13 Oct Clive’s Column August 2010
Featured this month: Bakers' Bettasnack range; Nescafé Gold and Frank's Bradylicious range.
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Featured this month: Bakers' Bettasnack range; Nescafé Gold and Frank's Bradylicious range.
...Uncanny that two liquid stocks should hit our shelves this year. NoMU did it earlier with its Fonds, and now that diva food of Cape Town, Ina Paarman has done it. Paarman Foods' new range of three liquid stock concentrates is a...
A South African product has won one a coveted SIAL d'Or, one of the nine main awards presented to the most innovative new products at SIAL 2010, the biannual global food showcase that takes place in Paris later this month.
As the sweetener stevia finally moves into the EU food market via France, interest is already turning to new quarters and suggestions of a rival in the natural sweetener stakes have focused interest on luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenori/Momordia grosvenori), or monk...
With food safety, quality and certification top of the agenda for all food manufacturers, there will be much interest in the arrival of ProCert on our shores, the highly-regarded Swiss-based organisation that provides certification and training solutions globally through a network of strategic partners.
...McCain has introduced a new way to enjoy sweet potato, with the launch of two new frozen products: 500g McCain Sweet Potato Crinkle Cut Chips and Sweet Potato Roasts with Rosemary and Garlic, making these the first sweet potato chip and...
Despite ongoing regulatory issues with regard to health claims, the positioning of food and drink products on a heart health platform appears to be continuing unabated.
Interest in the health benefits of wholegrains is continuing to rise globally and is reflected in levels of new product activity - according to Innova Market Insights, the number of food and drinks launches marketed on a wholegrain platform rose nearly 10% in...
Scam olive oil has been in the headlines again, this time with MNET's Carte Blanche show uncovering the dubious practice of certain Jo'burg restaurants parading seed oils as Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The local olive oil industry is indignant.
...The sweet chilli has been a food phenomenon of the past decade or so in South Africa and now features in the upper echelons of this country's flavour favourites. Now DinnerMates, the meat products company, has joined the sweet chilli party.
...South Africa's own liquid packaging icon, Filmatic, turned 30 last year. It has been a long and eventful journey for founder and CEO, Johan Beyers, who remains as bullish and motivated as ever. Brenda Neall caught up with a man whose engineering...
The results of the annual Food Review/Symrise New Product Competition 2010 have been announced, with NBL brand, Bakers, taking top honours.
...Several articles on the new labelling regulations (R146) published on other websites...
South African researchers have developed a flavour and mouthfeel wheel for rooibos - a practical tool to facilitate communication among rooibos producers, processors, grading experts, marketers, flavour houses, importers and consumers.
...Cadbury SA has launched the nation's favourite chocolate bar in a new limited edition, Lunch Bar Choc Max.
...When trying to identify which trends your company should connect to its essential to distinguish between those that are big and have no growth potential and those which are small and have high growth potential.
...Following legislation changes, Fair Cape Dairies has launched one of the first 1% milks in South Africa, seizing the opportunity to offer consumers a wider choice in low-fat dairy. The new milk will be available in store from September 2010 in one and...
New research from Mintel Global Market Navigator (GMN) reveals that, in Europe, perceptions of ice cream as an 'affordable luxury' has outweighed thriftiness and health considerations in the recent economic difficulties of the past year.
...The annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards were announced in Johannesburg on Thursday, 26 August 2010. This year, the Grand Prix of all Grands Prix went to Coca-Cola, a re-award from last year. Second place went to Koo, which has moved up...
Woolworths has been awarded the SAAFoST Presidents Award for its contribution to food science and technology - announced at the black-tie banquet that was part of the IUFoST 2010 congress in August.
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