06 Sep Top 10 ‘New & Rising’ foodbev trends for 2023/24
UK consultancy, thefoodpeople, is a great resource for foodbev trends - here is an infographic on its Top 10 'New & Rising' Food & Beverage trends for 2023/24....
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06 Sep Can Silicon Valley save these chicks?
Millions of male chicks are killed, needlessly, every year. The tech sector is ready to act, but is the egg sector ready to change?
06 Sep Nestlé again rated world’s most valuable food brand
Nestlé is again named world’s most valuable food brand, with a value $22.4-billion....
06 Sep SA food producers hit by rolling blackouts and surging operating costs
Monday (4 Sept) was ‘food day’ on the JSE as the three producers, RCL, AVI and Sea Harvest, released results that could have been so much better if they weren’t forced to hike prices to offset the cost of keeping the lights on.
05 Sep The return of Propak Cape!
Six years since the last edition of Propak Cape was held in the Western Cape - with the 20th anniversary show cancelled due to Covid in 2020 - the popular expo returns this October.
05 Sep Microgreens: the health-giving shoots explained
Recent interest in more diverse ways of getting flavour and nutrition into the vegetable components of our diets has increased the focus on the potential these crops have to offer.
04 Sep Woodlands Dairy’s first to SA market with Tetra Fino aseptic packet
Surely one of SA's top dairy innovators, Woodlands Dairy has come up with a kid-friendly new treat, an on-the-go flavoured custard snack aseptically packed in the Tetra Fino format.
04 Sep No, the sniff test is not reliable for food safety – here’s why
I should know better, but I admit that I do it, too. Pulling some sliced chicken out of the fridge, as I set out to make up some sandwiches, I notice the chicken is within its use-by date, but I’m still suspicious. Wondering if it's still usable, I give it a good sniff, hoping for some evidence that it is still good or has gone off.
16 Aug Adding new value to old produce
Agribusiness giant, Fresh Del Monte, has seen profits soar with a growing appetite for its premium-priced pineapple innovations.
15 Aug Could long-term obesity drug use hurt the food industry?
Now here's some forward thinking about the complex ramifications for the food industry from the popular and promising new drug regimes for treating obestiy....
15 Aug How the new generation of weight-loss drugs work
They were intended to treat diabetes. Their other benefits were discovered by accident....
15 Aug Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable
New colloidal technique could give a juicy sensation without adding fat....
15 Aug The industrialisation of the Haber-Bosch process
Nitrogen fertiliser fuels climate change, pollutes drinking water — and feeds nearly half the planet.... Here is some fascinating history and questions about an integral part of our food system....
14 Aug SA’s traditional trade sector soars, with 23.6% growth
Here's an interesting consumer shopping trend unveiling in SA - and one that many foodbev brand owners will be watching and leveraging....
10 Aug Tiger Brands goes after spaza market
Consumer goods giant plans to increase marketing and supply of its products at spaza stores to drive demand in cash-flush informal economy...
31 Jul Connecting to the key trends: More is more!
Focusing on one benefit is no longer enough to drive growth. Brands need to connect to more than one consumer need...
31 Jul Food companies join South Africa’s leading corporations in pledge to resuscitate battered economy
Leading food companies have joined dozens of other leading corporations in an unprecedented show of solidarity to the country and commitment to building its battered economy.
31 Jul Where to now with R3337?
So the deadline of July 21 for comment on the infamous R3337 has passed and, having spent a great deal of time in the last few months providing assistance to companies and organisations that will be affected by the new proposals on labelling and advertising, labelling expert Nigel Sunley takes stock and speculates on what will happen next.
31 Jul Vegetarian and vegan labels on food: How wise?
These labels do more harm than good, new research confirms...
29 Jul McDonald’s burger improvements come to South Africa
McDonald’s burger improvements have been making their way around the globe and have been implemented in SA, bringing a juicier, hotter, taste to South African customers.
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