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BP has announced that it will be investing significantly over the next three years on its BP Express upgrade project to bring more convenience shopping innovation in the form of a new fresh food range to South African customers....
The first 2013 food trends report has been released from the Innova stable. As the US food industry awaits a vote from California on the mandatory labeling of GMO ingredients and several manufacturers face regulatory challenges over “natural” product claims, two of the key trends...
“These consumers live in two worlds: the formal and informal economies and they’re incredibly efficient consumers." A view on South Africa's mass market that is, all at the same time, misunderstood, largely ignored, dichotomous, eagerly sought out and a mass of opportunity.
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Sales of mushrooms have hit an all-time high as Britons increasingly turn to the cheap and versatile foodstuff for their cooking....
Starbucks has recently opened its first store in India, in central Mumbai (left). Days after the opening, Mumbaikars, mostly the young, were still queuing for up to an hour to grab their Frappuccinos. Elitist or not, it's not so much the coffee they want, but...
Chewing betel quid or nuts - the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine - exposes its 600 million users, including many in South Africa, to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists are...
A futurist study released by Packaging World magazine and DuPont, "2012 Survey of Future Packaging Trends", shows that while today’s packaging professional is focused on cost, performance, and food safety/security, sustainability will replace cost as a dominant trend in 10 years. ...
Royal DSM, the global life sciences and materials sciences company, has announced that it will acquire Cargill’s cultures and enzymes business in an all cash transaction for a total enterprise value of €85 million. ...
The yeast used to make beer has yielded what may be the first gene for beer foam, scientists are reporting in a new study. Published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the discovery opens the door to new possibilities for...
The palate cleanser is an integral element of many haute cuisine experiences: a sorbet, fresh herbs or a simple glass of water are just a few methods of refreshing the mouth, enlivening the tastebuds and preparing the tongue for flavours to come. Unless, of course,...
Nestlé's Rainbow Nation Health Monitor study took a closer look at youngsters - and thas concluded that heir dietary and lifestyle habits are cause for concern. ...
According to the Nestlé Rainbow Nation Health Monitor study, two-thirds (63%) of South African parents find it difficult to make sure that their children eat the correct foods and a half say that their children have a lot of say in what they eat at...
Despite professing fitness, 40% of South African males and 64% of females are overweight – and one in five is obese, notes Nestlé's Rainbow Nation Health Monitor study that has looked at people’s attitudes towards nutrition, health and wellness, dietary patterns, weight profile and levels...
Nestlé's Rainbow Nation Health Monitor study has found that, overall, despite a less than perfect attitude to nutrition, health and wellness, 91% of South Africans feel alive and energetic - even though 58% get very little or no exercise. Further, 39% admit...
A Hungarian seafood product has won the prestigious international SIAL d’Or 2012 award for commercially successful innovation.
Created in 1986, the illustrious awards, associated with the world's second-largest food trade fair, recognise innovations that have become major retail successes in their national food...
Popcorn, outside of the US, is perhaps best known as the stuff that cinemas entice patrons to eat while openly fleecing them. But aside from those salty, sweet, unhealthy and obscenely-priced bucketloads, it is now one of the fastest-growing segments in the UK's highly competitive...
In what appears to be the first FMCG product containing stevia, specialist sugar-free foods company, Cape Town's Delite Foods has launched Tantalize, a stevia leaf extract liquid sweetener.
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Nestlé South Africa has announced the results of its Rainbow Nation Health Monitor study, extensive reserach conducted in mid-2011 to determine South Africans’ attitudes toward nutrition, health and wellness, dietary patterns, weight profile and levels of risk of cardiovascular disease.
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"When even a giant corporation like Tesco feels the need to play ball with the tyranny of healthy living, we should be worried." So argues food libertarian, Rob Lyons, of Spiked-online, on the move by the UK's biggest retailer to adopt traffic light food labelling....
Canadian scientists have discovered that a protein called resistin, secreted by fat tissue, causes high levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein or LDL), increasing the risk of heart disease....