South Africa's ubiquitously consumed mealie/maize meal porridge/pap/putu has officially entered the ready-to-eat food market in the innovative form of Papstix, pre-packaged rolls filled with a tasty relish centre.
Givaudan, the No 1 global flavour house, has announced that it is changing the name and positioning of its flavour division to reflect its expanded product offering.
RCL Foods has reported a big drop in full-year earnings with hefty impairments due to local economic woes and the impact of Covid-19.
Spain’s Iberchem Group is expanding its presence on the South African market with the creation of Iberchem South Africa, taking full ownership of Versachem after buying a majority 70% share of the Pretoria-based food flavour-colours business just over two years ago.
The COVID 19 pandemic and lockdowns are forcing many foodbev businesses to newly explore digitalisation in an attempt to continue with business and make it future-proof, But for true digital transformation – where do you start?
The 10 most expensive alcohols in the world Here’s a look at some of the planet’s most expensive tipples, designed for the fabulously wealthy. Anyone working in the beverage industry knows all about markups – and the fine art of finding that balance between offering a...
The surging consumer interest in vegan and vegetarian products presents many challenges for the food industry, especially in manufacturing practices. Here are some excellent guidelines and advice from FACTS SA, the Food, Allergy Consulting & Testing Services consultancy in Stellenbosch.
Tiger Brands is quitting the processed meat sector, agreeing to dispose of its value-added meat products businesses and inventories for R428m to two parties.
The crippling alcohol ban – Inverroche’s founder speaks For those caught in the eye of the alcohol ban storm, what we know for sure is that there may be no local economy left to support or buy from in the near future. Here’s a great opinion piece...
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SA’s bread industry is celebrating official Dept of Health approval for the use of sorbic acid as a preservative. This is indeed big and welcome news for the sector.
Join a panel of experts from AB InBev as they unpack innovative business strategies to adapt to Covid-19 changes.
Navigating the South African food labelling regulations and requirements can be tricky, to put it mildly. Here's a super-useful infographic to guide you through the maze.
In this opinion piece, South African food science consultant, Nigel Sunley, marvels at SA's resilient food supply chain and ponders, in the wake of Covid-19, how much consumer behaviour has been at odds with popular sentiment on what constitutes 'healthy' or 'good' food.
Plant-based food will "completely replace" animal products within 15 years, - so goes the ambitious forecast from the founder and CEO of US meat-alternatives group, Impossible Foods.
Polyoak Packaging, a major packaging supplier to the foodbev sectors, reports on its 'new normal' and other extraordinary activities in the Covid-19 era.
Eskimo Pie ice cream bars will join a line of products being consigned to the scrap heap of history for their racially-insensitive names.
A team of experts discuss everything around this topic, hosted and presented recently by the Food Focus team.
HULETTS SUGAR has introduced a refreshed and modernised look for its white and brown sugar packs (250g to 12.5kg) to create greater on-shelf appeal for this legacy brand.
Hosted by SAAFoST on June 17, 2020, this presentation by a leading food industry attorney, Janusz Luterek, covered cannabidiol (CBD) and the law around it.