30 May SA’s Pioneer Foods gets solar powered
Pioneer Foods has joined forces with energy solutions service provider, Energy Partners, to roll out a national solar programme to power several of its factories.
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30 May SAAFoST Cape symposium: Food myths, media hype and communicating science
The Cape Branch of SAAFoST is hosting an interesting one-day seminar in June - gathering a topnotch array of speakers on a topic that is of great relevance to all in the food industry - entitled: "Food Myths, Media Hype and Communicating Science".
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30 May Bye-bye pallets with new bulk baler bags
An innovative product on show at the Propak Africa expo in March was Polystar’s bulk baler bags, offered as a viable alternative to wooden pallets.
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30 May Famous Brands buys major SA french fry producer
In its quest for vertical integration, franchise giant, Famous Brands, has bought one of South Africa's biggest producers of french fries and other potato-based products.
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28 May Royal Society president: GM crops feed much of the world today – why not tomorrow’s generations?
Just as new agricultural techniques and equipment spurred on food production in the Middle Ages, and scientific crop breeding, fertilisers and pesticides did so for the Green Revolution of the 20th century, so we must rely on the latest technology to boost food production...
28 May US: FDA modernises nutrition facts label
The US FDA has taken a major step in making sure consumers have updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the US.
...28 May Pioneer weathers loss of Pepsi
Pioneer Foods has reported that its total interim revenue was up 6% to R10bn, despite the loss of Pepsi along with the divestments of its biscuits and Maitland Vinegar businesses.
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28 May A very influential minority: Progressive health and wellness consumers redefine food culture
A group of progressive health and wellness consumers are increasingly influential in redefining food culture, asserts US food research firm, The Hartman Group.
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28 May UK: New butter-marge substitute – avocado spread!
Avocado is very on-trend, a favourite food among wellness bloggers and a must-have ingredient in healthy recipes. Giant UK retailer, Tesco, has joined the party again...
28 May The high price of SA’s daily bread
Consumers are being encouraged to rail against soaring food prices, particularly bread, which continue to outstrip inflation by almost double.
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27 May Evaporated cane juice? Puh-leeze. Just call it sugar, FDA says
The US FDA seems intent on bringing sugar out of the shadows. Not only will American food companies have to reveal, right on the package, how much sugar they've added to food; they also will have to call it by its real name.
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27 May Tiger Brands’ new CEO on the way forward
South Africa's biggest consumer foods maker, Tiger Brands, has pledged a sweeping overhaul of its operations this week, after a botched investment in Nigeria and mounting difficulties in its home and exports markets force a re-think.
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23 May Bring home the fat! Call by top UK doctors, dietitians
It’s official and from Britain’s highest medical and dietetic levels: government-sanctioned dietary guidelines really are making you fat and sick.
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20 May New brine cap to increase chicken prices is not true
Widespread reports stating that frozen chicken portions will become more expensive in SA with the new brine cap, is untrue, according to Scott Pittman, MD of the consumer division at RCL Foods.
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11 May UK: Mars takes protein mainstream in confectionery
Mars is launching two protein bars under its Snickers and Mars brands in the UK, as it says protein consumption is now "mainstream" across the country.
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11 May Probiotic goods a ‘waste of money’ for healthy adults, research suggests
Fans of probiotic drinks and foods may be wasting their money, according to a review of current research into the supplements that suggests they may be of no benefit to healthy adults.
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10 May SA’s 2016 dairy champion!
For the second time in four years, Dalewood Fromage's signature cheese, the 12-month matured, uniquely South African Huguenot, has done it again, and was recently crowned South Africa's Dairy Product of the Year for 2016.
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10 May Why aren’t more people vegetarian?
“I’m vegetarian.” “I’m vegan.” These statements typically will be met with a range of reactions, varying from bafflement to praise. But what makes people adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet? How are vegetarians and vegans viewed by the rest of society? And why don’t...
10 May Why you can’t lose weight on a diet
The problem isn’t willpower. It’s neuroscience. You can’t — and shouldn’t — fight back.
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10 May Super growth for ‘super’ foods
Superfoods are frequently marketed as the answer to our health woes and now new research from Mintel highlights the popularity of these nutrient packed foods, showing NPD has shot up 202% globally over the past five years.
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