31 Oct Food security beehive system is R1-million SAB social innovation winner
The SAB Foundation has named local innovation, Bee-Pak, a compact bee farming system, as the R1-million prize winner in its 4th Annual Social Innovation Awards.
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30 Oct New age ‘Tupperware’: the ‘perfect food storage’ option?
There are many types of food storage containers, but here's introducing EVAK, described as "the world's first glass food storage system that removes air from the container". Air takes out freshness…so EVAK takes out the air. Its creators have been in search of the "perfect food...
30 Oct Do zero-calorie sweeteners increase diabetes risk?
“Artificial sweeteners may boost diabetes risk” ran the headline in the New York Times last month, as did a myriad of other media – but experts have said to take recent research with a pinch of salt.
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30 Oct Mama Chaka’s: new, healthy, cheap fast food for SA’s townships
Internationally-acclaimed singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka is better known for entertaining South Africans, but now she's teamed up with Econ Food Concepts, a subsidiary of meat company, Roelcor Holdings, to help feed the nation through an exciting and necessary new food initiative.
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29 Oct First Domino’s Pizza outlet opens in SA
The first Domino's Pizza restaurant in South Africa has been opened by Taste Holdings. The new store is in Rivonia Junction, Sandton, and by the end of this week, there will be a further three outlets: one in Durban and two in Cape Town. These...
28 Oct 3D-printed food promises to be a boon for the elderly or ill
3D food printing holds exciting potential for future food applications - and one that's close to commercialisation in Europe is for the elderly or ill who have difficulity in chewing and swallowing. But the difference is that this food does not look like 'liquified gloop'...
28 Oct ‘Pluckr’ automated grape picker wins top processing innovation award
Fresh grapes and berries are tasty and healthy, and increasingly popular as snacks around the world. But picking them manually takes a lot of time, making it very cost inefficient. Enter Pluckr, an automated plucking machine that has won Holland's Food Valley Award 2014, an...
28 Oct Rise of coeliac disease still a mystery
Two new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine have caused a stir in the world of coeliac research, both proving that scientists have a ways to go in their understanding of coeliac disease, which affects about 1% of the population, whether they know...
28 Oct Don’t miss IFEA 2014 expo at Sandton CC next week!
The IFEA 2014 exhibition – Africa’s premierInternational food and drink event – is set to meet high expectations of both exhibitors and visitors, when it makes its second appearance at the Sandton Convention...
23 Oct Woolies joins the Banting craze with ready-meal range
Restaurants are doing it, and it was only a matter of time before retailers joined the low-carb/high-fat, Banting craze in South Africa. Needless to say, Woolworths, always on top of latest fads and trends, is first to market with a new range of low-carb ready...
23 Oct Top innovation awards from SIAL 2014
SIAL 2014 wowed the crowds in Paris again this week, the 50th anniversary of the famous food trade fair. A highlight of the expo are those products that won SIAL Innovation Awards. Here are the top three of the Grand Prix winners this year -...
23 Oct How PepsiCo R&D is preparing for future consumer demands
Each day about 1.3 billion consumers in 200 countries eat or drink a product manufactured by PepsiCo, the second-largest food and beverage company in the world. Figuring out what those diverse consumers want today and tomorrow plus the means to get it to them is...
23 Oct McDonald’s CEO reveals the brand’s four biggest problems
McDonald's is struggling to get back on top. The fast food giant reported this week that global same-store sales dropped 3.3% in the third quarter. The company has lost market share to fast-casual brands like Chipotle and better-burger restaurants like Five Guys.
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22 Oct Nestlé opens its most water efficient factory
Nestlé reports that it has opened its most water efficient factory in the world, sited in Mexico, in a move that the company plans to replicate in other Nestlé factories globally.
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22 Oct US: Natural preservative food films commercialised
Food preservation is as old as mankind. One of the latest techniques reaching commercialisation in the US involves bioengineered films for fruit, fresh produce and flowers. Scientists at startup Apeel Sciences have figured out a secret to doubling their lifespans. And they do it naturally.
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22 Oct Why is Big Food bad?
Use the word "technology" in a discussion about cellphones, motor cars, manufacturing, education – every subject you can think of – and you get universal appreciation. Use the word in reference to food and beverages, and half the population will turn on you. This article...
22 Oct Middle class South Africa: Fat, lazy and unmotivated
Middle-class South Africans are getting fatter and lazier, despite having access to discounted gyms and knowing the dangers of being overweight. This is according to the 2014 Discovery Vitality ObeCity Index, which measures eating habits, weight, time spent exercising and the mental wellbeing of...
22 Oct Can artisanal ice make your drink that much better?
In the "craft cocktail" era, drinks with hefty price tags are the norm. And now, to complement fancy craft drinks, American entrepreneurs have come up with artisanal ice - a large, crystal-clear cube or rectangle that melts unhurriedly in your glass.
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22 Oct Three ways to save a stagnant category
Many factors can cause a product category to fall out of favour and lose popularity with consumers; demographic shifts, health trends, changes in consumer taste. When this happens marketers are faced with tough questions: Which product innovations and messaging can win consumers back? What current...
21 Oct Humble spud poised to launch a world food revolution
Earlier this month, a Dutch project, Salt Farm Texel, beat 560 competitors from 90 countries to win the prestigious USAid grand challenge award for its salt-tolerant potato. "It's a game changer," said Dr Arjen de Vos of the Free University in Amsterdam. "We don't...
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