Arnold Prinsloo, CEO of Eskort and chairman of the Category Rebuild Committee of the South African Meat Processors Association (SAMPA), reflects on the industry’s challenges, and highlights some of the positive actions taken and safety measures implemented in the wake of the listeria crisis that threatened to overwhelm the industry.
Tiger Brands and Stellenbosch University have partnered to launch the Centre for Food Safety, a one-of-a-kind applied food science research consortium.
Tiger Brands in partnership with Stellenbosch University has launched the first Centre for Food Safety in the country.
The big four banks and big two cellphone companies all rank among the most valuable brands in South Africa – but it is food that South Africans really trust.
Checkers has announced it is making healthier alternatives to everyday products more accessible and affordable with the launch of Simple Truth, its new private label wellness range.
Government has proposed that white bread flour, cake flour and sanitary pads should be included in the basket of zero-rated VAT items from April 1, 2019.
I have been in the food industry for a long time but I have to say that 2018 has been unprecedented when it comes to all the scares and shock waves we have experienced, writes Wouter Conradie, MD of Africa operations at NSF.
These days, everyone is talking about the future of food, and with good reason. With population growth, climate change and technological innovations, the landscape today isn’t the same as it was yesterday and it won’t be the same tomorrow.
Listeriosis levels have declined in South African ready-to-eat meat, after the recent major listeriosis outbreak in the country, but the bacteria is still present in samples obtained from rural areas and the informal sector.
FOODStuff SA has been reporting on the start up and success of AgriProtein - two brothers turning fly larvae into food in South Africa - since 2012. Latest news is that this fascinating company continues to attract big investment and is now valued at around R3bn! CNN recently did this story....
From start up three years ago, South Africa’s most popular meal-kit delivery service, UCook, is enjoying mouth-watering growth and estimates it will hit some R80m in turnover this year.
Interest in vegan food has been booming across the rich world. Celebrity claims of veganism are everywhere: Bill Clinton and Al Gore, Serena and Venus Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Mike Tyson, Beyoncé, take your pick....The Economist takes a look at this burgeoning trend.
Researchers at Meiji University in Japan are working on technology they call “unlimited electric gum”, able to electrically simulate flavour sensations when a person chews a stick of specially created “gum.
How extraordinary! Ikea, the iconic global decor/furniture retailer [Wish we had it in SA! Ed] is also one of the top ten food companies in the world. Here's news of its latest food innovation success...
Unilever has launched a new probiotic ice cream brand in the US called Culture Republick, which the company claims is the first premium ice cream containing probiotics.
Humans may likely be eating cotton in the not too distant future — not just wearing it — as a new edible variety is reaching the commercialisation stage.
Shares in South Africa’s Clover Industries raced to their highest in almost two months on Friday 19 October after the dairy company said it is in talks with an unnamed firm that intends to acquire all its shares.
Former Famous Brands Group CEO Kevin Hedderwick and Antony Ball (above), the co-founder and ex-CEO of private equity company, Brait, have joined the board of Real Foods, a private company focused on natural food that owns brands such as Kauai.
As part of its financial results for the six months ending 26 August 2018, Pick n Pay announced that it remains committed to cutting down on food wastage.
After 'rigorous assessments' the factory has been given the all-clear to resume production after it was closed during the listeriosis crisis.