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Concern over sugar intake and interest in sugar reduction is driving an increasingly sophisticated approach to sweetening food and beverages with a focus on three parallel areas: natural sweeteners, less sweetening and no sweetness, asserts Innova Market Insights.
Fancy burgers might be the current stars of the alternative protein scene, but a much more humble foodstuff is getting ready for its moment in the spotlight. The fungi renaissance is here — and a clutch of startups are ready to take this much-misunderstood food to a whole new level.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted both in shifts in South Africans' demand for dairy products as well as changed purchasing habits. Here are some insights from BMi Research.
If cellular agriculture is going to improve on the industrial system it is displacing, it needs to grow without passing the cost on to workers, consumers and the environment. [A provocative long read... Ed]
It was a stroke of luck. Researchers at Wageningen Food & Biobased Research in Holland were working on a film with high barrier properties, but when tested, the material they had developed proved as leaky as a sieve - a fortunate outcome.
PepsiCo has confirmed its Simba All Gold Tomato Sauce chips flavour will be discontinued after the chip-maker's “Choose Me Or Lose Me” campaign.
In line with its vision to be one of the world’s most responsible retailers, Woolworths has announced its next set of ambitious Good Business Journey sustainability goals.
No matter how hard you may try, you can't really tell if we've got bad breath. It's now possible that before too long, a portable "thumb-size" device could let you know.
British scientists have found that plasma technology can cut sterilisation times down by up to 93% compared to traditional methods - potentially saving manufacturers significant time with this process.
How would you like to dig into a “recycled” snack? Or take a swig of juice with “reprocessed” ingredients made from other food by-products? Without the right marketing, these don’t sound like the most appetizing options.
FUTURELIFE has launched a new range of cereals aimed at children that incorporate a host of essential nutrients and innovative packaging.
Tetra Pak and local food research, application, and ingredient company, Synercore Food Holdings, have joined forces to boost food R&D, innovation and safety in Africa.
Rhodes Food Group has agreed to acquire the frozen foods business of Pioneer Foods Wellingtons, a part of PepsiCo, excluding its operations in Botswana and eSwatini.
Food and drink companies have been seeking a high-performing natural blue colouring for years, but options have proved elusive and have tended to come with limitations. Could a new blue colouring from red cabbage be the answer?
Premier FMCG, a subsidiary of local investment holding company Brait, has been given the official OK to acquire Mister Sweet, the sugar-based confectionery business of Lodestone Brands.
More than four in ten consumers have increased their purchases of functional foods, beverages and supplements since the start of the pandemic, a major global survey has found.
For investors, Beyond Meat’s May 2019 stock market foray was the most successful initial public offering in a decade. For the food industry, it was the start of an obsession with one key ingredient: the humble yellow pea.
Although but a temporary nuisance for most of us, there are people who have chronic hiccups, a rather devastating and debilitating affliction. There may be new hope for a solution, though, in the form of what is essentially a fancy drinking straw.
Occasions are changing, and so, too, are flavour choices. The craving for indulgence is no longer limited to snacking and after-dinner treats, with consumers also seeking tasty indulgent breakfast foods, says Innova Market Insights.
Transparency throughout the supply chain is set to dominate activity through 2021 and beyond, with consumers searching for brands that can build trust, provide authentic and credible products and create shopper confidence in the current and post-COVID climate.