Whilst the reported dangers of carrageenan have been widely dismissed, in many cases the damage has been done, and usage of carrageenan has decline. A new study confirms its safety...
"it is going to take a lot to convince me of the wisdom in the announcement in the national budget speech that sugar tax will be imposed next year. Many are very concerned at SA’s sugar habits. But please don’t limit the argument to sugar....
Tiger Brands is right on-trend with its new Jungle Oatso Easy Energy On The Go in a cook-and-chuck tub - with new research from Mintel explaining that part of the decline of cereal in the US and elsewhere is because the millenial generation find filling...
Like Lilliputians lashing down Gulliver, small food companies are chipping away at the market share of Big Food. The question is, will the end game change?
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With the increase in busy lifestyles, convenience food is becoming something of an essential. A start-up from San Francisco has launched a bite-sized coffee treat that fulfils this demand.
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The cereal category is in decline but Americans still buy $10-billion of it annually, and it has thrived over the decades, at least in part, because of Its convenience. What's easier to eat than cereal? Fill a bowl, pour in some milk/juice and enjoy. Now...
Campbell Soup Co turned up the heat – at least a little – in January when it announced it would support federal legislation to establish a single, mandatory labelling standard for foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This article argues that, while a surprise...
Among the sins that the government taxes, South Africans can now include sugar along with the likes of alcohol and tobacco.
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There are food-bev companies where the directors and shareholders still believe that their business teams must look for new “high volume opportunities”. Believe no more, asserts UK trends thinktank on food and health, New Nutrition Business.
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Mars has issued a massive voluntary and precautionary recall of chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.
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In recent years breakfast cereals seem to have lost their snap, crackle and pop. Many contain things that anxious consumers shun, from carbohydrates and gluten to artificial flavours and genetically modified (GM) grain. Add to this a rising disdain for big brands and adoration of...
The majority of South Africans feel their financial situation has either deteriorated or stayed the same over the past year, and that it is unlikely to improve over the next year, a survey by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) shows.
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The global gluten-free packaged food market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 6% between 2015 and 2019, according to a report from Technavio. A factor driving continued momentum in the category is a perception among consumers that gluten-free foods...
A tiny cabbage-like flower sprout is being tipped as the next big produce hybrid to make its mark on the UK food lover’s consciousness.
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The "body and blood of Christ" is reportedly now being served in a "convenient" plastic-wrapped cup in a move that takes the phrase "mass production" quite literally.
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Pioneer Foods, the JSE's second-largest food producer with a market capitalisation of more than R31bn, said it has had no choice but to pass on the burden from soaring grain prices, rand weakness, and high wheat import tariffs to the already pressured South African consumer.
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In the middle of the last century, popular nutrition author Adelle Davis advised people to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Her advice stuck. Recent examination of the merits of adults eating breakfast has raised the question...
Dubbed “nowners” (the decreased desire to own things or buy them through traditional channels) and “digital natives”, the millennial generation are a diverse and confusing, but vitally important, consumer group to understand.
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Hellmann's has figured out that if you can't beat them, you might as well join them. After suing a vegan mayo maker for false advertising, Hellmann's parent company, Unilever USA, is launching its own eggless spread.
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Fast Company, the trend-setting/following magazine and website has published its annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. As usual, there are several food players among them.
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