Neville Waldren, founding CEO of the Restaurant Association of New Zealand, has passed away. Sadly Neville Waldren passed away on Sunday, 10 February 2019. He was the founding CEO of the Restaurant Association of New Zealand and served the Association for over 20 years. Neville saw the Association transition from the Foodservice Association to the Restaurant Read on
Small Business: Restaurants taking inspiration from South-East Asia – Comensa Group Restaurant group co-owner Krishna Botica discusses South East-Asian food being the flavour of the month and the logistics of running a food business. What does your business do? We have a few different businesses all under our hospitality group Comensa, all dining experiences, providing Read on
Over the last few months, we’ve shared lots of information to help employers around New Zealand get ready for payday filing. All employers need to be payday filing from 1 April 2019, but if you think you’re ready to start payday filing now, February is a great time to opt in. It’ll give you time Read on
Foodies invited to help find the country’s favourite food producer and farmers’ market. Kiwi foodies are being encouraged to help uncover the country’s favourite food producer and Farmers’ Market as part of the 2019 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. The Coast People’s Choice Awards encourages food lovers to share the name of their ‘go to’ Read on
Food businesses operating before 1 March 2016 must transition and be registered under the Food Act 2014 by 28 February 2019. Food businesses operating and registered under either the Food Act 1981 or Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 would have been operating under a food safety programme (FSP). Under the Food Act 2014, FSPs are deemed Read on
A Ukrainian family facing deportation once their work visa expires in July have received an influx of support from MPs and the public. Nataliya Shchetkova, her husband Alex Derecha, and their five children, face an uncertain future after Immigration New Zealand’s decision to deny the family residency because it does not believe their business adds Read on
Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 The Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 introduced a number of employment law changes that aim to improve fairness in the workplace and deliver decent work conditions and fair wages. These changes reflect the Government’s 100 day commitments in workplace relations. The Act restores protections for employees, especially vulnerable employees, and strengthens the role Read on
Why Talking Plates? Dishing up discussion around NZ food… The idea behind Talking Plates is to get people thinking about what they can do personally to change the way New Zealanders grow/catch, purchase and prepare food. The campaign aims to raise $10K to ensure this project can be taken to events and festivals throughout the country – Read on
New Zealand’s Greatest Job Club: Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs Beef + Lamb New Zealand have announced their five Ambassador Chefs for 2019 to act as figureheads to drive innovation and creativity within the foodservice sector. The appointments follow the announcement of the 173 Beef and Lamb Excellence Award holders for 2019, with the ambassadors Read on
Food revolution: The “planetary diet” may save lives and the planet A diet has been developed that promises to save lives, feed 10 billion people and all without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. Scientists have been trying to figure out how we are going to feed billions more people in the decades to come. Read on
Building customer trust and credibility using the NZBN It’s no secret that we Kiwis like to roll up our sleeves, test our ingenuity and get creative on the business front. According to Stats NZ, there are 487,602 small businesses in New Zealand – that’s a whole lot of entrepreneurial spirit. Anyone who has started their Read on
The new payday filing system works best for employers with payroll software and Inland Revenue has been working closely with the providers to make sure they’re well placed to meet their clients’ needs when it becomes mandatory in April. This is when all employers will be required to submit their employment information every time they Read on