27 Feb Mintel: two key 2020 packaging trends
Mintel, expert in what consumers want and why, believes there are two key 2020 packaging trends set to transform the global packaging landscape in the year/s ahead.
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25 Feb Burger King bravely celebrates mouldy burger in new ad campaign
Burger King has elicited massive publicity - and visceral but impactful reactions - to another controversial ad launch, the 'Moldy Whopper' campaign.
24 Feb Nestlé’s new cat food a boon for allergic owners
Nestlé Purina has developed the first and only cat food that reduces the allergens in cat hair and dander.
20 Feb Creating the first lab-grown human breastmilk?
US startup BIOMILQ has just announced it "may have created" lab-grown human breastmilk directly from isolated human mammary cells. This may spell the beginning of the end for infant formula, and a new beginning for much other lactation research.
20 Feb Goodbye to Lay’s Salt & Vinegar chips in SA
PepsiCo/Simba has culled its Lay's Salt & Vinegar chips due to tepid sales, a decision that's caused a stir among South African lovers of this establishment flavour.
20 Feb Unilever to change policy on marketing products to children
Unilever has announced that it will stop the marketing and advertising of its products to children under the age of 12.
20 Feb Baby food pouches: gateway to bad habits?
Pouches of puréed baby food can seem like a godsend to busy parents, but some experts say that babies and toddlers who use them too much can miss out on the developmental skills that will contribute to healthy eating habits.
12 Feb Supermarkets under future threat from food delivery disruptors
Food delivery apps have are chiselling away at the restaurant industry's market share, and upping levels of competition. The impact for supermarkets is less direct but no less a threat, as SA futurist, Jonathan Cherry, comments...
12 Feb Parmalat SA becomes Lactalis South Africa
Lactalis South Africa is the new name for Parmalat SA as of 1 February 2020. This is a name change only, and it will not impact the company’s existing products, brands or business operations.
12 Feb SA competition watchdog approves Pioneer/PepsiCo merger
The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal give the green light to a R24bn deal that will see PepsiCo take over Pioneer Foods.
09 Feb SA plastics pact to tackle plastic waste and pollution
Research shows that eight million tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean every year... and while the statistics are overwhelming, initiatives like the newly launched and potentially game-changing South African Plastics Pact aim to tackle the problem head on by keeping plastics in the economy and out of the environment.
09 Feb A new tomato ideal for urban gardens and even outer space
Farmers could soon be growing bunches of tomatoes in storage units, on the roof of a skyscraper, or even in space. That’s if a clutch of new gene-edited crops prove as fruitful as the first batch.
09 Feb Symrise presents a decade of top foodbev-flavour trends
In celebration for the new decade, Symrise has compiled a list of the top 20 food trends that morphed the food and beverage industry over the past ten years.
09 Feb Breakfast: history brief and why we should skip it
Breakfast is not “the most important meal of the day”. It never has been. That old saying came from Kellogg’s cereal in 1917 as part of a marketing campaign to sell Corn Flakes. With its success, other food companies followed suit and here we are today.
03 Feb Tiger Brands’ CEO retires, CFO takes helm
After a troubled tenure of only four years, the CEO of Tiger Brands, Lawrence Mac Dougall, retired on January 31, having reached the company’s mandatory retirement age of 63.
28 Jan Life after listeriosis: Fighting for justice
The 2017/2018 listeriosis outbreak that killed over 200 people and caused severe illness in many more may have passed out of the public eye, but for the people infected and affected the pain still lingers and justice remains elusive.
28 Jan 2020 colour trends with Sensient
Discover how consumer and industry trends will shape food colour choices and preferences in 2020, with this superb infographic from Sensient...
28 Jan Coeliac disease linked to bacteria exposure
Exposure to bacteria that mimics gluten can confuse the immune system and trigger coeliac disease, Melbourne scientists have shown for the first time.
28 Jan Op-Ed: Ferrero feels the heat
Spread the happy. If Nutella took its slogan to heart it could circle the globe and back again. The nut-and-chocolate gunge is adored by children and has its own world celebration day. In France, a 2018 supermarket promotion sparked a riot. Nutella has overtaken Marmite as Britain’s favourite spread, and divides opinion as sharply.
27 Jan The 3 Horsemen of the (Food) Apocalypse are here – how industry can respond
A food industry ‘Davos’ is needed to tackle its role in global warming and other woes, argues this senior ex food company executive. [Compelling reading. Ed]
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