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Bagged salad

21 Nov New study: Salmonella thrives in salad bags

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When you hear the term “food poisoning” it usually conjures up images of hurried journeys to the toilet and rueful reviews while there of what was eaten the previous day. Was the chicken undercooked or the steak too rare? More likely it was the side...

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clean label

15 Nov ‘Clean Supreme’ leads Innova’s Top Trends for 2017

Posted at 09:25h in Food Trends 2016, Food Trends 2017 by Brenda 0 Comments
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Growing calls for transparency throughout the supply chain are taking clean and clear label to a new and supreme level. This comes as the inherent benefits of plant-based products are being active marketed to a more health conscious consumers. “Clean Supreme” and “Disruptive Green” lead...

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Peter Brabeck Letmathe

13 Nov Health-focused Nestlé will always be home to KitKat: chairman

Posted at 15:09h in Top International Stuff by Brenda 0 Comments
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Nestlé chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe is confident that he will leave the world's largest food and beverage company next year with it well on track to become the global leader in health and fitness.

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Mintel 2017 Top Trends

11 Nov Mintel announces six key global food and drink trends for 2017

Posted at 15:04h in Food Trends 2016, Food Trends 2017 by Brenda 0 Comments
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According to Mintel, 2017 will be a year of extremes, from “ancient” products including grains, recipes, practices and traditions, to the use of technology to create more and better tasting plant-enhanced foods.  

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Private label

11 Nov South Africans show their love for private label brands

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Private labels (PL) or house brands are no longer the poor cousin of the retail trade; the new Nielsen 'State of Private Labels in South Africa' report reveals that they now account for R38.4-billion of consumer spend at hypermarket/supermarket tills or R10 out of every...

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SIAL 2016

09 Nov SIAL 2016 Innovation Award Winners

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The famed biennial global food show,  SIAL 2016, took place in Paris from October 16- 20, where 15 SIAL Innovation Award Winners were named.

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Fat nation

09 Nov No, SA does not weigh in as the world’s third-most obese nation

Posted at 08:48h in Health and Nutrition Stuff by Brenda 0 Comments
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Several media reports in the recent past quote various sources that put South Africa close to the peak of the world's obesity mountain. Really? Where's the truth? Africa Check investigated...

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Toblerone change

09 Nov Toblerone gets gappy and fans ain’t happy!

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In the latest bit of confectionery shrinkflation, Mondelez International's decision to reduce and change the distinctive triangular chocolate chunks in two Toblerone bars sold in the UK has seen a mountain of fury and ridicule, and even more puns.

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Waitrose trends

09 Nov UK: Waitrose identifies key food and drink trends

Posted at 08:32h in Food Trends 2016, Food Trends 2017 by Brenda 0 Comments
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In a newly released Food & Drink 2016 report, Waitrose has identified four broad trends highlighting how what we eat is increasingly becoming a way of expressing who we are and tips a number of trends to watch for the year ahead. [Great insights and...

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No cash avos

09 Nov The global avocado craze

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Record prices for avocados have sparked strikes in Mexico and a crime wave in New Zealand...

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Sci vs Journo2

08 Nov OP-ED: Love it or hate it – scientists and journalists need each other

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Ask a group of scientists about their past experiences of working with journalists, and you have to brace yourself for a few horror stories...

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Tim Noakes

08 Nov COMMENT: Noakes inquiry gives us much to chew on

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The last thing ithe HPCSA needed was a clumsy, bruising and unnecessary battle with a media celebrity, writes Mike Wills.

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Love cheese

08 Nov Cheese: understanding why we love it or hate it

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Cheese - a magnet to some, and a turn-off for others. But why is it a product some love, and some loathe? Researchers believe they have the answer.

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GM bacteria

08 Nov A spoonful of GM bacteria

Posted at 14:22h in Health and Nutrition Stuff by Brenda 0 Comments
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Would you swallow a dose of genetically engineered bacteria? Synthetic biologists developing ways to deliver modified bacteria as therapeutics via the gut certainly hope so.

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Promasidor logo

08 Nov Ajinomoto buys whopping R7.182bn stake in African food company Promasidor

Posted at 13:51h in Latest SA News by Brenda 0 Comments
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Japan's Ajinomoto has pipped PepsiCo to purchase a stake in African food processor, the Jo'burg-HQ'd Promasidor Holdings for $532m or R7,182bn, as its looks to bolster its seasonings business amid a decline in sales.

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Stevia

04 Nov Pioneering project to develop a South African stevia

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In a timeous and topical development, Paarl-based Afriplex, well established beneficiator of indigenous plants, has announced it is embarking on a project to locally cultivate and process stevia (Stevia rebaudiana), viewed by many as a Holy Grail of non-nutritive sweeteners.

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Big Fat Surprise

03 Nov Teicholz explodes fat bombs in Noakes ‘trial’

Posted at 06:41h in Latest SA News by Brenda 0 Comments
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Apart from jumping the gun on a “guilty” verdict, the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has another big problem in its prosecution of scientist Prof Tim Noakes: all the evidence showing that low-fat diets increase the risk of heart disease.

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Paperwork

02 Nov Taking the paper mountain out of food safety system management

Posted at 16:35h in Latest SA News by Brenda 0 Comments
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Management of multiple food safety systems can be a paperwork nightmare - but here's some good news for swamped QS/QR managers: paperless systems are now available in SA.

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Mosel Vineyards

02 Nov Food Explorer #12: A South African food scientist does rivers and Riesling

Posted at 14:01h in Latest SA News by Brenda 0 Comments
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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 European impressions, insights and travels with FOODStuff SA readers in a regular blog, and we're...

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Moon Cheese Snack

02 Nov The re-birth of cheese: cheese snacks are the number-one dairy growth opportunity

Posted at 13:38h in Food Trends 2016 by Brenda 0 Comments
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Reinventing cheese as a naturally-healthier snack is the biggest growth opportunity for dairy companies, reveals New Nutrition Business in its new report, 10 Key Trends in the Business of Dairy Nutrition.

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