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Unilever has applied to extend the use of the key cholesterol-lowering ingredient used in its Flora pro.activ range into cooking, baking and liquid margarine products, which would tap simultaneously into the growth sectors of functional foods and home-baking....
A large clinical trial published recently in the Lancet confirms what smaller studies have shown in the past: Oral immunotherapy - swallowing tiny, increasing amounts of peanut over time - has the ability to desensitise allergic individuals to peanuts....
After a three-year ban on the export of red meat because of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the international authorities have declared South Africa free of of the disease. It's estimated that the ban cost the industry R4bn annually since coming...
DSM’s Quali-E Vitamin E has been proven to delay functional decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) by 19%, according to studies by the company. In addition, a daily high dose (2000 IU per day) supplementation of Vitamin...
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac FastRipe, a natural milk protein that enables cheese-makers to reduce ripening times and save thousands in costs every year without any negative impact on product quality or shelf life....
Nestlé expects another challenging year that could see it undershoot its long-term targets again, after pressure on prices in Europe and weaker emerging market demand slowed sales growth to 4.6 percent in 2013.
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Since the 1960s, nutrition science has been dominated by two conflicting observations. One is that we know how to eat healthy and maintain a healthy weight. The other is that the rapidly increasing rates of obesity and diabetes suggest that something about...
Solazyme's Jonathan Wolfson was named by Forbes as one of the top twelve "Disruptors of Business 2013". [Our own Mark Shuttleworth is also among them] His algae biotech company has proven that cleaner, greener fuels are no longer a fantasy. From fuelling jets and destroyers,...
Nestlé is stepping back from its 40-year relationship with L’Oréal by selling a €6-bn stake in the cosmetics maker back to the French group. One of the highlights of the deal for Nestle is its commitment to grow its dermatology business as part of...
High blood pressure, diabetes and other “lifestyle diseases” are no longer just for the rich and are wreaking havoc among South Africa’s poor, says a leading medical academic from Stellenbosch University, Prof Bob Mash (left).
...The fresh produce world gathered in Berlin last week for Fruit Logistica 2014. The expo drew record numbers of people and companies: more than 2,600 exhibitors from 84 countries and over 60,000 visitors from 140 countries. A key interest aspect of the event...
Snacking on a freshly-made pizza in outer space just got a whole lot closer thanks to Anjan Contractor's 3D pizza printer. Contractor, who won NASA's US$125,000 grant last year to create a 3D printer that could print food for astronauts on missions,...
The 2014 Super Bowl was pretty much over by the end of the second half. While the more than 100 million viewers lost interest in the game, the advertisers were the real winners during TV’s biggest commercial day of the year. Here...
We have all had that moment where we have lost the tin opener. No matter which drawer you open, it does not seem to be there. This surprisingly simple technique shows how you can open a can of food without an...
Ideal for local condistions, Ishida Europe has developed a range of entry-level weigher/bagmaker combination units which offer an economic, medium speed solution for food manufacturers, thus delivering a fast payback on a reduced investment cost while ensuring consistent weights, pack quality and seal integrity....
Aquaculture will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases....
Will ozone become a major hygiene technology in the food industry? ArcAqua, the South African developer of the ozone-based sanitising system of the same name, believes it has this potential. It's also captured the attention of...
Few if any topics get more press than the effect of food on our health. It's constantly present, even if buried in our subconscious mind. Sex, politics and religion are intensely personal topics, but food and health is in that same rank....
The Consumer Goods Council of SA (CGCSA) is urging retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers of food and other goods to subscribe to an express recall system that will reduce product recall time....
Global fast-food chain Burger King is hoping to replicate its success in the Western Cape in the more lucrative Gauteng market, with lengthy queues marking the opening of its first three stores in the province this past weekend.
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