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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.
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]
The global market for probiotics is forecast to reach to about $69.3 billion by 2023. This article looks at the development and rapid commercialisation of probiotics, their current and future promise.
An evolutionary biologist explains how years spent on the brink of starvation still affects our eating habits. [A fascinating article! Ed]
South African retailers are making a habit of importing foreign executives into their top leadership roles — to be fair with some success. Woolies has a new foreign-but-not-foreign Group CEO, and the question is, why did they overlook local talent?
As a new year and new decade offer opportunities to take stock of where we’ve come and to anticipate the changes ahead, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is forecasting five broad trends for food and nutrition in 2020.
Mintel has identified some of the most innovative international food and drink products launched in 2019, ones that stood out for being unique and capturing the spirit of the times.
After more than a year of consumer revolt, Kellogg’s has caved and will sell the original Rice Krispies again in South Africa.
The JWT Innovation Group has published The Future 100: Trends and Change to Watch in 2020, its superbly presented snapshot of the year ahead and the most compelling trends to keep on the radar. Food and drink make up a sizeable part of its cutting-edge insights.
Blueberry farmers are cashing in on the superfruit trend that has seen health-conscious consumers flock to the healthy fruit, creating a R1.25bn industry for SA.
When is cannabis, CBD, or hemp legal in South Africa? As interest has exploded in cannabis as a health and foodbev ingredient, Janusz Luterek of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys explains the often-confusing arena....
If there is one industry that we just cannot do without, it has to be the food industry. People just have to eat … there is no way around it. And today's food industry has to increasingly automate ... there is no way around it.
The wholesale price of vanilla pods has escalated nearly 500% over the past four and a half years, due to severe weather conditions affecting quality and availability – making vanilla the second-most expensive spice after saffron, and worth more per kilogram than silver.
For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Fasting is gathering much scientific traction for multiple health benefits, [perhaps not a message the food industry wants to hear! Ed]
Unilever's ice cream mega-brand, Magnum, has launched a new line of Ruby chocolate-covered mini ice creams in the US. This is the first brand in the US to launch an ice cream featuring the fourth type of chocolate.
Having made a splash with its plant-based burger over the past couple of years, Impossible Foods is now leveraging its technology to take on another form of protein - pork.
Data from a new survey tapping into the public’s attitudes towards recycling has revealed that the majority of working and middle-class South Africans simply find recycling too much effort.
Quality frozen meals are growing in popularity in today’s fast-paced world as consumers are increasingly hard-pressed for time to prepare meals from scratch. Locally Checkers is leading the freezer revolution with Gourmade: a new range of wholesome, premium frozen meals.
Kauai has extended its brand onto retail shelves with the launch of its frozen product range in partnership with Pick n Pay.
If you were to believe newspapers and dietary advice leaflets, you’d probably think that doctors and nutritionists are the people guiding us through the thicket of what to believe when it comes to food. But food trends are far more political – and economically motivated – than it seems.