Move over humans, there's a new dominant species on Earth – the chicken. According to researchers from the UK and South Africa, the most prominent marker of our age will not be our great monuments or industrial pollution, but the fossilised bones of hundreds of billions of domestic chickens.
Firmenich has announced hibiscus as “Flavour of the Year” for 2019 based on the growing appeal of florals in food and drink, and the trend towards curiosity in consumption.
Unilever is acquiring The Vegetarian Butcher, a deal that fits with Unilever’s strategy to expand its portfolio into plant-based foods that are healthier and have a lower environmental impact.
Polyoak’s specialist injection-moulding division, Dairypack Tubs has added three new Gold Pack medals to its stable, awarded in recognition of its proven in in-mould labelling (IML) expert capabilities.
Is there anything baby boomers won’t accuse millennials of killing off? First it was napkins, then cereal, golf, out-of-town supermarkets, raw meat, hotels, chain restaurants and now, canned tuna.
These US awards - curated by the great food-drinks industry website, www.fooddive.com - recognise the top innovators, disruptors and comeback kids that are shaping the future of the American food industry.
As brand owners, from the giants to the smallest of startups, have found to their cost, no matter how smart your company is we are all at the mercy of trends. The power to influence them is limited. Success comes from keeping an eye on the approaching waves, and if they’re right for your brand, catching them at the right time and successfully surfing them.
From a modest genesis, Durban’s plant-based food pioneers are now a global leader in the burgeoning vegan “meat” marketplace.
Unilever Chief Executive, Paul Polman, renowned for his passion in promoting and building sustainable capitalism, is retiring at the end of 2018 and will be succeeded in January by Alan Jope, the head of the Anglo-Dutch group's beauty business.
Africa’s leading packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling exhibition will be taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 12-15 March 2019.
Food Matters Live has quickly become a go-to event, held annually in London, for those interested in disruptive innovation and ground-breaking science and thinking in the broader food-bev environment. Here are the winners of its prestigious 2018 Awards...
Fatalities in the UK from food allergies have made big headlines recently, prompting many new questions about the why and what of food allergies today. This article attempts to answer some of these...
Here's news of an inspirational Christmas marketing campaign from the UK's Kettle Chips - one that leads to the question, why hasn't this been done before?
Production will resume immediately as the company tries to get back on its feet after the devastating recall in March.
The latest research from Nielsen reveals that sales of Private Label products in South Africa now equate to R49.3bn annually and the sector commands a healthy 21.1% share of the South African retail sector, up from 20% in 2017, and ahead of branded product growth in the country.
Organic food, say organic farmers, is better for the environment and produces healthier, tastier food. Except that it isn’t, and it doesn’t. It’s a money-making racket which is rooted in esoteric mysticism, not science. Another provocative article from the inimitable Ivo Vegter, Daily Maverick opinionista.
Tiger Brands could be expected to pay anything between R100,000 and R2-million to the families of the more than 200 people who died from listeriosis in South Africa, two of the country’s top legal experts believe.
Woolworths pies are the first South African food products to be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
Leveraging the massive trend of digestive wellness, the Kellogg Co has introduced Hi! Happy Inside, a new brand geared toward consumers in search of better health.
The bar is rising for what’s considered a happy chicken, sparking the hottest trend in the US market: the pasture-raised egg.