26 Jan Turning your latte into art
It's kinda nice when baristas draw little things like hearts or leaves in the foam on your cappuccino. There's a chance, however, that those designs may be going the way of cave paintings.
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26 Jan Three ways the food industry can thrive in the fourth industrial revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - a new era that builds and extends the impact of digitization in new and unanticipated ways - is in its infancy, yet it is already disrupting the historically stable food and beverage business.
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26 Jan The insanely complicated logistics of cage-free eggs for all
The trend to cage-free eggs has gained huge momentum in many world markets. But just what this massive supply chain overhaul will take - meeting today’s huge demand for eggs with yesterday’s techniques - is staggering. It actually took farmers a really long...
25 Jan UK: Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories
Unilever, the parent company of ice cream brand Ola, announced this week that it was shrinking its products as part of a healthier lifestyle initiative. From April, all adult single-serve ice creams will contain no more than 250 calories.
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25 Jan Now Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins head to SA
More donut-ice cream heaven is going to hit SA shores...
25 Jan UK: PepsiCo launches Walkers ‘sharing’ crisps
PepsiCo has unveiled a new packaging format for its potato chips – a bag that transforms into a bowl for sharing.
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24 Jan The new tobacco: big take-out for sugary food-bev brands
Sugar is starting to be perceived in much the same way as smoking when it comes to health. This will have an impact on food and beverage brands with a high sugar content, reports the Financial Mail.
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24 Jan Best-selling diet book says no to carbs and calorie-counting, yes to healthy fats
In the mid-1990s, when the low-fat diet was king, a young American obesity researcher began to have his doubts. He's now authored a best-selling diet book promoting LCHF eating, and it's a story that's generating plenty of global headlines.
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24 Jan Snack trend: Think thin
Thinning is winning in the US snack aisle, as food companies introduce thinner, crispier cookies and crackers. “Less is more” is the essence of the “thin” trend – less thickness means more pieces the consumer can eat for less or the same amount of...
24 Jan Lindt & Sprüngli: Global confectionery’s feel-good story
For confectionery manufacturers, Lindt is currently something of a shining city on a hill. It continues to make what the majority of its competitors have found very difficult to achieve...
21 Jan Time for xylitol warnings on products as pets get poisoned?
Most people have no idea that a xylitol, a sugar alcohol sweetener in sugarless chewing gum and now dearly beloved by the growing population of low carb/Banting fans, could kill their precious pooches if they happen to ingest it.
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21 Jan Technology: The core ingredient in ‘natural’ foods
Meeting the demands of an ever-changing marketplace, such as 'natural' and 'clean label', is a challenge for food processers, and often technically/financially infeasible for many plants and their personnel. But, ironically, it is technology that opens the way to meeting these current NPD heights.
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21 Jan Old Mutual buys big stake in In2Food
Old Mutual's private equity unit has bought a stake in In2Food, a South African group that makes ready-made meals and snacks, and fruit juices, as it bets on an increasing appetite for convenience products among SA's growing middle class.
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18 Jan Algae rise to the top in new culinary formats
The next superfood is more often seen in ponds than on plates, but this is changing fast. While headlines herald seaweed as the next superfood, few have yet realised the game-changing potential of algae.
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13 Jan Canary seed: no longer just for the birds
A grain that was cultivated exclusively for feeding birds may soon find its way as a healthy and tasty ingredient in bread, cookies and pasta for consumers.
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13 Jan New US dietary guidelines finally released: a nix for sugar, a pass for red meat, a win for eggs
On Jan 7, the Obama administration released its much-anticipated 2015 update to the Dietary Guidelines. Revised every five years, they are based on evolving nutrition science and serve as the government's official advice on what to eat. One concrete change: Americans are being told...
13 Jan Whole Foods Market experts forecast top 10 food trends for 2016
America's Whole Foods Market is one of the nation's trendiest retailers. Here's what its product experts have pinpointed as the 10 top food trends to watch in 2016. From “old-world” ingredients to emerging flavours and sourcing trends, ttheir forecast covers a lot of ground.
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12 Jan Analogue beef 2015: engineering a ‘real’ vegan steak
In the US, a small contingent of venture-funded startups are trying to capitalise on the move away from meat. In the Netherlands, however, the pressure to go meatless, or at least less meat, is felt even more intensely. A Dutch startup called the Vegetarian Butcher...
12 Jan Mintel’s six key packaging trends for 2016
Looking to 2016, Mintel has announced six key trends set to impact global packaging markets over the next year, including implications for both consumers and brands. Here's a synopsis, but you can download the whole report for FREE!
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12 Jan Tiger Brands expects new CEO appointment in March
SA's biggest food firm, Tiger Brands, says it has made "good progress" in its search for a new CEO after former head Peter Matlare gave notice late last year amid fallout from the group’s failed multibillion-rand Nigerian investment.
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