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With food safety a top priority for any retailer, caterer or food vendor, QPRO International, a leading provider of food safety services in SA, has timeously launched a comprehensive, six-module DVD food safety and hygiene course offering training that is convenient, cost effective and locally...
Natural ingredient manufacturer Naturex has developed a range of botanical extracts and yeast standardised in vitamins and minerals which makes it easier for food and beverage formulators to add functionality to food and beverages and give consumers the health and nutrition in natural form that...
Halloween approaches - and with it, a focus on pumkins and the annual tradition of pumpkin carving. American artist, Ray Villafane, has taken pumpkin carving to a whole new level. His skill and art is extraordinary...
Food in South Africa is expensive, even by developed-market standards. Therefore, the Walmart-Massmart deal will be one of the most refreshing events for retailing in South Africa. This is not just a gut feel; it is based on my own shopping experience...
For the first time ever, Coca-Cola is turning its iconic red cans white, as part of a joint campaign with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to boost its polar bear conservation efforts....
As a giant and marketing leader in the food and FMCG world, food marketers will be interested to learn that Unilever is to undertake a fundamental change in approach to its marketing through the implementation of a fresh 'More magic, less logic' company philosophy....
The Food Channel, in conjunction with CultureWaves, the International Food Futurists, and Mintel International, released its 2011 "Top Ten Beverage Trends" identifying the most significant beverage trends for 2011 in the American market, from adding flavours to water, to new adult beverages, to drinking for...
As if we needed any reminder that weight loss is hard and maintaining weight loss even harder, a study has found that for at least a year, subjects who shed weight on a low-calorie diet were hungrier than when they started and had higher levels...
Which sounds more appealing: an artisan sandwich, or just a plain old sandwich? An artisan bread, or a plain old loaf? Marketers are increasingly tossing the word into the name of food products because consumers assume “artisan” means the item is somehow made with love...
Cargill is the world's biggest private company. With $119.5 billion in revenues in its most recent fiscal year, ended May 31, Cargill is bigger by half than its nearest publicly-held rival in the food production industry, Archer Daniels Midland. If Cargill were public, it would...
SA's 2011 packaging 'Oscars' were announced on Tuesday, the first time they have been held in Cape Town and a move made to coincide with the Propak Cape Expo at the CTICC. The Institute of Packaging (SA) (IPSA)’s Gold Pack Awards programme – established...
SA's 2011 packaging 'Oscars' were announced on Tuesday, the first time they have been held in Cape Town and a move made to coincide with the Propak Cape Expo at the CTICC. The Institute of Packaging (SA) (IPSA)’s Gold Pack Awards programme – established...
Globally, the food and beverage industry will look to expand healthier product offerings in the years to come. A new report by the Hartman Group, outlines that the wellness consumer is a complex concept ie there is no single “type” of wellness consumer. But...
Ever wish you could mainline your coffee? Well, here's the next best thing: AeroShot, a new product that delivers "inhalable" caffeinated puffs...
ADDIS has announced the launch of 'bobble' to the South African market. bobble, incorporating an ingenious filter to remove chlorine and organic contaminants from municipal tap water, is a stylish, green solution to the environmental and other costs of bottled water....
The International Dairy Federation and Dairy Innovation magazine announced the winners of the 2011 IDF Dairy Innovation Awards on October 18 during the IDF World Dairy Summit in Parma, Italy - and South Africa was among them.
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In the spirit of good old chicken soup, a new Heinz program allows UK customers to send a personalised can of soup to sick friends, via F-commerce.
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The Danish government's now infamous "fat tax" has caused an international uproar, applauded by public health advocates on the one hand and dismissed on the other as nanny-state social engineering gone berserk. [Excellent commentary by Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and...
Afriplex, the Paarl-based ingriedients and flavour company specialising in indigenous botanical extracts, prides itself on being an innovation incubator and it has just made public a great new concept for rooibos tea - TeaStix, instant rooibos powdered tea in a range of tasty flavours.
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A Cornell University food scientist has identified an antimicrobial compound in a honey that makes it a promising candidate as a natural preservative to prevent foodborne illness and food spoilage.
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