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Bavaria Corp, CSIRO and Weber Scientific were honoured on July 17 with Innovation Awards at the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food expo that took place July 16-20 in Chicago. The award-winning innovations focused on ingredient technologies, food safety and sustainability.
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It was a startling scientific finding: Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don't. Less startling was how it came about. The paper, it turns out, was funded by a US trade association representing candy makers. The Associated Press investigates how...
Artisanal chocolate makers in SA are encroaching on the domain of mainstream brands, echoing the trend in many parts of the world where growth for premium chocolates outstrips that of the mass market.
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Lisa Ronquest is one of South Africa's top young food scientists, now transferred to The Netherlands in a global food R&D role by Mars. She's been sharing her impressions and insights with FOODStuff SA readers in a regular blog, and we're proud here...
Consumers are getting less bang for their hard-earned bucks as manufacturers downsize their products to contain costs. Prices, however, have remained the same and, in some cases, increased.
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Scientists have discovered that a molecule in pomegranates, transformed by microbes in the gut, enables muscle cells to protect themselves against one of the major causes of aging. In animals, the effect is nothing short of amazing. Clinical trials are underway.
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US industry consolidation has struck again with Danone's announcement last week that it had agreed to acquire WhiteWave Foods, purveyor of plant-based products, premium and organic dairy, and fresh packaged produce. The deal's value stands at $56.25 per share in cash, equal to...
Nice, on-trend innovation from Del Monte is its launch of what it says is the “first-ever adult fruit cup”.
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Pioneer Foods, SA's third-biggest food company, is making its mark in the UK...
Mérieux NutriSciences (formerly known as Swift Silliker) has expanded its SA footprint with acquisition of Lactolab, a leading analytical laboratory serving dairy and dairy related industries.
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In another step to increasing vertical integration of its supply chain, Famous Brands has bought a bankrupt tomato paste factory in Port Elizabeth's Coega precinct at a significantly discounted purchase price.
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Hershey says its board has unanimously rejected a takeover offer from Oreo maker Mondelez and that the offer provided "no basis for further discussion".
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New Truvía Nectar is the reduced-calorie way to love honey, according to its manufacturer, Minneapolis-based Cargill.
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There’ll be less salt, officially, in the processed foods South Africans eat from today as the government's salt regulations come into force.
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This is a critical period for the South African dairy industry, as the sector’s two biggest players and former partners go head-to-head in a battle for market share.
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It’s not often that a CEO makes headlines for scooping an Entrepreneur of the Year award. Especially if the CEO in question did not start the company from scratch. But every now and then there are exceptions to a rule. And Clover CEO Johann Vorster...
Who says breakfast is the most important meal of the day? And why does spinach make you strong? Why should you drink 8 glasses of water a day? It sounds like conventional wisdom, but most of it was cooked up by ad men.
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Concerned about his kids' excessive sugar consumption, a California father has created a healthier sugar replacement.
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A team of researchers who developed heartier and more nutrient-rich strains of a sweet potato to help ward off diet-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa is this year’s recipient of the World Food Prize.
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Nestlé has named a successor to CEO Paul Bulcke - in a surprise move that hands the reins of the world’s biggest food company to an outsider for the first time in nearly a century.
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