Chobani is disrupting the US yogurt space, again, with a major US launch that eliminates the sugar in milk. The strained/Greek yogurt expert has developed what it considers an “industry first” and potentially game-changing innovation with novel sugar reformulation at its core.
Using precision fermentation, Israeli startup Imagindairy is ready to unveil its fast-to-market, highly functional animal-free dairy proteins.
Developed by some clever local and Italian food scientists – here’s news of Yangumasi, a brilliant solution to several African food issues: the easy preservation of milk, reduction of food waste and adding cost savings and convenience to a highly nutritious and affordable food/drink.
Bruce Henderson, who has served as CEO of Rhodes Food Group for 22 years, is to retire in September this year and will be succeeded by Pieter Hanekom, the company recently announced.
Dairy food and beverage company Clover is moving its cheese factory from Lichtenburg in the North West to Queensburgh in Durban, KZN because of poor service delivery.
In its 2021 Flavor Forecast, global flavours company, McCormick, has identified four pandemic-influenced flavour spheres ranging from nutritious to indulgent that it believes will grow in awareness and popularity in the year to come.
Push & Dose is a new and savvy dosing innovation for the SA consumer market. Developed by Reitech, it offers optimal sprinkling of powdery and granulated products.
There is more than one way to swallow a pill - and now European ingredients company, Rousselot, has come up with a way to make it even more palatable and efficacious.
The packaging industry's collective mind was blown back in 2012 when researchers at MIT demonstrated a new coating that let ketchup slide right out of a bottle with ease. Nine years later, the technology, known as LiquiGlide, has finally found a mainstream consumer launch.
Are there certain sounds that really drive you crazy, like someone chewing or swallowing? Beyond mere frustration or annoyance, sounds that trigger uncontrollable feelings of anger and disgust? If so then you quite possibly suffer from a disorder known as misophonia.
Unilever - under its Knorr brand - has released findings from its 2021 study on ‘Understanding the eating habits of the SA population’ compiled by market measurement firm, NielsenIQ, during the annual Plate of the Nation virtual roundtable event 2021.
Among the plethora of labelling issues and regulations that appear to be unclear, date marking is one that comes to the fore in many countries, including South Africa.
Tiger Brands, SA's largest food player, is launching a venture capital fund to invest in food and beverage startups. CEO Noel Doyle made the announcement when the group presented its interim results on Thursday 20 May.
Scientists from Cornell University have discovered five previously unknown species of listeria, a pathogenic bacteria known to cause food poisoning and in some cases lead to death.
The Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, is the fifth food brand to recently announce plans to go public, after six others made debuts on the public markets in the past 12 months – more food activity in the markets than the entire decade before it!
In four years, blueberry production in SA grew sixfold and jobs in the sector grew eightfold. Its industry body, BerriesZA, aims to triple exports - but it needs access to the lucrative Chinese market.
The continuation of live animal exports is being challenged here and throughout the world, with the recognition that its commercial value is blighted by gross animal welfare and human rights violations.
Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, has launched Stabiliser University, a new online modular course designed to help formulators and food scientists solve even the toughest stabiliser formulation challenges.
Tim Noakes needs no introduction... listen to him on this podcast talking his new book, some modifications to his LCHF theory and the impact of Covid-19 on diabetics and the obese.
US President Joe Biden has signed legislation declaring sesame a major food allergen, meaning all products that use sesame seeds or derivatives will have to be explicitly labelled after Jan 1, 2023.