30 Nov EU rejects Seralini study linking GM maize and cancer
The EU's food safety agency has definitively rejected a bombshell French report linking genetically modified corn to cancer, saying it failed to meet "acceptable scientific standards".
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30 Nov Creative packaging concepts: wish they were real!
Usually you buy foods because you want what's inside, but when that food comes to these creative food packaging concepts, you would probably buy them for the packages themselves. These packaging concepts rethink the way food can be presented, making it more...
30 Nov WWF & Woolworths announce targeted sustainability partnership
In a first for African retail, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Woolworths have announced a broad-based, multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations. ...
30 Nov WWF & Woolworths announce targeted sustainability partnership
In a first for African retail, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Woolworths have announced a broad-based, multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations. ...
30 Nov Ten crucial consumer trends for 2013
2013 will be the perfect storm of necessity and opportunity, says Trendwatching.com in this free trend briefing: some economies will do OK(-ish), others will be shaky, but whatever market or industry you're in, those who understand and cater to changing consumer...
30 Nov Denmark drops fat tax
Gone, by popular demand: Denmark’s fat tax. ‘The fat tax is one of the most maligned we [have] had in a long time’, said Mette Gjerskov, the Danish food and agriculture minister, announcing the decision to ditch the policy. ‘Now we have to try...
30 Nov The rise of the African consumer
The single-largest business opportunity in Africa will be its rising consumer market. A McKinsey report (free), one of the first of its kind, offers a detailed profile of African consumers, including their demographics, behaviour and needs....
29 Nov US: Starbucks turns to tea
On November 14th Starbucks made it largest acquisition yet, buying Teavana, an Atlanta-based tea retailer, for $620m. This is not the firm’s first foray into the tea market — its stores sell tea, of course, and it bought Tazo, a tea manufacturer...
29 Nov What you should know about caffeine
Recently energy drinks, such as 5-hour Energy and Monster Energy, have come under fire in the US after the FDA received 13 and five reports of deaths possibly linked to these drinks respectively. This has raised concerns about the safety of the beverages. How could...
29 Nov Bottling custom bacteria to eat the dirtiest grime
Microbes love to eat our nastiest by-products, like fat, oil, and grease. Instead of using caustic chemicals to clean up messes, why not just employ nature’s garbage men?
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29 Nov Ten trends business leaders need to watch in 2013
The Global Trends Report is a highly-regarded annual look at what's driving the world at large, socially, economically, politically. For 2013, its authors say the great global redistribution of economic and social power will continue. Power will flow away from traditional institutions that...
29 Nov Grapefruit poses health risk to patients, warn scientists
Grapefruit poses a potentially lethal health risk to increasing numbers of patients taking prescription drugs, experts have warned. The fruit contains chemicals that can interact with certain drugs, making them more potent. Adverse effects can include acute kidney failure, respiratory failure, internal bleeding and sudden...
29 Nov Growing food in the desert: is this the solution to the world’s food crisis?
Philipp Saumweber is creating a miracle in the barren Australian outback. He appears to have pulled off the ultimate something-from-nothing agricultural feat – using the sun to desalinate seawater for irrigation and to heat and cool greenhouses as required, and thence cheaply grow...
29 Nov Simba introduces a fresh new look
Simba is re-launching the iconic potato chip brand with a new look and feel to drive additional interest in the snack aisle. The re-launch is focused on refreshing the range of fun and flavourful potato chips to address consumer needs while boosting brand exposure in...
29 Nov Wedgewood takes nougat from confectionery to energy food
Wedgewood Nougat, crafted in the verdant hills of the KZN Midlands, is a taste treat beloved of many fans here and abroad. Now, in a brilliant twist of marketing, the company has reinvented its confectionery as an energy food for athletes. Introducing Wedgewood Race...
29 Nov Vegetables make the meal
Veggies are wonderful food and we all know we should eat more of them...
28 Nov The unexpected evolution of dessert
Today’s chefs are going beyond carrot cake, zucchini bread, and sweet potato pie when it comes to making desserts with vegetables. In the November issue of Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), an in-depth article looks at the way dessert...
28 Nov Scientists sniff out the substances behind the aroma in the “king of fruits”
The latest effort to decipher the unique aroma signature of the durian — revered as the “king of fruits” in southeast Asia but reviled elsewhere as the world’s foulest smelling food — has uncovered several new substances that contribute to the ...
28 Nov Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are becoming harder to detect
While lauding their efficiency, public health officials in the US are bemoaning the fact that new diagnostic tests inadvertently undercut surveillance and traceability of outbreaks of food poisoning back to their source.
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27 Nov Dairybelle Yoghurt now in spouted stand-up pouches
There’s a treat in store for parents looking for something special yet affordable to put in their children’s lunch boxes: new DairyBelle yoghurts in spouted stand-up pouches.
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