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Cadbury in the UK has been busy in the first half of 2013, with several interesting new launches. Among them is Cadbury Crunchums – a snack of crispy cereal bites coated in Cadbury chocolate. [Click pic to enlarge]
The global food safety testing market is projected to grow from $9,2bn in 2012 to $14bn at a CAGR of 7.2% by 2018. In 2012, North America was the largest food safety testing market with 40% of share, according to a new research report....
Rhodes Food Group, following its buyout last October by management and private equity partners, has gone on the acquisition trail as promised, this time buying iconic canned meat brand, Bull Brand, from KAP Industrial Holdings. KAP reports it has sold its food interests to focus...
Eric Todd Homemade Sauces is a new range of "all-natural, locally sourced" products from the heart of the picturesque Elgin Valley in the Western Cape.
...McNab’s has launched a high-energy protein bar that contains ‘no nasties’ – the ZolaBar, that 'keeps you moving' and mimicking the name of SA's minibus taxi. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Three biotechnology researchers were named the winners of the 2013 World Food Prize for their independent, individual breakthrough achievements in founding, developing, and applying modern agricultural biotechnology. ...
Breakfast has become the most important meal of the day as consumers opted for a heavier morning meal and cut back on dinner, according to Famous Brands' chief executive Kevin Hedderwick.
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Demonising processed food may be dooming many to obesity and disease, argues this outstanding article in The Atlantic. Through its growing sway over health-conscious consumers and policy makers, the wholesome-food movement is impeding the progress of the one segment of the food world...
The move by the American Medical Association board means that one-third of adults and 17% of children in the US – 78 million American adults and 12 million children – have a medical condition that requires treatment.
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Mars Drinks, a business unit of Mars Incorporated, has released Steel Horse Coffee, which it calls "the first and only office-focused beverage powered by pure, robust coffee and circulation-supporting cocoa flavanols"....
Nestlé has followed in the footsteps of Mondelez by coming up with its own non-melting chocolate, which could prove a game changer in emerging markets with hot climates.
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An environmentally-friendly way of making vanillin from the lignin in wood pulp could change the economics of this flavouring industry.
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Britain is to push the European Union to relax restrictions on the licensing of genetically modified crops for human consumption amid growing scientific evidence that they are safe, and surveys showing they are supported by farmers. The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson (left), has outlined the...
Move over sticky labels - laser branding of fruit with supermarket or suplier logos is now approved in the EU. This follows a ruling approving the use of chemicals applied with a laser to the skin of fresh produce.
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All Britain's main supermarkets have pledged strong support to the new national front-of-pack labelling scheme which aims to offer consumers clear and consistent nutritional information on the food they buy. Leading food manufacturers are less enthusiastic and are boycotting the voluntary scheme.
America's navy seals used it to hunt down Osama bin Laden. Now the technology that helped track the elusive terrorist is at the centre of another top mission: to help to enhance the life of cakes in British bakeries....
Tempted by sweets, cookies, cigarettes, or just your own cell phone?. Sometimes sheer willpower just isn't enough - that's why a team of inventors built the Kitchen Safe, a plastic container with a tamper-proof lock rigged to a timer....
Cape Town has taken gold and top spot in the inaugural Vitality Fittest City Index. Announced by Discovery, the Index rates each of South Africa’s six major metropolitan areas according to physical activity-related health and infrastructure....
Americans still love their fast food and packaged snacks, but they're increasingly turning their noses up at foods that look overly processed. So here's the latest goal for food makers: perfect the art of imperfection. ...
There are 670 calories in a venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème. The multibillion-dollar coffeehouse chain just announced that it will add calorie counts to US menus, staying a step ahead of the FDA.
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