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PepsiCo recently launched two ecommerce websites (PantryShop.com and Snacks.com) to provide direct-to-consumer (DTC) options for its packaged goods brands. Mintel's analysts debate this development...
Australian researchers have developed a method to decontaminate the surface of eggs without affecting their quality.
The triennial Propak Cape exhibition, slated for October 2020 at Cape Town International Convention Centre, will be held next year at the same venue.
Two Canadian companies are collaborating to commercially apply innovative dehydration technology as part of a strategy to dramatically boost the life and quality of shelf-stable baked goods.
It's clear that the coronavirus has changed the landscape for FMCG - in some ways permanently. However, the impact has not been the same across its subsectors and through the supply chain.
Human penchant for snacking is a massive consumer trend, and one that has been accelerated by COVID-19 lockdowns and lifestyle changes. Timeously, comes news that Salt of the Earth has developed a new version of its novel clean-label sodium-reduction ingredient for snack applications.
The South African government's proposed changes to this legislation has many wildlife and animal welfare experts deeply concerned, not least because of the fears of novel diseases of zoonotic origin.
Tertius Carstens, the current CEO of Pioneer Foods, has been appointed CEO of PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with immediate effect.
The number one operational improvement in the crosshairs of FMCG companies in the food sector remains automation, particularly robotics, whose implementation and usage that continues to outperform previous forecasts.
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) trend has been strengthening in popularity for some time, but generally considered a viable route-to-market for smaller brands. Now, however, even big companies like PepsiCo are encouraging consumers to buy snacks directly from it.
Traceability systems are now mandatory for the South African food-bev industry, but according to leading ERP vendor, SYSPRO, there is curiously slow adoption of this essential safeguard. Here are several points to consider.
It should have been planning for pandemics, but instead it has become obsessed with policing our lifestyles, argues this op-ed. [Provocative but very interesting... Ed]
As global COVID-19 cases go into the millions, it’s humbling to remember that it all started when one person got infected by one wild animal.
Food innovation is increasingly supporting the growing consumer desire to balance the benefits and costs of hectic lifestyles, asserts Innova Market Insights.
There have been numerous global reports of people deliberately licking products and surfaces in supermarkets and filming it. These “licking videos” are then often posted on social media sites like TikTok, Snapchat or YouTube for all to see.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed health to the top of the agenda — for everybody. Every brand is now in the business of promoting public health....
Bananas are trending on social media worldwide as we unite during the global lockdown to bake batches of comforting banana bread. Who would have thought that coronavirus would push #bananabread into the top spot?