challenge that of the automotive industry within a...

Chinese car maker Geely Holdings Group Co. Ltd. said it has completed its USD1.8 billion (MZ$2.45 billion) buyout of Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit, in a landmark foreign acquisition by a Chinese company.

Chinese car maker Geely Holdings Group Co. Ltd. said it has completed its USD1.8 billion (MZ$2.45 billion) buyout of Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit, in a landmark foreign acquisition by a Chinese company.

The US represents a vast, largely untapped playground for manufacturers of prebiotic fibres and probiotics, according to Foodmanufacturer.co.uk. Shanghai will be able to produce 100,000 new energy vehicles every year, including 60,000 passenger vehicles...

Apparel company BGI Developments has picked up the technology and is talking to a number of New Zealand-based clothing exporters about using it. MAF spokesperson David Crowe said the little food New Zealand imports...

A senior Chinese civil aviation official said on Thursday that China, the world’s most populous nation, would build 56 more airports during the next five years to expand transport capacity, according to ChinaDaily. The...