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Dr Daniel Hillel, an Israeli scientist who pioneered a radically innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions has been named the winner of the 2012 World Food Prize at a ceremony at the US State Department, at which Secretary of...
Clover SA recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with AVI to acquire 100% of the equity in The Real Juice Co for R60-million....
Dr Luc Evenepoel's fad-free weight-control book has made him the darling of South Africa's medical establishment. Here's why he thinks diets should go the way of the dinosaur...
Additional insights into the health implications of trans fats were recently released by a global team of scientists who studied the differences between naturally occurring and industrial trans fats.
...Companies are continually challenged to find new ways to meet and anticipate emerging consumer demands, create innovative quality products and win in a fiercely competitive marketplace. Kraft Foods says it has been meeting, and beating, those challenges...
After drawing howls of outrage, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has offered a full-throated defense of his proposed ban on large-size sugary sodas, calling criticism of the proposal "ridiculous" and saying his city is again leading the way in taking...
Banning alcohol advertising will stop people drinking. Right? It will cure alcoholics and families. Right? Wrong. Its effects are negligible, it promotes job losses and it entrenches monopolies. [This great opinion piece is by Justin McCarthy, writing for the Daily Maverick...
The genius of James L Kraft, the Canadian-born founder of Kraft Foods, lay not in artisanal cheesemaking but in taking a milk-based product and making it long-lasting, consistent in quality and easy to slice. [A fascinating bit of food science/technology history and a development that...
Cereal companies, maligned for overprocessing, are now using the same techniques to put some nature back in the bowl...
Diageo is to launch a range of Guinness branded peanuts and cashews as it looks to exploit the growing UK snacks market.“Guinness Gourmet Peanuts and Cashews” will launch next month in Sainsbury’s at the premium price of £1.49 per pack. It is not Diageo’s...
Wot yung peeps tink bout brands 2day cn hlp make dem da shiz niz 2moro. Simply put in the Queen’s English: What the youth think about brands today can help make or break it for those brands tomorrow.
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Carbs? Calories? Fat? They are so very last decade. Dieters and would-be healthy eaters know the nutrient of the moment being tallied, sought and bought is protein....
Most Americans (52 percent) have concluded that figuring out their income taxes is easier than knowing what they should and shouldn’t eat to be healthier, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2012 Food & Health Survey....
While consumer concerns about fats appears to be waning, the percentage of Americans blaming sugars for their expanding waistlines has almost doubled since last year, according to new research.
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The children's entertainment giant Disney has unveiled new guidelines that will ban the advertising of junk food on its television channels. The initiative comes just a week after the mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg announced plans to ban the sale of large...
The drinks giant Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker and Bell's whisky, is to spend around £1bn on substantially increasing its whisky production to exploit a sharp surge in global demand for Scotch....
At Source Handmade Foods, a wonderful food industry success story, has been celebrating ten years in business.
Evolving from what was a primarily an agricultural enterprise, it is now one of the three largest processors, packers and distributors of dried tree fruit in South Africa,...
America is home of the “supersize”, drink and food portions that to non-Americans defy any sense of what is normal or appropriate. Recent research suggests that many people may subconsciously buy giant packages and servings because doing so makes them feel more important....
Nestlé opened a new clinical development unit this week to conduct trials into nutrition for both sick and healthy people, as the food industry comes under pressure to back up health claims for its products with scientific research.
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