South Africa's two new challengers for the lucrative pizza market – Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut – had better hold on to their mozzarella, because established operators will not take the competition lying down, reports MoneyWeb.co.za.
...10 October 2014 We hunt down the latest food-drinks news and trends so you don't have to! SmartStuff: "Knowing what...
Genetically modified organisms are ancient, technologically speaking, and have been around since 1996. A new technology is on the scene, adding a twist to the already complicated conversation about GMOs in food: synthetic biology.
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Few things are currently being debated as much as "carbs vs fat". This article analyzes and synopsizes the data from 23 peer-reviewed, published studies comparing low-carb and low-fat diets. What comes out best?
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Ingenious and brave chefs - Britain's Heston Blumenthal and Spain's Ferran Adrià, for example - tend to set the tempo of foodie trends, many of which then filter down into the broader food industry. This article looks at how playful new cooking based on traditional...
Glass manufacturer Nampak Glass has increased its manufacturing capacity by 56% through the addition of a new R1.2-billion furnace and the third at its Germiston-based factory.
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Thai food is tremendously popular around the globe, and it won a pile of extra media coverage recently with an innovative idea: a taste-tester robot, or electronic tongue, that’s programmed to distinguish authentic Thai dishes from bad wanna-be’s.
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Irish-based global ingredient group, Glanbia, has established a local affiliate in South Africa, based in Gauteng, and aims to offer its nutritional and functional ingredients, as well as its specialist services in customised premixes, to the local market.
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The safety of genetically modified (GM), or genetically engineered (GE), crops remains a controversial social, political and global topic. Seeking to provide some resolve to the debate, a newly published article — the most comprehensive to date — in the peer-reviewed Journal of Animal...
"Dairy, more than any other category, is perfectly positioned to profit from the most important consumer trends shaping the food industry," says Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business, whose new report Key Trends in the Business of Dairy Nutrition outlines the 14 trends driving...
Sea Harvest has added three new items to its broad inventory, namely Fine Dine Yellowfin Tuna Steaks, Oven Crisp Fillets – Southern Style, and Fish Nuggets.
...2 October 2014 We hunt down the latest food-drinks news and trends so you don't have to! SmartStuff: "Study the unusually...
Rhodes Food Group (RFG) joined the main board of the JSE this morning - and is now in the illustrious company of the likes of Tiger Brands, AVI and Pioneer Foods. By all reports, RFG's prospects have excited the market.
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In the race to attract consumers, major American food companies are tweaking their playbooks to go after a once-ignored group: men.
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Food date marking—best before's and sell-by dates—are currently a topic of major controversy in light of statistics which have uncovered the enormous amount of global food waste. Americans for instance, are reported to throw nearly half their food in the garbage. Most people take these...
While sitting is now dubbed the 'new smoking', walking has now been described as the 'superfood of fitness'. Several American fitness experts concur that daily movement wins of over workouts and an active lifestyle is better than weekends of warrior games. And walking is a...
The immense wealth of skill and expertise that lies behind many food processing techniques is rarely acknowledged. Johannes Baensch, Nestlé Global Head of R&, describes how many industrial processes are modelled on traditional or artisan methods, and are often a delicate balance of science and art.
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The latest Dairy Index from Tetra Pak has found that total global demand for milk is set to overtake the available supply for the first time over the next decade. Milk supply is expected to lag demand by 2017 predominantly due to growth from Asia...
Oxford professor, Charles Spence's research into what affects flavour, from who we eat with to background noise, has influenced food-industry giants and top chefs alike. Now his new book brings food science to the home cook, too
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Pick n Pay has announced a major new commitment to accelerate progress on the welfare of pigs in South Africa, promising that its fresh pork will be 'gestation-stall free' from December 31, 2015.
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