Food and beverage industry insights

Food tourism is a growing trend, with new generations of travellers looking for unique and memorable food and beverage experiences.

How can we connect our thriving food and beverage sector with our booming tourism industry, and realise the opportunities this brings?

This report talks about the types of tourists that value quality food and beverage experiences, and how to unlock the brand ambassador role they can play when they return home.

Our 2018 paper found that New Zealand’s hospitality sector continued to grow, with consumer expenditure across the restaurant, cafes, bars and nightclub sectors over the previous two years up +15%.

With challenges ahead for businesses, this paper aims to cover considerations for hospitality businesses in managing business performance going forward.

The OANZ 2018 Market Report offers an in-depth analysis that incorporates a whole of market, integrated value chain and systems approach from consumer to producer.

In the two years to 2017, New Zealand's organic sector grew one-third in value. Growth was recorded in both organic exports and the domestic organic market, with the domestic organic market growing at twice the pace of the conventional food market.

Agricultural innovation and the need for the economy and businesses to adapt are not new. How can New Zealand’s primary sectors best position themselves?

Competitive pressures, continuous improvements and changing consumer trends make ‘value-add’ a moving target. 

This paper looks at some examples of ‘value-added’ goods and how they can be quickly scaled at an industry level. This in turn creates a more meaningful change in earnings for shareholders including farmers, employees and exporters.