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19 Jun Egg protein… from bioengineered potatoes?

Posted at 11:23h in Food Science, Technology and Ingredients Stuff, GMOs, Sustainability and Green Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Yet more amazing foodtech out of Israel - biotech company, PoLoPo, has petitioned the USDA for approval of a GM potato that produces ovalbumin, a future hedge against egg price and availability concerns.

18 Jun ‘Dancing’ raisins

Posted at 19:28h in Weird, Whacky, Wonderful Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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A simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life....

18 Jun What tiny pineapples can tell us about our future

Posted at 11:10h in Food Marketing Innovation and NPD, Food Trends 2024 by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Fresh Del Monte, the global fruit & veg giant, launched a new product in March this year, the Precious Honeyglow pineapple that, weighing in at an average of 600g, is the smallest pineapple it's created. And it’s telling us a great deal about humanity’s trajectory.

30 May Scientists create natural vanillin from plants

Posted at 13:27h in Food Science, Technology and Ingredients Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Japanese scientists have developed an enzyme that can convert ferulic acid from plant waste into vanillin, a flavour compound widely used in foodbev products.

30 May The land that doesn’t need Ozempic

Posted at 13:19h in Health and Nutrition Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Just 4.5% of Japanese people are obese, making it the land that doesn’t need Ozempic, or other massively in-demand GLP-1 drugs....

30 May US: Pringles launches first-ever puffed snack in tubeless packaging

Posted at 13:03h in Food Marketing Innovation and NPD by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Kellanova-owned brand Pringles has launched its first-ever puffed crisps, Pringles Mingles, marking a departure from its traditional tube packaging....

28 May Nestlé responds to boom in GLP-1 drugs with a new line of frozen, high-protein meals

Posted at 13:59h in Food Marketing Innovation and NPD, Top International Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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In Q4 2024, Nestlé will launch Vital Pursuit, the first product range by a major food brand designed specifically for consumers taking GLP-1 weight loss medications.

28 May Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Posted at 11:26h in Top International Stuff, Weird, Whacky, Wonderful Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film “Super Size Me,” which was nominated for an Oscar....

28 May Checkers introduces new Foodie! range

Posted at 10:41h in Latest SA News by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Checkers has launched a new private label offering, Foodie!, to '"unleash the inner chef in every home cook...."

28 May Tinned chicken anyone?

Posted at 10:11h in Latest SA News by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Astral Foods, SA's largest poultry producer, is exploring the option of trialling canned chicken as an alternative to the smaller-format pilchard and sardine products making serious inroads in the local animal protein market.

14 May What drives the cost of cooking oil?

Posted at 10:52h in Latest SA News by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Wondering what’s been behind the price rise of cooking oil in South Africa? Understanding these dynamics can provide valuable insights into not only the global economy, but also the cost of a pantry staple that as consumers we can’t do without....

14 May The air fryer is a hoax

Posted at 10:43h in Weird, Whacky, Wonderful Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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The air fryer is just a little oven that blows, and the idea that air frying is a new cooking technique is a myth....

14 May Kelp seaweed: emerging ingredient to watch

Posted at 09:36h in Food Trends 2024 by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Kelp seaweed is one of the next big sustainable ingredients to watch out for, according to the latest Mintel research....

13 May US marijuana reclassification – what it means

Posted at 10:49h in Food Science, Technology and Ingredients Stuff, Top International Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift of American drug policy ....

29 Apr Nestlé under fire for sugar in baby food

Posted at 12:18h in Health and Nutrition Stuff, Latest SA News by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Nestlé is being pilloried again for its baby foods - this time for their sugar content in South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries....

29 Apr Plant-based meat boomed. Here comes the bust

Posted at 10:27h in Latest News, Top International Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Sales of vegan meat are trending downward in the US, with companies scrambling to win back customers....

29 Apr Global consultancy PwC warns of global food crisis

Posted at 09:59h in Sustainability and Green Stuff, Top International Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Global accountancy and consultancy firm PwC is not known for alarmism and is certainly not anti-capitalist. So it is perhaps alarming that it has added its voice to the rising chorus of concern about food production, the threat it poses to the global environment and our ability to feed a growing population....

29 Apr Clostridium butyricum – keeps us feeling our best

Posted at 07:46h in Health and Nutrition Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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The Conversation is publishing a series on the gut microbiome: in this article we meet Clostridium butyricum, one of the hardest working microbes in our gut. Without its exhaustive efforts, we might find ourselves constantly feeling a little under the weather....

28 Apr Turning camels into cows?

Posted at 14:16h in Top International Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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Megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scale.....

28 Apr Meet the bacteria with a sweet tooth

Posted at 14:08h in Health and Nutrition Stuff by Sam Bruce 0 Comments

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The Conversation is publishing a series on the gut microbiome: in this article we meet Ruminococcus gnavus, a gut microbiome with a love of sugar.

19 Jun Egg protein… from bioengineered potatoes?

18 Jun ‘Dancing’ raisins

18 Jun What tiny pineapples can tell us about our future

30 May Scientists create natural vanillin from plants

30 May The land that doesn’t need Ozempic

30 May US: Pringles launches first-ever puffed snack in tubeless packaging

28 May Nestlé responds to boom in GLP-1 drugs with a new line of frozen, high-protein meals

28 May Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

28 May Checkers introduces new Foodie! range

28 May Tinned chicken anyone?

14 May What drives the cost of cooking oil?

14 May The air fryer is a hoax

14 May Kelp seaweed: emerging ingredient to watch

13 May US marijuana reclassification – what it means

29 Apr Nestlé under fire for sugar in baby food

29 Apr Plant-based meat boomed. Here comes the bust

29 Apr Global consultancy PwC warns of global food crisis

29 Apr Clostridium butyricum – keeps us feeling our best

28 Apr Turning camels into cows?

28 Apr Meet the bacteria with a sweet tooth

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