09 May Sweetener Sweet Spot: Avoidance vs Indulgence
Sugar is one of the great ingredient demons of the health and wellness arena. Like all macro trends, the root causes here are complex and inter-related because of...
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07 May Bübi Bottle – a scrunchable container for drinks
When it comes to bottled water, a number of new ideas are popping up to replace throw-away PET. The lastest 'green' innovation is the Bübi Bottle - a re-usable and scrunchable silicone container.
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24 Apr Imported French fries – a hot potato topic for the SA economy
Potatoes South Africa (PSA) has recently turned to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, as well as the Minister of Trade & Industry, in order to address the influx of frozen French fries into South Africa....
20 Apr SABMiller going big in Africa with $2.5bn budget
SABMiller planned to invest up to $2.5 billion (R19.7bn) in the rest of Africa over the next five years to build and revamp breweries, the beer maker’s regional head has said, as it looks to slake rising demand for beer in the fast-growing continent....
20 Apr Lunch in a bottle? Introducing PB&J vodka
Just when you thought all of your favourite foods had their corresponding alcoholic counterparts, a vodka version of America’s most beloved childhood sandwich rounded out the list....
20 Apr Developments in bone health and ‘ageing well’
An interview with Doug Brown, Global Marketing Manager at DSM Nutritional Products, on the latest developments in bone health and 'ageing well'.
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20 Apr I want to be alone: the rise and rise of solo living
Human societies, at all times and places, have organised themselves around the will to live with others, not alone. But not any more. The number of people living alone has skyrocketed. What is driving the phenomenon?...
20 Apr China becomes world’s biggest grocery market
Last year, China passed the US as the largest food and grocery market in the world (with both nations outpacing the No. 2 market, Japan, by a long shot). Both food price inflation and economic growth account for the jump, with Chinese...
20 Apr What’s in your Whopper? Salt in fast food varies greatly between countries
All French fries are not created equal. It turns out that sodium levels in the same fast food items can vary significantly between countries, according to a recent study — and can you guess which country’s Big Mac is especially salty?
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20 Apr Should we stop referring to people as ‘consumers’?
The term “consumers” is routinely used in place of “people” and “citizens”. While most people (consumers?) don’t notice or care much about the terms being used interchangeably, there are those who resent being labelled as “consumers,” as if their sole purpose and...
20 Apr The raw milk debate: the pros and cons
Is raw milk a wonder food? Or a health risk? What are the benefits and what are the dangers? Dr Heidi Kassenborg, a veterinarian and the Director of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Dairy & Food Inspection Division debates the issue with...
19 Apr Snacking: The future of eating?
Consumers' time constraints and their demand for wellness is pushing healthy snack foods to the forefront for many packaged-food companies. Facing stagnant growth in their base grocery business, packaged-food companies are increasingly turning to snacks as an avenue for growth...
19 Apr Sea Harvest and Findus: Set to shake up SA frozen food market
Sea Harvest has realised a long-planned project to tie up with major Swedish frozen foods producer, the Findus Group, one of Europe’s largest frozen food and seafood companies and a leading overall food manufacturer. Its top quality frozen veg and ready meals are already in...
19 Apr Unilever aims to identify ancient plants with added nutritional value
A new scientific consortium led by Unilever aims to identify nutritionally valuable varieties of fruits and vegetables from the past, in order to produce natural health ingredients for the future, says the industry giant....
19 Apr Achieving a 30-days baked croissant
Impossible? No! Senior application specialist at DuPont Danisco, Jan Charles Hansen, tells how he gets incredible shelf life performance out of his croissants.
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19 Apr FDA introduces strategy to reduce overuse of antibiotics in animals grown for food
The US FDA has announced a strategy to phase out production uses of medically-important antimicrobials and provide that they be used only for targeted, FDA-approved animal health purposes under the supervision of a veterinarian.
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19 Apr UK: Three meals a day – not
The traditional diet of three meals a day has become a thing of the past - with most Britons now getting by on just two, a study has revealed....
19 Apr Drinks industry irate as health minister talks total prohibition on advertising
The 'ban booze advertising' issue has been hot on media pages this week...
19 Apr Is coconut water headed for a boom or bust?
Coca-Cola has taken a step closer to becoming Coco-Cola - last week, the world's largest beverage brand announced it had acquired a majority share of Zico, the number two brand in the estimated $350-million coconut water space....
18 Apr With This Tube, I Thee Shed: the latest crash diet
How far would you go to lose weight? Would you eat only through a feeding tube inserted in your nose? As unusual (and inconvenient) as that sounds, the feeding-tube diet, also known as the K-E diet, is the latest fad among brides...
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