29 Dec UK: Sliced loaf sales crumble as shoppers cut out carbs
The sliced loaf is being ditched by shoppers as they cut out carbohydrates in a bid to lose weight.
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23 Dec US Congress: We need to review the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Concerned about the integrity of America's nutrition advice, the US Congress has called for a comprehensive review of the way the influential Dietary Guidelines for Americans is compiled. The latest iteration of the guidelines are due to be published finally in January 2016.
21 Dec Propak Africa 2016 to highlight important role of packaging to the economy
The South African packaging industry plays an important role in the SA economy, contributing R79-billion in 2014. It will be putting a collective, and innovative, step forward at next March's showcase triennial expo, Propak Africa 2016.
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15 Dec Food Explorer #7: A South African food scientist celebrates Christmas
Lisa Ronquest is one of South Africa's top young food scientists, now transferred to The Netherlands in a global food R&D role by Mars. She's been sharing her impressions and insights with FOODStuff SA readers in a regular blog, and we're proud here to publish...
10 Dec Noakes confounds his critics again with launch of new low-carb maize substitute!
One of the many criticisms of SA's low carb-high fat movement is that it's expensive and elitist. Proving that this is not the case, is the launch by The Noakes Foundation and food company, Banting Blvd, of an affordable low-carb substitute to maize pap and...
09 Dec Ingredient innovation winners from FiE 2015
Fi Europe 2015 was held in Paris last week, the biennial gathering of the global food ingredients industry. The show brought visitors from over 119 countries and over 1 400 exhibitors - and has been described as a huge success despite some big names pulling...
09 Dec US: GMA launches SmartLabel QR code initiative
In a bid to answer many consumer issues around transparency, the US' Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has unveiled SmartLabel, a new QR code initiative that can give consumers detailed information about the grocery store products they buy,
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09 Dec SA’s honeybees: As vital as water
Dire warnings of the danger that the deadly bacterial disease American Foulbrood (AFB) poses to SA’s honeybee industry have been sounded since it was first identified in 2009. But though it is extremely serious, AFB is by no means the greatest menace faced by the...
09 Dec Jo’burg Market: Wholesome chaos
Jo'burg's fresh produce market is a frenetically busy place; full of vibrant chaos and "no better antidote to the grumpiness of the national mood", as this article portrays.
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09 Dec In pursuit of something new and different: food culture’s new vitality
A number of vectors of change in ideas, beliefs and practices are fermenting in American food and beverage culture. What are some of the vibrant changes going on “out there” today in food culture? Here are key takeouts from The Hartman Group's new report,
09 Dec Shining a light on the use of LEDs in the food industry
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are everywhere, from car headlights to cell phones and ultra-thin screen TVs. Now LEDs can be used to great effect in the food industry, and not only as a source of cost-efficient lighting.
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09 Dec The story behind Maggi morogo noodles
A new variety of South African Nestle Maggi noodles is using a common plant, morogo, that some people dismiss as a weed. It’s a potentially risky strategy for such a well-known brand, but there is sound reasoning behind the launch, and serious research...
09 Dec R760m private equity injection into Food Lover’s Market
In a vote of confidence for Africa, global emerging market private equity firm, Actis, is investing R760-million into Food Lover’s Market to boost its local growth potential and is acquiring a substantial minority stake at the same time.
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08 Dec Six reasons why you should study food science
Food science is a vital science, playing a key role in a vast industry and the well-being of humanity, but it seems to be lumbered with 'wall-flower' tag when it comes to career choice. Here are six reasons, with an American but globally relevant perspective,...
08 Dec Goodbye pasta, hello spiralized veggies!
Supermarket sales of courgettes and root vegetables are revving - thanks to a new trend that sees common vegetables transformed into a substitute for carb and gluten-addled staples, reports Euromonitor International analyst, Simone Baroke.
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08 Dec Why is it so hard to lose weight?
We are designed to seek food – our drive to do so is essential to our survival and we have a complex system to control this. Recent research shows that following weight loss, levels of circulating hormones which affect our appetite tend to...
07 Dec 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2016
Every year London-based New Nutrition Business aims to entertain and inform its customers with its annual analysis of the key trends in the business of food, nutrition and health. Its long-term focus enables companies to formulate their plans, innovation and strategy around durable trends, not...
01 Dec The FDA finally approves GM salmon
The US FDA has approved AquAdvantage Salmon as the first genetically modified food from animals, the agency announced November 19 in this statement. The decision comes after almost two decades of efforts to win approval for the salmon.
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01 Dec Noakes tribunal delayed again – to February 2016
The hearing against Professor Tim Noakes by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has been delayed again over procedural issues and will continue next year.
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30 Nov US: Breakfast cereal’s last gasp
Better-informed consumers are ditching the bowls of sugar that were once a triumph of 20th-century marketing.
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