30 Oct New variant to long-time favourite SA biscuit brand
Eet-Sum-Mor, the beloved shortbread biscuit brand in the BAKERS stable, is now available in a new variant: Chocolate Chip.
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30 Oct US: Animal fat bounces back
Consumption of animal fats is on the rise in the US, and the trend is led by millennials, according to a new survey from Coast Packing Company and Ipsos Research.
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26 Oct Understanding why refrigeration is uncool for tomatoes
Most foodies warn against storing tomatoes in the fridge, saying it saps them of their flavour. New research confirms this culinary opinion.
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15 Oct Dunkin’ Donuts bets on SA’s sweet tooth
Rising demand for quality coffees and sweet treats has lured yet another American favourite to SA’s shores.
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12 Oct US meat leader invests in a plant protein-based company
Tyson Foods appears to be the first big meat company to invest in a business that, among other things, aims to reduce consumption of chicken, beef and pork by replacing it with plant proteins.
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11 Oct Brand new hue: the quest to create a blue M&M
In response to growing consumer pressure, Mars announced in February that over the next five years it would replace artificial colours from all its processed human foods with pigments found in natural substances. Here's the story behind this incredibly challenging task...
10 Oct This new perennial wheat is an ecologist’s dream
Introducing Kernza, a new breed of wheat. Could this little seed help save the planet?
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10 Oct How the USDA screwed up the American diet — and deprived me of so much delicious butter
Despite all the healthy-eating advice the US of A has been doling out since the 1960s, Americans aren’t living longer. We’re actually dying sooner. We’re immensely fatter. We’ve got diabetes in droves, high blood pressure in heaps, Himalayas of cholesterol. Maybe we should return...
10 Oct DENNY Mushroom moves into the burger space
DENNY, SA’s number one producer and supplier of fresh mushrooms has just launched the country’s first mushroom burger. (Nicest bit of really innovative NPD this editor has seen in a long while! Ed)
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10 Oct It’s not just the ‘yuck factor’ that puts people off eating insects
There’s a lot of hype around edible insects. Insects are being championed as a healthy and sustainable alternative to conventional protein sources in Europe and the US, and “ento-prising” new products are appearing almost every week. Cricket-based cocktail bitters, anyone?
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10 Oct If there was a Nobel silver medal, I’d award it to Jeffrey Gordon and our gut microbes
A hot tip for this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was Jeffrey Gordon (the prize went to Yoshinori Ohsumi). Over the past 15 years, Gordon has progressed an obscure study of boring gut microbes to being a nearly daily topic in the...
07 Oct Famous Brands’ savvy move into the ready meal market
Supermarket ready meals had better watch their backs. Famous Brands, owner of eateries such as Turn ’n Tender and Wimpy, broke with tradition and bought a stake in caterer By Word of Mouth. It would seem an odd fit at first, but it really isn’t.
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07 Oct The dangers that lurk when food companies are also tech startups
California's Silicon Valley has developed a special affinity for all things food: meal kits, plant-based burgers, new-fangled food delivery services. But the growth demands on the typical tech startup don’t necessarily square with the needs of food-based companies.
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06 Oct Famous Brands enters commercial catering arena
Famous Brands has made its first foray into the food service leisure sector, acquiring a 49.9% stake in the award-winning commercial catering company, By Word of Mouth.
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06 Oct The role of supermarkets in SA’s obesity
Obesity in South Africa has hit epidemic proportions. But while the science is clear about the extent of our expanding waist lines, it is not as easy to quantify the why. HEALTH-E NEWS investigates...
06 Oct Rhodes Food Group to acquire Pakco
Rhodes Food Group's buying spree continues - it has now acquired instant food maker Pakco, whose brands include Bisto gravy and Trotters jelly, in exchange for shares valued at R200m.
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30 Sep The best-selling chocolates in South Africa
Three confectionery companies – namely Cadbury owner Mondelēz, Nestlé, and Beacon owner, Tiger Brands – account for nearly three quarters of the market in South Africa.
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29 Sep US FDA’s mission impossible: In search of consensus on ‘natural’ and ‘healthy’ labels
Unlike South Africa where the terms are simply outlawed in food labelling, the US FDA is on a mission to define the two terms, "healthy" or "natural", which companies routinely print on food-drinks packaging in hopes they will entice sales.
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29 Sep Got garlic breath? Here are the best deodorising foods
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29 Sep Plant sterols lower cholesterol, but increase risk for CHD
It is widely accepted that cholesterol lowering is healthful per se. Research by well known UK obesity scientist, Zoë Harcombe, and Julien S Baker challenges this view, with particular reference to plant sterols that over the past decade or so that have been lauded as...
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