Friday, March 29, 2024

Consumer


Fonterra’s greener milk run starts

Fonterra’s greener milk run starts

Richard RennieMar 18, 2024
Farmgate data lauded by global customers in multi-pronged approach to cutting emissions.

What’s going on with China’s consumers

Allan BarberSep 26, 2023
Allan Barber takes a deep dive into the customer base that means so much to NZ’s farmers.

Boomers, Gen X drive China consumer growth

Richard RennieSep 20, 2023
Report suggest opportunities lie in slightly older market segment.

Food price hikes pile on the pressure

BusinessDeskSep 13, 2023
The groceries leading the pack, overall prices increased 8.9% in the year to August.


Meal-kit company feels heat at AGM

Meal-kit company feels heat at AGM

BusinessDeskAug 18, 2023
My Food Bag shareholders give board a mild roasting over profits.
Working out how to meet the moment

Working out how to meet the moment

David EadeJul 28, 2023
Putting the consumer first might be one way to sharpen our focus as farmers, says David Eade.
Carbon cuts coming to a store near you

Carbon cuts coming to a store near you

Richard RennieJul 28, 2023
This makes the continued wrangling around He Waka Eke Noa and regulated reduction targets something of a sideshow to market reality, writes Richard Rennie.
NZ retailers heed consumers’ greener expectations

NZ retailers heed consumers’ greener expectations

Richard RennieJul 28, 2023
The country’s largest primary processors are also ramping up their carbon focus, partly in response to overseas supplier demands and to NZ consumer expectations.
Pig and piglets in a paddock

Kiwis want importers held to NZ animal welfare standards

Craig PageJul 21, 2023
Poll says sentiment crosses all regional and party boundaries.
Price and provenance tensions pull at producers

Price and provenance tensions pull at producers

Bryan GibsonJul 10, 2023
Affordability trumps, but does not replace, sustainability, says food marketing trends expert.
Cost cooling Kiwis’ great love of meat

Cost cooling Kiwis’ great love of meat

Farmers WeeklyJun 7, 2023
When it came to motivations for reducing meat consumption, “lack of affordability and health concerns are their key drivers”.
Steaks are high in breeding choices

Steaks are high in breeding choices

Annette ScottMay 18, 2023
Eventual eating experience must inform every step of the way – What’s the Beef roadshow.
Emissions expectations on the rise in South Korea

Emissions expectations on the rise in South Korea

Richard RennieMay 5, 2023
The Korean govern set to enforce carbon certification scheme in the primary sector.
Food inflation beginning to ease in Europe

Food inflation beginning to ease in Europe

Neal WallaceApr 21, 2023
Saving money on food remains a top priority for both high and low-income consumers in 2023, with many planning to spend less on premium, healthy, and sustainable products.
Playing the generation-based consumer game

Playing the generation-based consumer game

Bryan GibsonApr 12, 2023
New research in the United States shows dairy consumption by Generation Z has plummeted 20%.
Jan Lambregts, Rabobank’s head of global economics and markets.

Global disruption and proxy wars lie ahead, says top analyst

Neal WallaceMar 29, 2023
Countries ‘will have to choose sides’ in US-China economic battles.
Millennial consumers on track to dominate the market

Millennial consumers on track to dominate the market

Neal WallaceMar 28, 2023
Farm2Fork hears about importance of provenance to new dominant consumer.
Plate to Pasture winners see NZ through eyes of global customer

Plate to Pasture winners see NZ through eyes of global customer

Guest writerJan 25, 2023
SFF Plate to Pasture Award winners report back on their market tour.
Nutrient-dense foods find favour with consumers

Nutrient-dense foods find favour with consumers

Farmers WeeklyJan 20, 2023
Trends of eating fewer carbohydrates and reducing meat consumption appear to be levelling off, survey finds.
‘Wake up and smell the carbon, NZ’

‘Wake up and smell the carbon, NZ’

Richard RennieSep 14, 2022
Net carbon zero is a target the country risks missing, says top analyst.
Less meat on plate as food prices bite

Less meat on plate as food prices bite

Farmers WeeklyJul 19, 2022
New Zealanders are spending more on food – and cutting back on meat – says a new survey.
Two lamb racks sit ready to cook on a bench.

Alliance sees opportunity in changing US market

Neal WallaceApr 28, 2022
Two years of covid has altered consumer buying patterns in the United States and red meat appears to be a beneficiary. 
Beef pleads its case in a changing world

Beef pleads its case in a changing world

Hugh StringlemanApr 19, 2022
The incredible diversity of beef cattle farming around the world gives it relevance, strength and endurance, Global Roundtable (GRSB) executive director Ruaraidh Petre says.
A stylish looking dining room with wool carpets and a dining table.

More NZers opting for wool-based floors

Annette ScottApr 13, 2022
Soaring consumer demand has more Kiwi homes being floored in wool as consumers increasingly ask specifically for wool carpet.
Wndy Poon stands holding her infant child cheek to cheek.

Oats a base to boost lactation

Richard RennieApr 12, 2022
Mother’s milk is the base for a baby’s best start in life, but often does not flow as freely as it needs to for hungry infants. Auckland architect Wendy Poon has come up with a nutritional solution that can help young mums struggling to keep up.
A skyscraper in New York under construction on a blue-sky day.

NZ wool selected for New York’s Brooklyn Tower

Annette ScottApr 11, 2022
Thousands of metres of New Zealand wool carpet are destined for one of New York’s tallest skyscrapers.
Hamish and Amy Bielski stand arm in arm in a paddock with a stand of trees behind them.

Farming in a consumer-led market

Annette ScottApr 11, 2022
Conscious consumerism is driving change in New Zealand’s food supply chain, forcing food producers to reinvent their ways, Silver Fern Farms (SFF) chief executive Simon Limmer says.
A young man

Hemp-wool blend clothing to reduce fast fashion

Farmers WeeklyApr 11, 2022
A group of farmers have come up with a natural fibre that they say could help lessen the environmental impact of fast fashion.
A close-up of a mature almond emerging from its pod while still on the tree.

Almonds a new high-value nut to crack

Farmers WeeklyApr 5, 2022
Plant & Food Research will do a feasibility study to see if almonds can be grown sustainably in Hawke’s Bay.
TV show sparks goat milk business idea

TV show sparks goat milk business idea

Ross NollyApr 4, 2022
A Wellington couple were inspired by a television programme to take up goat milking and sell fresh milk to the public.
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Taste Pure Nature programme could target local market

Neal WallaceMar 28, 2022
Research is under way into the merits of launching the Taste Pure Nature red meat branding programme on the domestic New Zealand market.
Bendigo station co-owners Dan and Stu Perriam and Devold Wool Direct general manager Craig Smith stand in a woolshed with a bale of sheeps' wool.

Devold contract set to boost NZ wool industry

Annette ScottMar 17, 2022
Woollen garment company Devold of Norway has committed to its New Zealand growers, offering fixed premium contract pricing in a move proposed to funnel more than $40 million into the NZ wool industry.
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HortNZ supports call for supplier-retailer code of conduct

Gerald PiddockMar 8, 2022
Horticulture New Zealand has backed the recommendations in the Commerce Commission’s final report in its study into the retail grocery sector.
Hamish Galletly stands in a dry paddock with some black beef cattle behind him.

Carbon zero NZ beef to hit US shelves

Neal WallaceMar 4, 2022
New Zealand-grown beef, with a net carbon zero footprint, goes on sale in US stores this month, the culmination of a two-year pilot to prove contributing farms sequester more carbon than they emit.
Tom and Julia Waldron stand against a fence with a mob of sheep in the yards behind them.

All round record prices for NZ proteins

Neal WallaceMar 4, 2022
An insatiable global appetite for protein has helped push average New Zealand export lamb prices and the Global Dairy Trade index to record levels and pushed milk price forecasts closer to a $10/kg MS.
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Bremworth charts path to wool

Hugh StringlemanMar 2, 2022
Wool carpet and rug maker Bremworth reported growing demand for its premium products and a net profit after tax of $1 million in the six months to December 31.
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Fonterra unpacks milk and its priorities

Hugh StringlemanMar 1, 2022
Componentisation of milk is key to affordable nutrition for developing countries and a premium for eating whole dairy foods will have to be earned and paid.
A small group of shiny round blackcurrants laid out on a white surface

Blackcurrant molecule packs brain-boosting punch

Richard RennieFeb 22, 2022
New Zealand blackcurrants are proving to hold a secret ingredient that helps maintain healthy brains and deliver significantly increased values to the country’s small group of growers.
Declining antibiotic sales a positive trend

Declining antibiotic sales a positive trend

Samantha TennentFeb 14, 2022
The steady decline in antibiotic sales provides a positive outlook for its future effectiveness and shows farmers are recognising the importance of moving away from treating the whole herd with antibiotics.
NZPork backs new food labelling regulations

NZPork backs new food labelling regulations

Farmers WeeklyFeb 1, 2022
KIWI consumers are being urged to look out for labels showing pork is 100% New Zealand born and raised, with the introduction of new food labelling regulations.
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