04 Sep Solving banana waste #1: low-tech option
A Korean grocery store E-Mart has presented a clever packaging concept designed to reduce the number of bananas which are wasted by consumers after purchase.
02 Sep New Rice Krispies is a cereal offender
What has prompted Kellogg’s South Africa to radically change the recipe of its iconic Rice Krispies? Doing so has generated scathing criticisism from hundreds of South Africans, reports leading consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler.
02 Sep New idea to create super slippery food packaging
Almost everyone who eats fast food is familiar with the frustration of trying to squeeze every last drop of ketchup out of the small packets that accompany french fries.
02 Sep Probing the gluten-free trend: is it all in the mind?
While a tiny number of people have coeliac disease, many others suffer with gluten-related digestive problems. Some researchers believe mass-produced food is to blame. Prominent UK columnist, Joanna Blythman, raises some cogent questions.... [Fascinating read! Ed...]
02 Sep The 10 most valuable food brands in 2018
Among the stand-out trends in the latest Brand Finance report on food and beverage brands is the rise of emerging-market contenders, the strong performance of the dairy sector and, in SA, a decline of brand loyalty in tough times.
01 Sep The surprising role cheese played in human evolution
A solid white mass found in a broken jar in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has turned out to be the world’s oldest example of solid cheese.
31 Aug Campbell Soup to sell international and fresh food businesses
Campbell Soup Company is to sell its international businesses and fresh refrigerated-foods unit, following a several month-long strategic review and pressure from hedge fund investors to sell the whole company.
31 Aug Vitamin D: a pseudo-vitamin for a pseudo-disease
The largest ever clinical study shows no benefit of vitamin D in preventing bone fractures. Prof Tim Spector of Kings College, London, questions the world's love affair with vitamin D.
30 Aug Sea Harvest diversifies into the dairy sector
The fisheries and food group is buying Ladismith Cheese to get a foothold into the growing dairy industry in South Africa
30 Aug UK: Introducing Cadbury Darkmilk chocolate bars
Mondelēz International is launching Cadbury Darkmilk in the UK, a bar that has a much higher cocoa content than its popular Dairy Milk option to reflect the increasing demand for ‘pure’ chocolate bars.
27 Aug Talking sugar reduction with Doehler SA
Even but five years ago, it was unthinkable that an ingredient as regular and ubiquitous as sugar would catapult into a massive global controversy. Consumers want less of it, and governments want to tax what’s left – and this is a huge challenge for F&B manufacturers. FOODStuff SA editor, Brenda Neall, explores sugar reduction and Doehler's options with its South African GM, Kieran Quinn.
23 Aug Bill Marler: Free advice for Tiger’s CEO – and others – five months after listeria outbreak
Imagine that the phone call comes or an email pops into your inbox – “Sir, we have been contacted by the health authorities and they say our product (polony) has been linked to illnesses and deaths. What do we do?” So, what do you do? Lawrence MacDougall, Tiger Brands' CEO, received that call. Now, what has he done and what will he do?
23 Aug A whole new meaning to chocolate chip
Mondelēz Australia has launched a limited-edition line of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with pieces of potato crisps.
23 Aug Tyson isn’t chicken
It's the world's second biggest meat producer, but now its new CEO is pouring money into animal-free alternatives. Here's a fascinating look at the man whose adapting this mammoth business in the face of several forces of disruption....
23 Aug SA poverty creating a billion-dollar obesity epidemic
EVERY Sunday afternoon, Thembi Majola cooks a meal of chicken and rice for her mother and herself in their home in Alexandra, an informal settlement adjacent to South Africa’s wealthy economic hub, Sandton.
23 Aug Food science? Best taken with a pinch of salt
Here's a brilliant op-ed on why the politics of food science needs to change....
23 Aug Countdown to fdt Africa 2018
The third edition of food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) takes place from September 4 to 6, 2018. This is arguably the most important expo for the Southern African F&B market covering the entire process chain – from raw materials to processing, bottling, packaging and logistics.
22 Aug Who is to blame for the obesity epidemic?
Should obese people blame themselves for their weight problems? Is it really just a matter of having the self control of eating less and exercising more? If you look at a picture of a crowded place from, let’s say, the early 70’s, you’ll find that there are almost no obese people what so ever. They are all skinny! So what has happened since then?
22 Aug Parents are poor judges of their children’s sugar intake
While the over-consumption of sugar is widely accepted as a key reason for the global obesity pandemic, a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that most of us, alas, are not adept at estimating how much sugar is in some common foodstuffs.
22 Aug Where have SA’s cream cakes gone?
SA's leading consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler, keeps close tabs on the SA food industry - and ubiquitous faux cream on baked goods is the latest item on her sharp radar.
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