05 Mar Pioneer Foods bites into the Nigerian market
Pioneer Foods, the maker of ProNutro and Weet-Bix breakfast cereal, this week announced its first major foray into Nigeria.
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05 Mar Blurring the sweet-savoury flavour boundaries
Recent snack innovation is blurring the boundaries of sweet and savoury, as dessert-inspired potato chips and spicy nutrition bars debut from the market's top players in the US.
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05 Mar Another way salt is a vital nutrient: new research
Too much salt can lead to heart disease, according to the common medical, but now often-disputed, wisdom. However, there may be a healthy side to salt that hasn't been appreciated — until now.
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04 Mar IFF expands South Africa presence
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has expanded its flavours facility in Isando, South Africa. IFF commands 16% of the global F&F market and is the third largest player after Givaudan and Firmenich.
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04 Mar Banting myth, madness and magic
Didn't get to the recent LCHF Summit in Cape Town? Here's a great synopsis of the four-day event that may well prove to have been a global tipping point for LCHF that Tim Noakes expressly hoped it would be...
26 Feb Widely used food emulsifiers promote colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, new study
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic syndrome, new research shows.
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26 Feb Peanut allergy ‘cut by early exposure’
Eating peanut products as a baby dramatically cuts the risk of allergy, a study suggests. Trials on 628 babies prone to developing peanut allergy found the risk was cut by over 80%.
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26 Feb Shoprite defies economy to grow jobs and turnover
Over 70% of South Africans are now buying their groceries from the Shoprite Group and with the African retail giant generating 84% of its supermarket turnover within the domestic market, it is weathering the current market pressures with some agility. It is also generating more...
26 Feb OP-ED: Is the junk-food era drawing to a close?
Not long ago, the great processed-food companies like Kraft and Kellogg's towered over the US food landscape like the high hat that adorned the head of Chef Boyardee, the iconic canned-spaghetti magnate whose empire is now owned by ConAgra. But now, Big Food has fallen...
25 Feb Inside the food industry: “the surprising truth about what you eat”
Time for another big bashing, Food Industry! British investigative food journalist, Joanna Blythman, who has made a long living from writing books that trash the modern food industry, has just published another: Swallow This: Serving Up The Food Industry’s Darkest Secrets, dubbed "a revelatory investigation...
25 Feb Some extraordinary start-up food techs out of Israel
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Here is news of some really cool food tech innovation out of Israel, presented to the public recently at a food tech start-up competition.
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25 Feb US confectionery to get even cleaner
But a few days after Nestlé USA committed to removing artificial colours and flavours from its confectionery products, rival Hershey said it intends to remove GM ingredients from Hershey’s Milk Chocolate and Kisses by the end of the year.
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25 Feb “Inglorious fruit ‘n veg” campaign a work of food marketing genius
The scandal of millions of tons of food discarded annually because it doesn't fit the standards of food beauty has been much on the global agenda. One French supermarket chain decided to do something about it and devised a brilliant campaign to get people to...
25 Feb Pringles pops for Kellogg
Acquired by Kellogg from Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble in late May 2012 for $2.695-billion, Pringles has transformed Kellogg's global snacks footprint.
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25 Feb High protein meat chips debut in the US
Following eight years of complex product development, Arizona-based Meat Chips has launched a line of high-protein corn tortilla chips using white chicken meat.
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25 Feb Setting-upsetting the stage for new US dietary guidelines
Controversial ground has been laid for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) releasing on February 19 its non-binding recommendations to the USDA and the Dept of Health and Human Services (including the FDA). Although consumers rarely pay direct...
24 Feb Rhodes Food continues its acquisition spree
Shortly after it spent R165m buying Cape juice company, Pacmar, Rhodes Food Group (RFG) has announced it's to buy Boland Pulp‚ a puree maker‚ and Deemster‚ a company that focuses on pickled foods‚ as it looks to diversify its business.
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20 Feb Asking the Food Babe for evidence
In late January, a group of US students pursuing post-graduate degrees in food science published an open letter to Vani Hari, aka The Food Babe, the much-hyped Internet activist who has amassed a huge following by attacking what she perceives as threats to people's health...
18 Feb Nestlé to remove all artificial ingredients from US confectionery
Food giant Nestlé has pledged to remove all artificial flavours and colours from its chocolate and sweets in the US.
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18 Feb OPINION: What can we learn from the organic food trend?
The organic food industry has seen a 3,400% increase in the past 24 years, making organic the fastest-growing consumer food and lifestyle trend in modern history. Are organic brands able to connect with consumers just because they are healthier? The answer is no. Being healthier...
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