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Fifteen years ago I landed a job as a food safety auditor with an international auditing body. Last year I hung up my boots to pursue other avenues in food safety. During this time, I saw well over 1 500 food factories and learnt a...
Pioneer Foods has joined forces with energy solutions service provider, Energy Partners, to roll out a national solar programme to power several of its factories.
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The Cape Branch of SAAFoST is hosting an interesting one-day seminar in June - gathering a topnotch array of speakers on a topic that is of great relevance to all in the food industry - entitled: "Food Myths, Media Hype and Communicating Science".
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In its quest for vertical integration, franchise giant, Famous Brands, has bought one of South Africa's biggest producers of french fries and other potato-based products.
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The US FDA has taken a major step in making sure consumers have updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the US.
...Pioneer Foods has reported that its total interim revenue was up 6% to R10bn, despite the loss of Pepsi along with the divestments of its biscuits and Maitland Vinegar businesses.
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Avocado is very on-trend, a favourite food among wellness bloggers and a must-have ingredient in healthy recipes. Giant UK retailer, Tesco, has joined the party again...
Consumers are being encouraged to rail against soaring food prices, particularly bread, which continue to outstrip inflation by almost double.
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The US FDA seems intent on bringing sugar out of the shadows. Not only will American food companies have to reveal, right on the package, how much sugar they've added to food; they also will have to call it by its real name.
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South Africa's biggest consumer foods maker, Tiger Brands, has pledged a sweeping overhaul of its operations this week, after a botched investment in Nigeria and mounting difficulties in its home and exports markets force a re-think.
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Widespread reports stating that frozen chicken portions will become more expensive in SA with the new brine cap, is untrue, according to Scott Pittman, MD of the consumer division at RCL Foods.
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Mars is launching two protein bars under its Snickers and Mars brands in the UK, as it says protein consumption is now "mainstream" across the country.
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Fans of probiotic drinks and foods may be wasting their money, according to a review of current research into the supplements that suggests they may be of no benefit to healthy adults.
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For the second time in four years, Dalewood Fromage's signature cheese, the 12-month matured, uniquely South African Huguenot, has done it again, and was recently crowned South Africa's Dairy Product of the Year for 2016.
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“I’m vegetarian.” “I’m vegan.” These statements typically will be met with a range of reactions, varying from bafflement to praise. But what makes people adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet? How are vegetarians and vegans viewed by the rest of society? And why don’t...
The problem isn’t willpower. It’s neuroscience. You can’t — and shouldn’t — fight back.
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One of South Africa’s most successful upmarket food brands, Melissa’s, is looking to Africa’s biggest food and beverage expo in June, AB7, to promote its 400-strong product range and boost its footprint via franchise opportunities.
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Raisin Bran, the breakfast cereal brand that was first introduced to Americans in the 1940s, is taking on a new form. It is going granola (as the US market defines muesli).
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There has been a marked decline in SA's chocolate consumption, according to a new report by Insight Survey, a doubly whammy as a result of the country's consumer spending woes and the global health revolution.
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Food allergies are on the rise and, despite advances in food safety and good management practices, there are many holes when it comes to allergy testing and allergen-free verification. This article outlines the problems and some solutions.
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