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"it is going to take a lot to convince me of the wisdom in the announcement in the national budget speech that sugar tax will be imposed next year. Many are very concerned at SA’s sugar habits. But please don’t limit the argument to sugar....
Like Lilliputians lashing down Gulliver, small food companies are chipping away at the market share of Big Food. The question is, will the end game change?
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With the increase in busy lifestyles, convenience food is becoming something of an essential. A start-up from San Francisco has launched a bite-sized coffee treat that fulfils this demand.
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Campbell Soup Co turned up the heat – at least a little – in January when it announced it would support federal legislation to establish a single, mandatory labelling standard for foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This article argues that, while a surprise...
Among the sins that the government taxes, South Africans can now include sugar along with the likes of alcohol and tobacco.
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Mars has issued a massive voluntary and precautionary recall of chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.
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The majority of South Africans feel their financial situation has either deteriorated or stayed the same over the past year, and that it is unlikely to improve over the next year, a survey by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) shows.
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A tiny cabbage-like flower sprout is being tipped as the next big produce hybrid to make its mark on the UK food lover’s consciousness.
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The "body and blood of Christ" is reportedly now being served in a "convenient" plastic-wrapped cup in a move that takes the phrase "mass production" quite literally.
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Pioneer Foods, the JSE's second-largest food producer with a market capitalisation of more than R31bn, said it has had no choice but to pass on the burden from soaring grain prices, rand weakness, and high wheat import tariffs to the already pressured South African consumer.
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In the middle of the last century, popular nutrition author Adelle Davis advised people to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Her advice stuck. Recent examination of the merits of adults eating breakfast has raised the question...
Hellmann's has figured out that if you can't beat them, you might as well join them. After suing a vegan mayo maker for false advertising, Hellmann's parent company, Unilever USA, is launching its own eggless spread.
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Fast Company, the trend-setting/following magazine and website has published its annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. As usual, there are several food players among them.
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Favourite foods could be made healthier thanks to a new technique developed by the University of Leicester which has identified harmful bacterial molecules in certain processed foods such as burgers and ready meals.
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The perception that South Africa’s Traditional Trade (TT) or spaza sector is shrinking in the face of increasing pressure from modern retail outlets could not be further from the truth asserts a new report by Nielsen.
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Sugar cravings can never be satisfied by artifical sweetener, as it is the calorie high, not the sweetness which keeps people coming back for more, scientists at Yale University have found.
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Steve Ells built Chipotle Mexican Grill into a restaurant-industry leader by playing offense, brashly touting fresher and more virtuous food than competitors. His company boasted of “food with integrity” and ridiculed rivals for using artificial ingredients. Then E Coli (STEC 026) struck...
The founder of easyJet has opened a discount food store that is selling everyday groceries for 25p each. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched easyFoodstore in an attempt to take advantage of the fast-growing discount market in the UK, which is led by Aldi and Lidl.
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Cooks, chefs and food manufacturers around the world are looking for natural ways to reduce sodium in recipes. A big challenge to doing that is taste. Now Asia's famed fish sauce is looking a viable sodium replacer.
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For reasons of national pride, wouldn't it be interesting if South Africans could refer to a Nando’s index, rather than constantly measuring our purchasing power by the Big Mac index?
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