The humble fruit sticker may seem an unlikely cause for environmental concern but removing it from produce could create huge savings in plastic, energy and CO2 emissions.
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Vegemite, the iconic yeast spread found in almost every kitchen Down Under, is heading back to Australia as part of a record A$460 million ($345 million) acquisition by Bega Cheese.
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The trend to natural colour today belies a paradoxical history of the colourants industry - one founded expressly to create cheap synthetic dyes that made food look natural...
Natural colours are not necessarily more costly. Rather, synthetic colour is exceptionally efficient. Find out more about the cost drivers for naturals...
The receng trading update from Woolworths points to 2017 being another extremely tough year for a group that was, until as recently as the end of 2015, one of the darlings of the investment community.
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Candy and pet food conglomerate Mars is buying veterinary hospital operator VCA for $7.7-billion in a deal that will give the maker of Pedigree pet food an even bigger share of the $4-billion global pet healthcare market.
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PepsiCo recently revealed a new global corporate agenda that emphasises health and social accountability. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and chief scientist Mehmood Khan (pictured) are committed to working toward progress in health and sustainability.
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Most people who have tried durian either love it or hate it. The fruit's yellowish flesh is sweet and custard-like, but it comes with an overpowering stench of garbage.
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In a notable diversification move out of dairy, JSE-listed Clover Industries has announced it has acquired a 51% stake in olive and olive oil supplier, Olive Pride.
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McCormick has released its Flavor Forecast 2017—the guide for trends and ingredients set to excite taste buds around the world in the coming year. For nearly two decades, this annual report has predicted emerging flavours—like chipotle chilies, coconut water, and peri sauce—that are now found...
NASA food scientists are busy with new challenges: creating new foods for the crews of the first manned deep space missions since Apollo.
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The new year is here and with it comes another new season of food trend forecasts. Analysts at Anderson Partners Food Ingredient Marketing in the US have come up with this handy round up to help you find your way through...
New to America's heaving snack aisles are on-trend Pringles Loud, a line-up of boldly flavoured, very crunchy new crisps with a corn, grain and vegetable-bases.
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It's time to be introduced to Food Focus, www.foodfocus.co.za, which, dear reader, is a place to visit and bookmark if you are involved in any way in producing or marketing food and drinks in South Africa, or servicing those industries.
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While 3D printers have mainly been in the news for their ability to manufacture inedible goods, they are increasingly being used for culinary endeavours. But will people happily eat these foods?
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BPA, or bisphenol A, is a controversy-mired industrial chemical used to make plastics and resins which are often used in containers that store food and beverages. So, should you worry if its used in your food cans? For complex decisions such as whether to use...
When it comes to the type of chickens that are raised for their eggs as opposed to their meat, the hens are obviously more valued than the non-laying males.
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In news just to light, Tuks' Food Science Department (Pretoria University) was last year the lucky recipient of a new SOA hygiene facility donated by PHT SA, the local subsidiary of the global hygiene and technology company headquartered in Germany.
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[shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]For the last 15 years, US journalist Gary Taubes has been the self-nominated public enemy No 1 of the global “healthy eating” establishment. His heresy has been to argue powerfully and publicly that the official diet advice we have been encouraged to follow since the 1970s is fundamentally wrong. It is refined carbohydrates and sugars that we should be avoiding, he says, not fat.[/shc_shortcode]
Natives of Chile have revelled in it for centuries. Now local entrepreneurs want to export the antioxidant-rich maqui berry and become the next super-food giants. All right, acai berry. You had a good run.
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