29 Nov The era of the mindful consumer
The Waitrose & Partners Food & Drink Report 2018-19 shows how mindfulness of well-being and environment are having a huge influence on the way we shop and eat today.
29 Nov Karan Beef sells majority stake for over R5bn
The Public Investment Corporation and Pelo Agricultural Ventures have acquired a 90% shareholding in Karan Beef for R5.2bn. Karan operates the largest cattle feedlot in the world.
28 Nov After listeriosis Eskort plays it super-safe with HPP
The listeriosis saga has shaken the SA food industry in many ways - and one interesting reaction that's recently come to light is the move by Eskort to process its vienna and frankfurter sausages with High Pressure Pasteurisation (HPP).
28 Nov SA’s packaging Oscars 2018!
Every two years, SA's Institute of Packaging (IPSA) hosts the country's packaging Oscars, an event promoting and encouraging world-class excellence in packaging design and technology in this country. The 2018 Gold Pack Awards Banquet was held recently in Jo'burg, and here is news of the food-related winners...
28 Nov Has Tiger Brands learnt anything after a truly terrible year?
Lawrence MacDougall lives a charmed life if you consider what the CEO of Tiger Brands has survived this year, and seemingly will continue to survive. A BusinessLive opinion piece asks some pertinent and hard questions of SA's biggest food group...
27 Nov Saucy innovation from Lancewood
Lancewood, the George-based dairy business in the Libstar Group, has come up with another interesting line extension - fresh, cream-based savoury sauces.
27 Nov The technology of food and drink in focus at fdt Africa 2019
food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) will return to Johannesburg next year, bringing with it an extended expo focus and thus much more value to exhibitors and visitors...
21 Nov Rhodes Food in deal for RCL’s protein-snacking business
South Africa's Rhodes Food Group is planning to purchase an unnamed protein-snacking business from local peer, RCL Foods.
20 Nov Meet the plant-based protein poised to help ‘sustainabilise’ the food industry
Along with a wave of plant-based meat innovations from startups such as Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Right Treat, which are giving the meat industry a run for its resource-intensive money, a new plant protein solution could further revolutionise the food industry.
20 Nov Mintel announces three global food and drink trends for 2019
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has announced three forward-looking trends which will lead the momentum of global food and drink innovation in 2019 and beyond. And you can download a FREE comprehensive report!
20 Nov US food regulators smooth path to market for cell-based meat
Two US food regulators agreed to share oversight of meat grown from animal cells, moving the emerging technology closer to consumers’ dinner plates.
19 Nov Provenance powers success at premium prices
Provenance, authenticity and artisanal processes are transforming mainstream food-bev categories. The idea of “provenance” – having a back-story anchored in heritage and trust and perhaps made in a traditional, artisanal way – is now entering the strategies of largest companies, according to 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health 2019, the annual trend report from New Nutrition Business.
19 Nov The case against carbohydrates gets stronger
Not all calories are alike. Here's the first big study - out of Harvard - with hard evidence to explain why....
19 Nov Infant botulism and dangers of honey pacifiers
An outbreak of botulism in infants in the US state of Texas has put the issue of honey as a possible contaminant in the spotlight...
18 Nov Whole Foods’ Top 10 Food Trends for 2019
Phil Lempert, known as 'The SupermarketGuru', is one of America’s leading food and consumer trend-watchers and analysts. Here's his report on what trend-setting US retailer, Whole Foods - now owned by Amazon - predicts for the F&B development in 2019.
17 Nov Beyond Burger arrives in SA
Jo'burg's Infinite Foods has introduced one of Silicon Valley's much publicised meat alternatives, the Beyond Burger, the flagship product of Beyond Meat, one of the rapidly growing companies taking a new approach to animal protein alternatives.
14 Nov Uncovering the value in Clover
On October 19 Clover Industries announced that it was in talks with an unnamed company that is looking to acquire all of its shares and delist it from the JSE. In the four weeks since then, the company’s share price has climbed from R14 to its current levels of around R18.
13 Nov Catering to ‘The Adventurous Consumer’ is key for 2019: Innova Market Insights
Targeting increasingly adventurous consumers, set on new discoveries and experiences, will be key to developments in the food and beverage industry in 2019, asserts Innova in its latest report on trends for 2019.
13 Nov Nutriseed introduces new single 30g sachets
Healthy snack food company, Nutriseed, has launched its NuSeed range of seeds/fruit snacks in single-portion packs, perfect for on-the-go, low carb snacking.
09 Nov Salmonellosis outbreak in Durban: imported eggs suspected
Salmonella bacteria, most likely from contaminated eggs, has put at least 30 people in the greater Durban area in hospital, and sickened many more.