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27 Nov Dairybelle Yoghurt now in spouted stand-up pouches

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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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27 Nov Cadbury develops temperature-tolerant chocolate

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Mondelez International-owned Cadbury has filed a patent for a chocolate that can tolerate hot climates by re-refining the chocolate after the conching step. Patent applicant, Cadbury UK, says that the development presents huge opportunities for the chocolate, biscuit and snacks industries....

23 Nov North-West University celebrates 15 years of world-class extrusion technology

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Potch's North-West University is home to world-class extrusion technology - a feat that was recently hailed at camput celebrations. What initially started in 1994 as a dream of Prof LJ Grobler, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, over time has evolved into technology that can...

23 Nov Reckitt Benckiser-Schiff: Another giant jumps into nutra space

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UK-based consumer goods giant, Reckitt Benckiser, has clinched an £882-million (€1.09bn) deal, and outbid German pharma firm, Bayer, for the US’s second-biggest dietary supplements firm, Schiff Nutrition International, giving it a foothold in the £18-billion vitamins and nutrition pills market....

23 Nov New whey ingredient means great-tasting, very high protein sports nutrition drinks are now a reality

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A breakthrough whey protein developed by Arla Foods Ingredients will, it claims, for the first time enable companies to produce very high protein sports drinks that taste good....

23 Nov SodaStream trying to burst Big Soda’s bubble

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Home carbonation beverage system maker, SodaStream International, is taking on "Big Soda" and looking to steal market share from the soft drink giants with the launch of its first global TV campaign and some posturing from its CEO.

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23 Nov SA to move to all-aluminium cans

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South Africa is to follow the global trend of replacing tin-plated steel beverage cans with aluminium-bodied cans, with the first locally produced all-aluminium cans set to hit the market mid-2013....

23 Nov SAI acquires South Africa’s QPRO International

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SAI Global has announced the acquisition of QPRO International, a leading provider of food safety auditing, microbiological testing and related services in Southern Africa. SAI Global is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

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22 Nov US: Eating alone is the new normal

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Eating alone has become as common as eating together, according to new research on eating occasions by The Hartman Group, a leading US market researcher on consumer culture. Analysis of The Hartman Group's Occasions Compass data reveals that close to half - 46 percent -...

22 Nov Is shrink-wrap on a cucumber really mindless waste?

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As everyone in the food industry knows, packaging is not necessarily evil, but an absolute necessity. A new book, "Why Shrink-wrap a Cucumber? The Complete Guide to Environmental Packaging", unpacks various myths to show how, done well, packaging can please the planet as ...

22 Nov Woolies’ aggressive growth path

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Woolworths aims to grow its market share in clothing and food aggressively. The Financial Mail looks at how it plans to scale new heights....

22 Nov Huletts launch new Equisweet with stevia

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The second stevia-based sweetener has been launched in SA, with Huletts débuting EquiSweet sweetener with Stevia Plant Extract that, it says, offers consumers seeking balanced lifestyle choices an alternative to enjoy all of the sweetness of sugar with none of the guilt. It is asparteme...

22 Nov Huletts launch new Equisweet with stevia

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22 Nov Cadbury Dairy Milk celebrates a year of Fairtrade

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The first Fairtrade-certified Cadbury Dairy Milk slabs appeared on local supermarket shelves in November 2011. One year on, Kraft Foods is celebrating the sale of 29.4 million slabs, which have generated a premium of US$238 000 (just under R2.1 million) for small-scale...

22 Nov Driving factors in the food additives market

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Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a global report on the Food Additives markets that, globally, are projected to reach $37.7 billion by 2018, driven primarily by the increased focus on health and nutrition; the emergence of value-added products; the need for convenience;...

22 Nov The Great American Twinkie Crisis

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Hostess, the company that since the 1930s has provided America, and the world, with snacks that are nearly indestructible, looks like it is definitely going out of business. Its famous brands, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Sno Balls, Ho Ho’s, CupCakes, Wonder Bread and a host of...

22 Nov How the Western World eats today

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An increasing number of Americans are demanding more simplicity from their supermarket-bought foods, and demanding Yemmies are leading...

22 Nov Eggs-traordinary! A convenience first for SA

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While we reported on Ready Egg's launch in late August, FOODStuff SA recently went out to discover more about this breakthrough FMCG product for South Africa...

22 Nov Face lift for free range shell eggs

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Cape Town's The Free Range Chicken Co is changing the way eggs are packaged with the release of its own line of shell eggs, packaged in clear recycled PET plastic containers. [Click to enlarge]
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22 Nov US: Spicy paper keeps fruit and veg fresher for longer

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Many technologies have been developed to promote the shelf life of fruit and vegetables in the home - and now there's a new one. Introducing FreshPaper, claimed to keep such foods fresh two to four times longer than normal – and it does...

27 Nov Dairybelle Yoghurt now in spouted stand-up pouches

27 Nov Cadbury develops temperature-tolerant chocolate

23 Nov North-West University celebrates 15 years of world-class extrusion technology

23 Nov Reckitt Benckiser-Schiff: Another giant jumps into nutra space

23 Nov New whey ingredient means great-tasting, very high protein sports nutrition drinks are now a reality

23 Nov SodaStream trying to burst Big Soda’s bubble

23 Nov SA to move to all-aluminium cans

23 Nov SAI acquires South Africa’s QPRO International

22 Nov US: Eating alone is the new normal

22 Nov Is shrink-wrap on a cucumber really mindless waste?

22 Nov Woolies’ aggressive growth path

22 Nov Huletts launch new Equisweet with stevia

22 Nov Huletts launch new Equisweet with stevia

22 Nov Cadbury Dairy Milk celebrates a year of Fairtrade

22 Nov Driving factors in the food additives market

22 Nov The Great American Twinkie Crisis

22 Nov How the Western World eats today

22 Nov Eggs-traordinary! A convenience first for SA

22 Nov Face lift for free range shell eggs

22 Nov US: Spicy paper keeps fruit and veg fresher for longer

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