Maersk, the world's largest container shipping line, has told shippers they now face extra charges for cargo that does not show up, but at the same time, the company also said it will also compensate shippers for cargo that is not loaded, according to the Shipping Gazette.
A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand food-producing animals and fresh produce, according to Foodworks.co.nz.
An innovative blender using bouncing ball technique, a portable dishwasher and a heat grenade are among the Kiwi inventions that will compete in a global Electrolux Design Lab competition.
PET bottles continue to gain a bigger and bigger share of the global beverage packaging market, helped by the popularity of juices and RTD tea, according FoodProductionDaily, citing an Euromonitor report.
Confectionery giant Mars predicts a major cocoa shortage by 2020 and reveals harmonization of global cocoa certification programmes to ensure meaningful income hikes for farmers is one of its sustainable cocoa project goals, according to ConfectioneryNews.com.
BNZ is joining forces with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) to provide up to $1.5 million to support the expansion of New Zealand businesses, helping to drive growth and improve performance.
New Zealand's booming dairy export trade with China has been hit with trade sanctions at least seven times since the free trade agreement between the countries began in 2008, according to Radio NZ.
Sales of soft drinks in Taiwan could fall 20% in 2011 after high numbers of products became contaminated with the plastics additive DEHP, according to BeverageDaily.com.
Two years after the Hell Pizza co-founder bought the company back from Tasman Foods, the local Burger King franchise owner, the company is once again profitable, growing internationally and on the cusp of restoring local outlet numbers to pre-sale levels, according to the Sunday Star Times.
With his hair care products featured on Hollywood film and TV sets, stocked in over 100 stores around NZ and championed by World’s Denise L’Estrange-Corbet, prominent Kiwi trichologist Nigel Russell has just launched his range of products called Holistic Hair.
The birthplace of functional foods, Japan, continues to be the world’s most robust with 38.4% of a global functional food market of $24.22 billion (€16.75 billion), according Nutraingredients.com.
Port of Lyttelton Christchurch says on Thursday that container movements in and out of the port via road and rail are continuing as normal while the port is prioritising work following the 5.6 and 6.3 magnitude earthquakes early this week.
CurrencyFair - www.currencyfair.com - the world's first online person-to-person foreign exchange marketplace, that lets people cut out the banks and get a better deal, today launches its service in New Zealand.
Ninety percent of privately owned businesses are expecting positive growth in the next year, according to the 2011 ANZ Privately-Owned Business Barometer.
