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Tracy Foulkes and Paul Raphaely are the culinary-marketing genies behind the fabulous NoMU range of condiments and beverages – and they’ve now extended their brand into publishing, partnering with Penguin Books SA to produce another innovative first for South Africa – the NoMU Recipe Box....
Increasing the minimum price of alcohol by 10 percent can lead to immediate and significant drops in drink-related deaths and may also have long-term beneficial health effects, according to a new study.
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The world's two biggest food and fast-food players are leading the way again. Nestlé and McDonald's have launched QR codes on their labels and packaging designed to provide customers with smartphone access to information about the nutritional profile and environmental and social impacts of their...
With little happy news on the Western Cape agricultural front of late, a report to hand from Wines of South Africa (WoSA) says SA's wine exports hit record highs last year as poor harvests in rival nations boosted demand for the country's brands....
Despite having a reputation of being the healthiest and most active generation, baby boomers are actually in worse overall health than their parents, according to a new study by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine....
Don’t let the name fool you. Coca-Cola’s Simply Orange juice [a premium US brand] is anything but pick, squeeze, and pour. That cold glass of 100 percent liquid sunshine on the breakfast table is the product of a sophisticated industrial juice complex. Satellite imagery,...
A third of all African women are obese. Coloured, white, and Indian women follow closely, with around a quarter being obese. Overall, almost one third of South African women are obese. This is according to the latest South Africa Survey, published recently in Johannesburg by...
If you plan on cozying up with your loved one on Valentine’s day next week, you might want to ditch the glass of wine during dinner and reach for a cold glass of milk. ...
In a few months, golden rice – normal rice that has been genetically modified to provide vitamin A to counter blindness and other diseases in children in the developing world – will be given to farmers in the Philippines for planting in...
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched an innovative protein solution that enables yoghurt manufacturers to produce Greek-style yoghurts on their existing plant for the first time – with dramatically reduced levels of wastage....
Food Lovers Market in Noordhoek, Cape Town, claims it's the first retailer in South Africa to truly invest towards a zero waste solution by adopting a composting method which breaks down cooked food waste, helping to minimise the strain on overflowing landfills....
In the past decade, scientists have discovered that mycotoxins on food crops can hide. The toxins are harmful to the crops themselves, so, as a defense strategy, the plants neutralise the mycotoxins by tacking on a sugar or sulfate...
Despite pledging to pay millions of pounds in extra tax in Britain, Starbucks faces a battle to restore its reputation over its fiscal stance, with analysts saying the offer is "too little too late"....
While it is perfectly legitimate for our aesthetic preferences regarding technological innovations in food to determine what we eat, they shouldn’t dictate policy – evidence should. And if we have no clear understanding of the evidence, perhaps we should stay out of the policy debate...
The growing popularity of energy drinks — and deaths linked to those products — are fostering new concerns about how much caffeine people can safely consume, according to the a comprehensive article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine...
Gone are the days of waiting hours and hours for jelly to set. Woodlands Dairy has launched First Choice Flavoured Jelly, packaged in 500g Tetra Briks, and claimed as a first for South Africa. ...
The rooibos industry is fighting to protect its intellectual property after a French company applied to register a number of trademarks incorporating the terms "South African Rooibos" and "Rooibos" last year....
Well, here we are with our new R146 Labelling and Advertising Regulations having been part of our lives since March 1, 2012. No, the sky has not fallen, but an awful lot of work has been done by a great many people and companies to...
Well, here we are with our new R146 Labelling and Advertising Regulations having been part of our lives since March 1, 2012. No, the sky has not fallen, but an awful lot of work has been done by a great many people and companies to...
Holland's IMCD Group, a leading speciality chemicals and food ingredients company has acquired 100% of the shares of Chemimpo South Africa through its subsidiary IMCD South Africa.
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