When South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation on July 12 amid violence and destruction of property in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, he warned of several risks if the situation was not resolved swiftly. One of them was food security.
Consumers rely on claims or marketing terms presented on labels for guidance when purchasing food products. What are the regulations relating to the use of the term ‘organic’ on foodstuffs in South Africa?
GNT has launched two EXBERRY Coloring Foods made from turmeric and spirulina, opening up new opportunities for clean-label greens.
XPRIZE has announced the 28 semifinalist teams moving forward in "XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion" competition, one of which is a South African enterprise.
Have you ever stared at a cauliflower before preparing it and got lost in its stunningly beautiful pattern? Probably not, but it’s worth a try. What you’ll find is that what at first sight looks like an amorphous blob has a striking regularity.
The plant-based meat alternatives industry is projected to see massive growth over the next few years. But there is still a lot we don’t know about these food products – including whether they’re as healthy as some may think.
Ever quick to reactionary satire, Nando's again had social media aflame with its jibe at former president Jacob Zuma being sentenced to 15 months behind bars, with no appeal.
As one of the most common food additives, carrageenans have been used in human diets for hundreds of years. While classified as GRAS, numerous studies since the 1980s have suggested that they may have adverse effects on gastrointestinal health. Gain more insights here...
McKinsey's new survey shows that a rise in consumer interest and purchasing power presents opportunities across wellness markets, especially as consumer spending rebounds.
Cheap, useful and ubiquitous, and notorious for deforestation and atrocious labour conditions. The story of palm oil now asks: boycott or reform?
There are various ways for small business to get their goods on to the shelves of the largest retailers in the country, through supplier development and enterprise development programmes with slightly different approaches and objectives – but an open-door policy for entrepreneurs in common.
Seraphina Therapeutics of San Diego has achieved Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its FA15 ingredient - pentadecanoic acid, also referred to as C15:0, as an active dietary saturated fat demonstrating evidence of broad health benefits.
In an interesting development in the race to limit plastic packaging, SA/global group Mondi has unveiled new, lightweight Advantage StretchWrap paper, a paper solution for end-of-line pallet wrapping.
Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think a changed world is ready for their biodegradable polymers, but others have doubts.
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.