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The cereal category is in decline but Americans still buy $10-billion of it annually, and it has thrived over the decades, at least in part, because of Its convenience. What's easier to eat than cereal? Fill a bowl, pour in some milk/juice and enjoy. Now...
Campbell Soup Co turned up the heat – at least a little – in January when it announced it would support federal legislation to establish a single, mandatory labelling standard for foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This article argues that, while a surprise...
Among the sins that the government taxes, South Africans can now include sugar along with the likes of alcohol and tobacco.
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There are food-bev companies where the directors and shareholders still believe that their business teams must look for new “high volume opportunities”. Believe no more, asserts UK trends thinktank on food and health, New Nutrition Business.
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Mars has issued a massive voluntary and precautionary recall of chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.
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In recent years breakfast cereals seem to have lost their snap, crackle and pop. Many contain things that anxious consumers shun, from carbohydrates and gluten to artificial flavours and genetically modified (GM) grain. Add to this a rising disdain for big brands and adoration of...
The majority of South Africans feel their financial situation has either deteriorated or stayed the same over the past year, and that it is unlikely to improve over the next year, a survey by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) shows.
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The global gluten-free packaged food market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 6% between 2015 and 2019, according to a report from Technavio. A factor driving continued momentum in the category is a perception among consumers that gluten-free foods...
A tiny cabbage-like flower sprout is being tipped as the next big produce hybrid to make its mark on the UK food lover’s consciousness.
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The "body and blood of Christ" is reportedly now being served in a "convenient" plastic-wrapped cup in a move that takes the phrase "mass production" quite literally.
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Pioneer Foods, the JSE's second-largest food producer with a market capitalisation of more than R31bn, said it has had no choice but to pass on the burden from soaring grain prices, rand weakness, and high wheat import tariffs to the already pressured South African consumer.
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In the middle of the last century, popular nutrition author Adelle Davis advised people to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Her advice stuck. Recent examination of the merits of adults eating breakfast has raised the question...
Dubbed “nowners” (the decreased desire to own things or buy them through traditional channels) and “digital natives”, the millennial generation are a diverse and confusing, but vitally important, consumer group to understand.
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Hellmann's has figured out that if you can't beat them, you might as well join them. After suing a vegan mayo maker for false advertising, Hellmann's parent company, Unilever USA, is launching its own eggless spread.
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Fast Company, the trend-setting/following magazine and website has published its annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. As usual, there are several food players among them.
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The fear of fat is a thing of the past. In the coming years demand for fat will soar worldwide, and that for carbohydrates will fall. The entire world will start eating higher fat, lower carb diets (on average). These are the predictions of a ...
Favourite foods could be made healthier thanks to a new technique developed by the University of Leicester which has identified harmful bacterial molecules in certain processed foods such as burgers and ready meals.
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The perception that South Africa’s Traditional Trade (TT) or spaza sector is shrinking in the face of increasing pressure from modern retail outlets could not be further from the truth asserts a new report by Nielsen.
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Sugar cravings can never be satisfied by artifical sweetener, as it is the calorie high, not the sweetness which keeps people coming back for more, scientists at Yale University have found.
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More than ever consumers are identifying themselves as foodies with an on-the-go lifestyle that translates to food choices that are more experiential, convenient and impulse-driven. In the January issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), contributing editor, Elizabeth Sloan,...