26 Jul New new Coke: Zero calories, no fake sugar and no weird aftertaste?
26 Jul On the origin of Homo Grillicus
Our love of the braai, the barbecue — and of meat in general — is a fascinating story because if you look at where our species came from, none of our primate cousins could ever survive such a meat-intensive diet as we do today. It...
26 Jul Looking for new uses for dried distillers’ grain
Padu Krishnan, a food science professor at South Dakota State University, thinks he has a recipe to help Americans eat healthier. He has been cooking up treats using a novel ingredient — dried distillers' grain or DDG — which he believes can make...
26 Jul BMI Food Bites: Energy Drinks in SA 2012
Energy drinks as a category has been operating in the South African market for approximately 15 years. During this time the category has seen tremendous growth and diversification of product, brand and target market. Some insights from BMI Research...
26 Jul BMI Food Bites: Speciality cheese in SA 2011
Speciality cheese has come a long way in the past two decades, where previously it was super-premium and largely unknown and unexplored by the majority of consumers. It is a broad sector that BMI Research breaks down into four categories. As can be expected for...
26 Jul Hunter gatherer clue to obesity: it’s about over-eating not lack of exercise
A study of the Hadza tribe, who still exist as hunter gatherers, suggests the amount of calories we need is a fixed human characteristic. This implies Westerners are growing obese through over-eating rather than having inactive lifestyles, say scientists....
26 Jul Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly hits SA
Kraft Foods has announced the arrival of new Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly, dubbing it a combination of "SA’s best loved chocolate with a burst of bubbles both inside and out. It’s the lighter way to enjoy your favourite milk chocolate".
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26 Jul ‘Get healthy – or else’, says health minister
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has warned South Africans will face harsh health laws if they do not become healthier. Motsoaledi, in an interview with The Times, cautioned that lifestyle diseases are placing a huge burden on public healthcare....
26 Jul The pandemic of physical inactivity
With the world’s biggest sporting showcase kicking off in London Friday, researchers are warning that physical inactivity has become a contributor to the burden of disease similar to tobacco smoking or obesity, responsible for 5,3 million of the 57 million deaths...
25 Jul Cherries: More than just antioxidants
Like a number of “superfruits”, cherries boast formidable antioxidant content. However, it appears that they may have more specific health benefits to offer in a number of very promising growth areas, such as sports nutrition, pain management and combating sleeplessness. This...
25 Jul Dried yeast grows as a salt-reducing ingredient
Reducing salt content in food products is a growing issue for food manufacturers as government regulators and consumers become more concerned about sodium intake and the possible negative effect on health. Naturex, leading global natural ingredients supplier, has a range of inactive dried yeast products...
25 Jul Doughnuts: the new cupcakes in NYC
When it comes to gourmet food trends, there's no city like New York to set the bar...
20 Jul Can eating eggs cure an egg allergy?
Oral immunotherapy is in the news again as a possible solution to food allergy. It involves the feeding of the allergy-producing food over time, in gradually increasing doses, in order to coax the immune system to tolerate it with few or no reactions....
19 Jul Newism: Consumers lust after the new
Why more than ever, do consumers lust after the new? And why does that spell heaven or hell for brands? The ‘new’ has never been hotter, as the entire world, from emerging to mature economies, is now creating new products, services and experiences on a...
19 Jul Lactose-free niche targets the mainstream
Global launch numbers for lactose-free dairy products more than tripled in the five-year period to the beginning of 2012, according to Innova Market Insights data. The share of total tracked dairy introductions featuring a lactose-free positioning rose from less than 2.5% to 4.5% over the...
19 Jul SA: Plastic bottle trash generates 26 000 jobs
Recycling PET, the plastic used to manufacture beverage bottles as well as many food containers, has helped generate almost 26 000 indirect jobs, and the plastics recycling industry can help reduce poverty across South Africa and contribute to GDP growth....
19 Jul The sweet smell of microbes
Suppliers of the orange, vanilla and other flavour and fragrance ingredients used in hundreds of foods, beverages and personal care products are putting their faith in microbes as new sources for these substances. ...
19 Jul PepsiCo bringing premium yoghurt to US market
PepsiC and Theo Muller Group, the largest privately-held dairy business in Germany, have announced that their US joint venture, Muller Quaker Dairy, will enter the growing US dairy market this month with innovative premium yoghurt products that have...
19 Jul UK: How a faulty leak-proof cap cost Britvic £25m
Britvic's mass recall of its popular Fruit Shoot drink due to a faulty cap will cost the company up to £25m, the drinks maker has said in a profits warning. Why did the company decide on the recall?...
19 Jul Research pours cold water on alleged benefits of sports products
Claims about how sports drinks, supplements and shoes/trainerswill help regular or elite athletes train harder and achieve better results are usually based on no or flawed evidence, researchers have revealed....
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