From a commercial perspective, it’s still early days for myceliation, a process by which mushrooms (or rather, their filament-like roots or ‘mycelium’) can remove bitter compounds and naturally occurring toxins from some of the world’s most valuable crops and enhance their nutritional profile. But 2015...
The Swedish grocery chain, Coop, asked a family to eat only organic for two weeks to see the difference in pesticide levels in their bodies. While many might question the methods, and actual effects of the pesticides, as a piece of marketing, it makes a...
The maker of the world’s best-selling chocolate candy is advocating that people eat less added sugar.
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The imminent foray of Botswana-based grocery retailer Choppies Enterprises on the JSE has few convinced that the company might be a game changer for the already over traded retail market in South Africa, reports Moneyweb.
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You might have heard of smart bugs – those that have mutated and become resistant to ordinary antibiotics. But there is another, less well-known microscopic substance that is dangerous to human health – "smart dirt". So what is "smart dirt" and what is being done...
When Morgan Spurlock famously spent a month eating large portions of McDonalds for the purposes of his documentary Supersize Me, he gained weight, damaged his liver and claimed to have suffered addictive withdrawal symptoms. This was popularly attributed to the toxic mix of carbs...
Mérieux NutriSciences has opened a raw milk testing laboratory in Jeffreys Bay, allowing the group (which entered the country via its 2012 joint venture with Swift Silliker) to better meet the clients' expectations on the growing local market.
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The world's diet consists of vastly more meat, dairy, and sugar than it did two decades ago. It also consists of much less grain.
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As a result of the emotive language often used in conjunction with “chemicals”, a series of myths have emerged. Myths that Sense about Science and the Royal Society of Chemistry are debunking with the publication of Making Sense of Chemical Stories....
Digging deeper into this saga, as Marika Sboras, well-known health journalist on BizNews.com, has done, it seems certain that someone is going to come out of it with a bloody nose. Those someones are likely to be important food players and the dietary establishment. Reading...
The supplements industry is big business but do you know what's really in the packet? Is taking them worth the risk?
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SA's feisty consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler, has again aired her irk at 'shrinkflation', very notable on the FMCG food shelves, in a recent column. The only way consumers can accurately compare prices of competing brands now, she argues, is to focus on the unit price.
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The chief executive of McDonald’s admitted on Monday that the world’s largest burger chain is “not on our game” as he announced sweeping changes designed to revitalise the company.
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Kauai, South Africa’s leading healthy fast food franchise, will be transformed into a global health and wellness brand declares new owner, Real Foods, who has acquired total control of the business in conjunction with a private equity partner for an undisclosed fee,
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Japan-based Morinaga Group has developed a world-first technology that prevents yoghurt from sticking to the pot lid - no more dissonant debate on whether "to lick or not to lick"!
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In what appears to be an attempt by Tiger Brands to leverage the functional food space currently claimed by high-flying cereal competitor, FutureLife, SA's largest food company has launched Jungle Ultra cereals and porridges, said to offer "the ultimate in a healthy breakfast".
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Marcel's Frozen Yoghurt scooped top honours from all cheeses, butters, ice creams and milk by winning the prestigious title of the 2015 South African Dairy Product of the Year for its Woolworth's Tropical Fruit Frozen Yoghurt. This was announced at the DuPont Qualité Awards Dinner...
Products such as probiotic pizza, probiotic snack bars, high-fibre chicken or fish-oil fortified yoghurt may seem bizarre, says market expert Julian Mellentin, but since 1990 thousands of products like this have been launched – and almost all have disappeared. But that was Functional Foods 1.0. How...
Pick n Pay this week reported a rise in full-year profit that beat analyst estimates as the South African supermarket chain cut costs from its distribution network, opened more stores and repaid debt.
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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has confirmed that Prof Tim Noakes, uber advocate of low carb-high fat eating, will be facing a two-day hearing relating to "unprofessional conduct".
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