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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.
Push & Dose is a new and savvy dosing innovation for the SA consumer market. Developed by Reitech, it offers optimal sprinkling of powdery and granulated products.
There is more than one way to swallow a pill - and now European ingredients company, Rousselot, has come up with a way to make it even more palatable and efficacious.
The packaging industry's collective mind was blown back in 2012 when researchers at MIT demonstrated a new coating that let ketchup slide right out of a bottle with ease. Nine years later, the technology, known as LiquiGlide, has finally found a mainstream consumer launch.
Are there certain sounds that really drive you crazy, like someone chewing or swallowing? Beyond mere frustration or annoyance, sounds that trigger uncontrollable feelings of anger and disgust? If so then you quite possibly suffer from a disorder known as misophonia.
Unilever - under its Knorr brand - has released findings from its 2021 study on ‘Understanding the eating habits of the SA population’ compiled by market measurement firm, NielsenIQ, during the annual Plate of the Nation virtual roundtable event 2021.