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An international FMCG firm in South Africa is on the hunt for a radically new form or complete alternative to crystal sugar as raw ingredient in industrial food production, and anything that might be labelled "non-nutritive sweetener" will not cut it. It has presented this...
Today, many efforts to "market to Mom" appear to address an imaginary central household anchor who calmly monitors all social, nutritional and domestic needs of her children, and shops routinely and leisurely every week with her handy list. The truth is this Rockwellian portrayal of...
The natural foods industry is deep into the anti-aging business, and it’s all based on two lies—one about pesticides and toxins, the other about anti-oxidants. Neither toxins nor oxidation are the reason that we get old, and we can’t live longer by eating less toxins...
Polyoak Packaging, a leading supplier of rigid plastic containers to SA's food-beverage sectors, has announced that all of its main manufacturing sites in Cape Town, Gauteng and Durban are now FSSC 22000-certified. It is the first local packaging company to win this stringent international food...
Illegal colourants have again found their way into the SA food chain, with Tiger Brands announcing today that it is recalling some of its cooking sauces and rice products after tests found traces of banned methyl yellow and Sudan 1.
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A report released by Oxfam this week calls epic food insecurity and hunger in this country a "national scandal". As World Food Day (oct 16) approaches, the report "Hidden Hunger in South Africa: the faces of hunger and malnutrition in a food secure nation" reveals...
At present the food and agriculture sector is struggling in an operating environment characterised by slow growth, soft demand and ample supply, a combination that's challenging business confidence. Yet the sector has a bright future, asserts Rabobank in a new report.
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South Africa's two new challengers for the lucrative pizza market – Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut – had better hold on to their mozzarella, because established operators will not take the competition lying down, reports MoneyWeb.co.za.
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Glass manufacturer Nampak Glass has increased its manufacturing capacity by 56% through the addition of a new R1.2-billion furnace and the third at its Germiston-based factory.
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Thai food is tremendously popular around the globe, and it won a pile of extra media coverage recently with an innovative idea: a taste-tester robot, or electronic tongue, that’s programmed to distinguish authentic Thai dishes from bad wanna-be’s.
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Irish-based global ingredient group, Glanbia, has established a local affiliate in South Africa, based in Gauteng, and aims to offer its nutritional and functional ingredients, as well as its specialist services in customised premixes, to the local market.
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Rhodes Food Group (RFG) joined the main board of the JSE this morning - and is now in the illustrious company of the likes of Tiger Brands, AVI and Pioneer Foods. By all reports, RFG's prospects have excited the market.
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In the race to attract consumers, major American food companies are tweaking their playbooks to go after a once-ignored group: men.
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While sitting is now dubbed the 'new smoking', walking has now been described as the 'superfood of fitness'. Several American fitness experts concur that daily movement wins of over workouts and an active lifestyle is better than weekends of warrior games. And walking is a...
The immense wealth of skill and expertise that lies behind many food processing techniques is rarely acknowledged. Johannes Baensch, Nestlé Global Head of R&, describes how many industrial processes are modelled on traditional or artisan methods, and are often a delicate balance of science and art.
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The latest Dairy Index from Tetra Pak has found that total global demand for milk is set to overtake the available supply for the first time over the next decade. Milk supply is expected to lag demand by 2017 predominantly due to growth from Asia...
Oxford professor, Charles Spence's research into what affects flavour, from who we eat with to background noise, has influenced food-industry giants and top chefs alike. Now his new book brings food science to the home cook, too
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Pick n Pay has announced a major new commitment to accelerate progress on the welfare of pigs in South Africa, promising that its fresh pork will be 'gestation-stall free' from December 31, 2015.
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Peanuts are one of the most common foods that trigger allergies in people, but a new study suggests that it's not peanuts that are the problem – it's the dry-roasting process that makes them so tasty.
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The three-month period for comments on R429, SA's new draft labelling regulations, closed a month ago. By all accounts, the Dept of Health must be sifting through a tome of input from many affected constituents who have expressed alarm, concern and...