12 Jan Save time and money in the sterilization and pasteurization of foods
Now here's an intelligent solution to making sure your sterilization and pasteurization processes are up to scratch - the testo 191 data logger system.
10 Jan The unhealthy decline of SA marketing
Marketing is integral to enticing retailers and consumers to foodbev products. Here are some pertinent insights into the state of marketing in South Africa, penned by futurist/trends guru, Jonathan Cherry. 'The business of business is marketing" goes the old adage, but it seems to be something on the wane, as Cherry laments.
08 Jan Defining the core 100 flavours of South Africa
The Makers Landing Food Lab incubation programme at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront recently opened, a partnership with the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund to support job creation and skills development in the local food industry. It's currently home, too, to an exhibition of 100 Flavours of South Africa.
30 Dec The spooky and dangerous side of black liquorice
Black liquorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. This article was one of the top five 'most read' articles on the US edition of The Conversation in 2020.
13 Dec Sugar master plan for SA signed off
South Africa's Sugar Master Plan, delayed by Covid, has been agreed by all stakeholders in the R14-billion industry and seeks to stem a crisis caused by a flood of cheap imports and the tax on sugar-sweetened drinks that lowered demand from beverage makers.
12 Dec Pantone picks two colours of the year for 2021
Following one of the bleakest years in memory, Pantone has announced its 2021 colour of the year. And it’s not one but two colours, designed to create the sensation of a fresh sunrise over rocky terrain.
11 Dec Iconic Eskort processed meat brand gets a makeover
Shaking off the torrid times of the listeriosis crisis, this iconic 103-year-old South African meat brand has embarked on a contemporary image and marketing reboot.
30 Nov Slow-acting Tiger Brands declawed by Covid
Tiger Brands has admitted that it didn’t get its act together fast enough for the challenging consumer environment that existed way before Covid-19 hit our shores in March, with the result that it was caught on the backfoot by the pandemic. Here's some context and an interview with CEO Noel Doyle.
29 Nov TIME: The Best Foodbev Inventions of 2020
Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. Here are the foodbev laureates included in TIME's top 100 innovations.
29 Nov Tesco introduces new packaging for fresh whole chickens
Tray and film are almost universally used in retail for fresh, whole chicken packaging - but now giant UK retailer, Tesco, is about to change this in its bid to cut down on plastic.
28 Nov Unilever to acquire US vitamins business SmartyPants – and other news
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever upped its health and wellness offering through the acquisition of US-based SmartyPants Vitamins.
28 Nov Danone restructures and cuts up to 2,000 jobs after Covid-19 hit
The French multinational aims to fix its business model in post-Covid landscape as new products and bottled water sales plunge.
28 Nov These are the food trends that Whole Foods predicts will be big in 2021
As 2020 winds down, food and beverage industry observers are forecasting what trends will drive change in 2021. America's trend-setting Whole Foods Market has released its predictions of ten trends that will matter in 2021.
27 Nov Hydrosol takes giant step into plant-based ingredients
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The plant-based food trend is an over-arching movement around the world - and now Germany's Hydrosol has taken a massive step to serve this market with the launch of a new company, Planteneers – The Plant Based Pioneers.
26 Nov Food Lover’s Market: the unlisted retail star
While SPAR has so far topped its peers in the listed sector in terms of performance this troubled year, it’s an unlisted company that is showing the most growth right now.
25 Nov Looking to makes waves in the food industry: three tech start-ups to watch
Every year, C&EN (Chemical and Engineering News, the website/journal of the American Chemical Society) highlights 10 start-ups developing potentially world-changing chemistry innovations. And while 2020 has felt unlike any other year, the drive of science-based entrepreneurs to bring technologies that benefit people, the environment, and the economy to market hasn’t changed.
24 Nov Red alert! GNT Group predicts 2021’s top food and beverage colour trend
Red is set to shake up the food and beverage industry in 2021 thanks to its ability to spark powerful emotions, according to the GNT Group, supplier of EXBERRY food colourants.
19 Nov Mars swallows all of Kind Snacks
Three years after buying a minority stake in Kind Snacks – and launching Kind International – Mars has acquired the privately held bar and snacks company, a deal estimated to be worth $5-billion.
17 Nov Reading around the web this week: Nov 16, 2020
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15 Nov Foodbev groups ask White House for priority on COVID-19 vaccines
Less than a week after the vaccine news from Pfizer, the US food and beverage industry is not wasting any time asking to be on the priority list for whenever one is made available.