20 Aug Checkers launches into meal boxes
Checkers will launch meal kits in its stores this week.
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Checkers will launch meal kits in its stores this week.
In a first for South Africa, Dr Lucia Anelich (PrSciNat) has been elected as President-Elect of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), to become President in 2020.
Honey adulteration is in the news again... this time MNET's Carte Blanche put it into the public eye recently, depressingly illustrating that it’s not just the imported honey which is adulterated with sugar - some of the ‘100 percent pure’ local stuff is too.
How did KFC go from a crisis that threatened its business to winning at Cannes Lions?
Changing consumer tastes are prompting some mind-blowing snack innovation: here are two interesting debutants out of the US, vegan cauliflower-based pretzels and peanut butter 'n jelly bites.
Omega-3 is one of our favourite supplements – but a huge new study has found it has little or no benefit for heart health or strokes. How did it become a $30bn business? And is this business sustainable for the planet? [A fascinating and provocative read! Ed]
As the major, uber-successful disruptor of the US yogurt market, it's always interesting to see what's new from Chobani... and it's now rolling out its 'Hint', low sugar, high protein, Greek yogurts nationwide.
The budget supermarket chain recently pledged to go plastic-free on its own label products by the end of 2023 - and as part of this mission has started selling plastic-free chewing gum.
The past six months have been a whirlwind of food-poisoning outbreaks in the US, from romaine being contaminated with E coli to Goldfish crackers being recalled due to salmonella fears .
Unilever’s latest product launch in the UK shows that “Big Food” is just as capable of innovation as entrepreneurial start-ups.
The surprising truth about cake is that it’s astonishingly inefficient. So are lollipops, pies, sticks of gum, and cookies, each an imperfect vehicle used to deliver the sweet sensation people crave.
It’s no secret that South African shoppers are beset by a storm of rising prices and it seems their shopping baskets are definitely feeling the pain with the average consumer now hyper aware of what they’re purchasing, says Nielsen.
In July 2018 the more than decade-long legal battle to protect the “four-fingered” shape of Nestlé’s KitKat bar concluded with KitKat losing its appeal against Kvikk Lunsj (owned by Cadbury, now Mondelez) a Norwegian four-fingered chocolate biscuit.
There is a sleeper food trend afoot; one that is more popular than probiotics, collagen and gluten-free. Any guesses?
The extreme drought in the Western Cape is forcing creative investment in water alternatives, with latest news that the Oceana Group, SA's biggest fishing group, has commissioned two desalination plants at its West Coast cannery and fishmeal operations.
Holland's Mosa Meat has raised a round of venture capital and plans of bringing $10 burgers (without any cows involved) to tables by 2018.
... and why scientists think we hate them so much.
Ever wonder if the cleaners you are using in your food or production facility are safe? This article will help you understand what to look for when sourcing chemicals.
A year after America’s powerful food lobby, the GMA, began to implode, four of the world’s largest food companies are launching an association of their own.
Cadbury is to launch a new version of its famous purple-liveried Dairy Milk bars with 30% less sugar. It will be released next year in a bid to tackle the UK’s rising obesity levels (and stop the government introducing a sugar levy on confectionery).