26 Sep SAAFost Webinar: Edible insect proteins
SAAFoST's Cape Branch is hosting a webinar titled "Edible insect proteins" on October 7, 2020, at 12:30pm. Join them for presentations by two PhD candidates, both leading SA researchers in this field.
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22 Sep Covid-inspired Vitamin C boom lifts SA citrus exports
Along with masks, hand sanitisers and Zoom, vitamin C is booming because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This has triggered a surge in exports of South African citrus.
15 Sep Meet America’s ‘Chief Biltong Officer’
South African IT consultant Warren Pala has spent the last two decades introducing Americans to South Africa’s favourite dried meat snack.
15 Sep South Africa’s $85-billion oceans economy opportunity
South Africa is blessed with one of the world's most biodiverse, fertile and commercially lucrative coastlines on the planet; and one product in particular that we have in abundance is set to see a massive future spike in demand.
15 Sep From baby food to beauty, demand for science-backed brands is on the rise
A heightened focus on health is reshuffling the hierarchy of consumer priorities. In the wake of a global pandemic, consumers are putting more stock in medically and scientifically endorsed offerings, reports Wunderman Thompson Intelligence.
15 Sep Four interesting international foodbev entrepreneurs
Fresh ideas are as important to the food industry as fresh ingredients to a dish. Here are the stories of four entrepreneurs, courageous people who manage to take an idea, a recipe, a concept and scale it up for access to their own people and the world at large.
15 Sep Food wrappers surpass cigarette butts as the most common beach trash
Each year, the Ocean Conservancy organises the International Coastal Cleanup, a global effort to rid the world’s beaches and waterways of trash. In 2019, for the first time in the NGO’s history, food wrappers overtook cigarette butts as the most collected item from the annual cleanup, a sign of how huge the single-use packaging problem has become.
09 Sep SAAFoST Webinar: The Plant-Protein Trend
Plant protein is a major food trend. Enjoy this SAAFoST webinar for a detailed discussion on the global plant-based protein movement, hosted by SA experts Lisa-Claire Ronquest-Ross and Marisa Munroe. It took place on 17 September 2020 and is now permanently available on the SAAFoST website.
03 Sep Cultural transformation of old stalwarts
There are stalwart eating occasions and products that we know and love - but that doesn't mean they don't need a transformation and shake up.
01 Sep Connecting thousands of food, beverage and hospitality professionals across Africa this September 2020
As the industry struggles to showcase its latest innovation, insights, services and opportunities, due to the current global restrictions with regards to live events and travel, dmg events have, in response to this, developed Africa’s first digital summit for the industry.
01 Sep Creating gold chocolate using sugar cane extract
An Australian ingredients company has isolated a sugarcane extract called Saccharum officinarum to create a golden chocolate with a better-for-you nutritional profile.
31 Aug Domestication shrank chicken brains and made them less chicken
Chickens have never had a reputation as intellectual heavyweights and scientists at Linköping University in Sweden may have found the reason why.
31 Aug Nestlé enters market for plant-based seafood alternatives
Nestlé recently announced the launch of a plant-based alternative to tuna, its first move into the growing market for plant-based seafood alternatives.
31 Aug Putting a Tesla touch into chocolate chips
Chocolate chips are an important part of baking inventory - and now an American engineer has redesigned them to look, cook and taste better.
08 Aug The unlikely rise of the pastel de nata
An unlikely dessert, Portugal's treasured and delicious pastel de nata, is on its way to becoming as globally ubiquitous as the croissant.
29 Jul A novel, effective way to keep produce fresh? Put an egg on it.
Researchers have found great preservation results for highly perishable fruit by coating them in a nanocomposite “egg wash”.
29 Jul Our industrial food production system abets coronavirus
UK food writer, Joanna Blythman, has written a provocative piece on modern food factories - and how they can abet the spread of coronavirus. It's not a pleasant picture she paints - this should give many food industrialists pause for thought...
29 Jul UK launches campaign to tackle obesity ‘time bomb’
British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has launched the "Better Health" campaign after becoming seriously ill with coronavirus, partly blamed on his weight. The plan will include "cycling prescriptions" and junk food advert bans.
28 Jul Bad and good news for SA avocado exports to Europe
The estimate for South Africa’s avocado exports in 2020 has been adjusted down 11,6% from 18,5 million 4kg cartons to 16 million 4kg cartons, due to smaller fruit sizes as a result of the hot, dry summer.
27 Jul Covid-19 resuscitates meal kits – for how long?
Meal kits have had a roller coaster history, whether purchased in-store or by subscription. The recent boom went south before the Covid-19 pandemic which suddenly restored interest — as this article outlines, the only certain thing about meal kits, it seems, is their uncertain future.