13 May Beyond Meat products coming to SA shelves
US plant-based meat manufacturer, Beyond Meat, will expand its global presence in the coming months as it enters over 50 new markets around the world, including South Africa.
US plant-based meat manufacturer, Beyond Meat, will expand its global presence in the coming months as it enters over 50 new markets around the world, including South Africa.
Modern food technology creates some abominations, but it also gives us better nutrition and variety and less waste... here's an essay on a thoughtful new book on the long, complex and amazing history and future potential of food processing.
The JSE’s embrace has of late been anything but warm for consumer-focused groups: Consol canned its listing late last month and Libstar, owner of brands such as Denny and Lancewood, didn’t exactly get the reception it wanted, making a dull market debut on Wednesday June 9 with its shares falling below the pre-listing issue price.
Stefan Fageräng has taken over as MD of Tetra Pak Southern Africa in May, 2018 to replace former MD, John Strömblad.
As the dust settles on the International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) and Frutarom $7.1bn deal, all eyes are on the flavours and fragrances industry as the takeover is expected to shake up the sector when the company goes up against current market leader Givaudan.
Nestlé has launched KitKat Ruby to chocolate lovers in Europe after a successful debut in Japan and Korea earlier this year.
Ireland’s Kerry Group continues to expand its South African presence via spicy acquisition, with the purchase the super-successful Jo’burg-based flavour company, Season to Season. No price tags have been released.
South Africa’s informal food sector makes up at least 40% of the food market, meaning that informal trading contributes notably to the economy, while providing consumers with easy access to food staples.
E coli outbreaks hospitalise people and cause food recalls pretty much annually in the United States. This year is no different. Obviously some E coli can be deadly for people. But not all strains of these bacteria make you sick.
France recently passed an amendment to its Agriculture Bill. It prohibits any product that is largely based on non-animal ingredients from being labelled like a traditional animal product. This essentially bans product names such as “vegetable steak”, “soy sausage”, or “bacon-flavoured strips”.
The pretzel, one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales.
A major E coli outbreak, attributed to contaminated romaine lettuce, has spread across multiple states in the US. Here's an explanation of just why lettuce has moved to top of the food-poisoning list in the US.
According to market research firm Packaged Facts, last year pet food sales in the US increased almost 6% and topped $26-billion — and are expected to continue growing through 2022. Food choices available for Fido have exploded in the past decade, and about to debut is a new brand developed by a biotech start-up called Wild Earth.
There’s a sensational documentary out on Netflix that seems to have a lot of people talking about going vegan. But it completely mischaracterises what we know about food and disease.
As CE of one of France's biggest companies, Emmanuel Faber deals with a myriad of a daily concerns. The one that gives him sleepless nights, however, is the dangers of cheap junk food....
Woodlands Dairy, one of the country’s largest milk processors, has signed a significant deal with KZN’s Fairfield Dairy that will see the two major agri-processors effect a full merger over the next five years.
Acknowledgement that listeriosis outbreak came from its factory earns praise from Bill Marler, leading US-based food safety attorney.
More than 40 UK-based companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years.
Every week The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews a famous person about her or his attitude to money (hopes and fears, successes and failures, etc.) as part of his weekly “Make Money Mondays, Personal Edition” feature. Here's a recent interview with Astral Foods CEO, Chris Schutte.
Taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre from May 6 to 8, 2018, the Hostex expo, incorporating Food & Hospitality Africa and IFEA, is set to deliver plenty of innovation and inspiration for the retail, hospitality and food service sectors.