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Cape Town's Paarman Foods has recently achieved FSSC22000 certification, believed to be the first South African food manufacturer in its category to win this prestigous milestone, and complementing its long-held ISO9001 ticket.
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Turkish immigrant to the US, Hamdi Ulukaya, wanted yogurt like that back home, so he made some – like a billion dollars' worth of it. [An excellent article on what has to be one of the most amazing food success stories ever. Ed]
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South Africa’s largest food company, Tiger Brands, has bought iconic local brand Mrs Ball’s Chutney from Unilever for a tasty R475m.
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Snoek is one of the Western Cape's most well-known delicacies, yet, more than half the snoek found in some of Cape Town's retail chains are imported from New Zealand. SA's Snoek and New Zealand's barracouta are the same species, but...
The Obol is a clever design of bowl that seeks to elevate the breakfast of champions and the dinner of students to a higher level....
When ConAgra ponied up about $5-billion for St Louis-based Ralcorp recently, the Omaha-based conglomerate did something that food companies have been doing for a while: It got a lot bigger, to become one of the largest food companies in the world....
The water and wastewater treatment market in the global food and beverage industry will continue to be fast growing and future-oriented, remaining extremely positive towards innovations and technological upgrades that enhance water management, notes a new Frost & Sullivan report.
Researchers at Oxford University have developed a drink that reportedly raises the ketone levels in the body, creating a boost of energy that may help treat diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and even Alzheimer's disease.
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Tesco has declared its exit from the US by putting up its £1bn investment strategy of Fresh & Easy stores concept for sale, after continuous losses in the US business mounted to £850m over a period of five years....
Du Toitskloof’s Chenin Blanc has been named the best boxed white wine at the third annual Spit or Swallow Box Wine Awards held in Cape Town on November 29. The cellar’s Pinotage Merlot Ruby Cabernet took the Best Red Box Wine award in 2010.
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What's the next big sweetener to hit the market? Key contender is a fruit of the herbaceous perennial vine Siraitia grosvenorii, native to southern China and northern Thailand, and called by several names, including luo han guo, Buddha fruit...
American research finds cancer food scares don't stand up to scrutiny with most culprit ingredients showing little or no increased risk of disease....
An American company has developed a technique that it says can make bread stay mould-free for 60 days. The bread is zapped in a sophisticated microwave array which kills the spores that cause the problem.
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First came planking, swiftly followed by Batmanning and owling. Now British students are 'milking' – pouring milk over themselves in public places....
Every food entrepreneur involved in exporting temperature-sensitive products surely shares this challenge: the cost of exporting ‘less than container loads (LCLs)’. Paul Walters of KZN’s Wedgewood Nougat is starting a project to try and get small food manufacturers to work together towards consolidating refrigerated...
Bag-in-box wines are more likely than their bottled counterparts to develop unpleasant flavours, aromas and colours when stored at warm temperatures, a new study has found. Published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, it emphasises the importance of storing these popular, economical vintages...
"Even if stevia is not successful in going beyond beverages and a handful of dairy products, it is estimated that stevia sales will be close to a billion dollars. However, if a company can produce a stevia product that will blend well...
Mars Africa has come up with an innovative green packaging solution for its Royco instant soup range, eliminating foil and effecting a 25% reduction in its packaging carbon footprint and substantial energy savings....
Usually you buy foods because you want what's inside, but when that food comes to these creative food packaging concepts, you would probably buy them for the packages themselves. These packaging concepts rethink the way food can be presented, making it more...
In a first for African retail, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Woolworths have announced a broad-based, multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations. ...