22 Aug Consumer watchdog focuses on a new class of SA pies!
The Times Media consumer columnist, Megan Power, has taken RCL Foods to task over its new range of budget Pieman's pies...
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22 Aug Clean eating has devoured the diet
A moment of silence for the diet, please. It has died. Out of its withered ashes has sprung a new era of conspicuously clean consumption, driven by social media.
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22 Aug Mondelez International takes another Cadbury bite
Mondelez International has agreed to purchase the global license for Cadbury-branded cookie biscuits from the UK's Burton's Biscuit Company.
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18 Aug Brazzein boost could pave way for next super sweetener
Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are relative swear words today - and the search continues for natural, low-cal alternatives. Soon, there could be another option that tastes more sugar-like than other substitutes.
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18 Aug Taxing sugar producers would be sweetest solution
SA Treasury's proposed sugar tax has a laudable objective, but as it stands, the tax is "unwieldy, it will be near impossible to police and, critically, would do little to target hidden sugars in many of the other foods we consume". Some cogent comment from...
12 Aug Canadian study shows LCHF works for diabesity, but that’s not the real message
Obesity and diabetes are so common these days, doctors often refer to them as diabesity. Here’s a small Canadian study in the SAMJ that posits a whole new paradigm in...
11 Aug How to make fish less fishy
Freshly caught fish is delicious. But with every passing day, the nice fillet in your fridge smells a little fishier, thanks to a stinky molecule known as trimethylamine. Is there any hope? Here's how to make fish taste and smell less fishy with chemistry.
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11 Aug Grocery recovery taking off in SA
Worldwide around 30% of food ends up in landfill sites. "It is no different in SA," says Dave Bester (left) MD of Groceries Unlimited, a firm aiming to reduce needless wastage.
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11 Aug Are QR codes a food labelling problem or solution?
QR codes are coming back to product labels, but not to show consumers commercials or unlock promotions. These codes serve a more practical, functional purpose ie improving transparency and expanding manufacturer-consumer communication.
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11 Aug Hampton Creek exposed in undercover project to buy up its own vegan mayo
An investigation by Bloomberg has uncovered some uncomfortable truths about what was really behind the fast-track success of much publicised US vegan food maker, Hampton Creek.
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11 Aug Karoo lamb could join the ranks of tequila, champagne and Kobe
You are what you eat – even if you’re a lamb grazing on fragrant plants in the Karoo. Stellenbosch University student Sarah Erasmus has just released scientific evidence proving that the unique taste of Karoo lamb comes from the vegetation on which the animals feed.
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11 Aug Does burnt food give you cancer? It’s complicated
Chemicals that form in cooked food have been linked to cancer – but the full picture is more complicated.
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11 Aug Fewer ingredients is the new selling point for FMCG foods
Food companies tout simplicity as consumers seek to recognise what they eat...
10 Aug SA’s great chicken rip-off
Brining both adds and takes away value, say experts. Chicken imports are the fox in the hen house...
10 Aug Countdown to fdt-Africa 2016 expo
Food and beverages are an important economic factor for Southern Africa. food & drink technology Africa, the trade fair for processing, filling, packaging and logistics, will present the industry’s latest developments on September 14 -15, 2016.
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10 Aug MSG under threat in East and West, but for very different reasons
Monosodium glutamate is one of the best, cheapest flavour enhancers available - but its fortunes continue to wane. Here are some great insights from Euromonitor International.
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04 Aug McDonald’s USA announces big ‘free-from’ changes
McDonald’s USA announces big changes to its food, its latest efforts on a journey to build a better company...
03 Aug Baobab is taking the food and beverage industry by storm
With 50 percent more antioxidants than acai, this African-Arabian superfruit is experiencing explosive growth within the US food and beverage industry.
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03 Aug New from ProCert Southern Africa – IFS certification by local auditor
Procert Southern Africa has announced it now proudly offers IFS certification by a local auditor - and with it huge savings for exporting manufacturers.
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03 Aug Bad sausage and the discovery of botulism
“A lot kills, a little cures,” wrote the father of toxicology, and botulinum toxin is the poster child for this important pharmaceutical concept. Here's a fascinating look at the history behind one of the most deadly toxins known to man, and a dreaded...
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