In the US, where cereal is a very big but declining deal, there's been much publicity given the launch by General Mills of a new brand.
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Issues impacting retailers, manufacturers under the spotlight at The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Cape Town from 15 to 17 June.
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Fifteen years ago I landed a job as a food safety auditor with an international auditing body. Last year I hung up my boots to pursue other avenues in food safety. During this time, I saw well over 1 500 food factories and learnt a...
Just as Rumpelstiltskin spun gold from straw, scores of new companies are trying to spin profits out of food waste.
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Pioneer Foods has joined forces with energy solutions service provider, Energy Partners, to roll out a national solar programme to power several of its factories.
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The Cape Branch of SAAFoST is hosting an interesting one-day seminar in June - gathering a topnotch array of speakers on a topic that is of great relevance to all in the food industry - entitled: "Food Myths, Media Hype and Communicating Science".
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An innovative product on show at the Propak Africa expo in March was Polystar’s bulk baler bags, offered as a viable alternative to wooden pallets.
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In its quest for vertical integration, franchise giant, Famous Brands, has bought one of South Africa's biggest producers of french fries and other potato-based products.
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Just as new agricultural techniques and equipment spurred on food production in the Middle Ages, and scientific crop breeding, fertilisers and pesticides did so for the Green Revolution of the 20th century, so we must rely on the latest technology to boost food production...
The US FDA has taken a major step in making sure consumers have updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the US.
...Pioneer Foods has reported that its total interim revenue was up 6% to R10bn, despite the loss of Pepsi along with the divestments of its biscuits and Maitland Vinegar businesses.
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A group of progressive health and wellness consumers are increasingly influential in redefining food culture, asserts US food research firm, The Hartman Group.
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Avocado is very on-trend, a favourite food among wellness bloggers and a must-have ingredient in healthy recipes. Giant UK retailer, Tesco, has joined the party again...
Consumers are being encouraged to rail against soaring food prices, particularly bread, which continue to outstrip inflation by almost double.
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The US FDA seems intent on bringing sugar out of the shadows. Not only will American food companies have to reveal, right on the package, how much sugar they've added to food; they also will have to call it by its real name.
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South Africa's biggest consumer foods maker, Tiger Brands, has pledged a sweeping overhaul of its operations this week, after a botched investment in Nigeria and mounting difficulties in its home and exports markets force a re-think.
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It’s official and from Britain’s highest medical and dietetic levels: government-sanctioned dietary guidelines really are making you fat and sick.
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Widespread reports stating that frozen chicken portions will become more expensive in SA with the new brine cap, is untrue, according to Scott Pittman, MD of the consumer division at RCL Foods.
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Mars is launching two protein bars under its Snickers and Mars brands in the UK, as it says protein consumption is now "mainstream" across the country.
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Fans of probiotic drinks and foods may be wasting their money, according to a review of current research into the supplements that suggests they may be of no benefit to healthy adults.
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