The government has decided to work towards the establishment of a food safety agency, in the wake of the outbreak of the fatal listerioris that has killed more than 200 people.
Diabetes is reversible. That's the exciting conclusion of a study concluded at Indiana University Health. Its author explains...
Woolworths plans to phase out non-recyclable plastic packaging for its own products — as well as plastic shopping bags, straws and earbuds — by 2022.
A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say.
Africa’s premier food and beverage event is forecast to welcome more than 12,000 people to Johannesburg at the end of June as part of Africa Hospitality Week 2018.
California judges recently ruled that coffee must henceforth come with health warnings. This is definitely a landmark – but not quite in the way its proponents imagine. Rather, it underlines how food safety issues are at heart political.
The issue of trade secrets, confidential information, and whether to seek patent protection when new products are developed is a thorny one. Join foremost SA food industry attorney, Janusz Luterek of Hahn & Hahn, for this free webinar, in association with Food Focus.
PepsiCo recently announced it will acquire Bare Foods, producer of baked fruit and vegetable snacks, for an undisclosed price, according to a news release. The purchase expands Pepsi's healthy snacking portfolio.
UK retailer Tesco has announced that it will be removing “best before” dates from some pre-packaged products to combat food waste. Should SA retailers follow suit?
A sad story for foodies in South Africa - longtime deli/speciality foodie favourite, Melissa’s, has announced it's going out of business....
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Consol Glass to withdraw a billboard advertisement that read: “May your Mayo taste like Mayo. Ask for it in a glass.”
The Iberchem Group has announced it has acquired a majority stake in Versachem, the privately-owned Pretoria company specialising in the development and manufacturing of food flavours and colours.
Pick n Pay has relaunched its fresh offering, introducing both new product lines and new packaging, underpinned by its new fresh promise – Perfectly fresh, whatever it takes. The lines will offer something for all tastes and budgets, and will be rolled out from this month.
JSE-listed Rhodes Food Group Holdings (RFG) has committed itself to investing more than R1-billion in the next three years to expand its capacity and enhance production efficiencies.
Campbell Soup's chief, Denise Morrison, has stepped down abruptly and the company has indicated it might sell some brands, after a bet on fresher foods under her leadership has failed to revive sales.
Following a year marked by significant geopolitical and social change, millennials (35-25 years) and Gen Z (23-19 years) are sounding the alarm for businesses to step up their efforts to make a positive impact on the broader world, according to Deloitte’s seventh annual Millennial Survey.
Kraft Heinz has joined Big Food's hunt for innovative, disruptive brands it can foster and has launched Springboard, an incubator program. Among its first five chosen candidates is one with a marked South African interest... biltong, nogal!
The WHO has published a draft recommendation that adults and children reduce trans-fatty acid intake to less than 1% of total energy and industrially produced trans-fatty acids be removed from the global supply chain.
This steak is claimed to be the world's first steak made entirely from plants. It's the latest launch from Dutch manufacturer, Vivera, who says it is ‘barely distinguishable from real steak’ in taste, smell and texture.
It's notoriously onerous for small food players to break onto mainstream retail shelves, but here's a good news story about a PE start-up that has thrived as part of Pick n Pay's 'Pick Local' project.