For the second time in four years, Dalewood Fromage's signature cheese, the 12-month matured, uniquely South African Huguenot, has done it again, and was recently crowned South Africa's Dairy Product of the Year for 2016.
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“I’m vegetarian.” “I’m vegan.” These statements typically will be met with a range of reactions, varying from bafflement to praise. But what makes people adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet? How are vegetarians and vegans viewed by the rest of society? And why don’t...
The problem isn’t willpower. It’s neuroscience. You can’t — and shouldn’t — fight back.
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Superfoods are frequently marketed as the answer to our health woes and now new research from Mintel highlights the popularity of these nutrient packed foods, showing NPD has shot up 202% globally over the past five years.
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One of South Africa’s most successful upmarket food brands, Melissa’s, is looking to Africa’s biggest food and beverage expo in June, AB7, to promote its 400-strong product range and boost its footprint via franchise opportunities.
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Raisin Bran, the breakfast cereal brand that was first introduced to Americans in the 1940s, is taking on a new form. It is going granola (as the US market defines muesli).
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There has been a marked decline in SA's chocolate consumption, according to a new report by Insight Survey, a doubly whammy as a result of the country's consumer spending woes and the global health revolution.
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Chickpea water — known in the vegan world as aquafaba, and which is the thick liquid that is discarded from cans of chickpeas or other beans — is newly exciting the culinary and food processing worlds for its uncanny ability to approximate the effects of...
After spending years trying to convince consumers to buy more of their famous-name products, now some of the biggest players in the food industry are trying to get people to eat less of them.
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Food allergies are on the rise and, despite advances in food safety and good management practices, there are many holes when it comes to allergy testing and allergen-free verification. This article outlines the problems and some solutions.
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The US chicken industry has spent decades figuring out how to grow its birds fast. Now, some of its customers are looking for producers willing to slow things down.
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A first of its kind reality TV series, guest starring the legendary Jamie Oliver, Patrick Holford and Professor Tim Noakes, will be hitting South African screens next year.
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Lisa Ronquest is one of South Africa's top young food scientists, now transferred to The Netherlands in a global food R&D role by Mars. She's been sharing her impressions and insights with FOODStuff SA readers in a regular blog, and we're proud here to publish...
The IRI New Product Pacesetters Report outlines the top-performing new brands in the huge US market every year. Leading UK thinktank on food and health, New Nutrition Business, believes this year's top products show there's still plenty of potential and profit in products that are...
A new generation of genetically edited organisms has arrived and if early results are any indication, it has the potential to revolutionise the food manufacturing industry, as well as numerous industries.
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Nestlé spent three decades building a beloved noodle brand in India. Then the world’s biggest food and beverage company stumbled into a public relations debacle that cost it half a billion dollars. Herewith a cautionary tale of mangled crisis management on an epic scale.
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Cooking a cup of rice can often be a daunting task, but science can help.
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In its latest attempt to adapt to a changing and more competitive market, global food giant Nestlé has finalised its joint venture with Britain's R&R Ice Cream to sell ice cream and frozen food in more than 20 countries.
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Finally, after much industry wrangling and mangling‚ there’s a legal limit to the percentage of brine - salted water - which can be added to frozen chicken pieces for sale in South Africa.
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It’s the final countdown to Food & Hospitality Africa – the expo that will deliver several culinary and hospitality wonders including a broad selection of products, equipment and services, as well as demonstrations and competitions, and a host of interesting topics in the scheduled seminars...