Editor’s note: We investigate the business of food

Editor’s note: We investigate the business of food
The Business of Food is big business indeed. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
The typical New Zealand household spends $300 on food a week, or $19% of its average weekly income.We also export approximately $45 billion of food each year as a nation, with $3.4b of this coming from processed foods.This is expected to reach almost $52.2b next year, noting that these Government figures from the food and fibre report include wool.  So, who is profiting from food businesses? Which of these companies make the best investments?Our latest investigative series, the Business of Food, will delve deep into NZ’s food compani...

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