04 Oct Food security looking insecure in SA
As food prices soar because of the ailing global and domestic economies, South Africans should also start worrying about the availability of something to eat....
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04 Oct Former Tesco honcho appointed Pick n Pay CEO
Pick n Pay Stores has announced that, after an extensive international search, it has appointed Richard Brasher, the former Tesco board member, as Pick n CEO effective from February 2013....
03 Oct Ginkgo biloba not a wonder drug, after all
A well-designed study shows that the popular Chinese herb does not protect against Alzheimer’s. Will anyone listen?...
03 Oct Digital bottle cap takes beverage marketing to a new level
London-based digital agency, Work Club, has devised a very cool new campaign for Strongbow Gold Cider - a digitally-connected bottle cap called StartCap which when flipped becomes a trigger for something to happen - anything from automatically checking users into Foursquare (location-based social networking website...
02 Oct Public food gardens: Where dumb ideas thrive
There’s a new movement afoot that hopes to tackle the scourge of hunger and malnutrition. Known in South Africa as ‘Hacking Sidewalks’, it involves creating edible gardens in public, urban spaces, from which passersby can just help themselves. If that sounds smart,...
02 Oct SA’s wine industry puts ethics into its future wellbeing
Last week, the international wine world descended on Cape Town for Cape Wine, the three-day bi-ennial trade fair for South Africa's wine producers. One of the highlights of the event was the official launch of the local industry's new ethical stamp, WIETA, or the Wine...
27 Sep How long does it take to afford a beer?
How hard must you work to earn a beer? If you're American, less than five minutes, but you've got to sweat much longer for your pint if you're South African....
27 Sep Olive oil: drizzle and drought
Dressing a salad is likely to get very expensive. Spain is the Saudi Arabia of olive oil, accounting for nearly half of global production but a severe drought in the country is having a dramatic impact on the market, according to Thomas Mielke of Oil...
21 Sep Smaller waistlines, sharper minds, stronger bones and healthier hearts? They’re all in a cuppa!
Leading nutrition scientists from around the world convened at the USDA this week to present the latest research supporting the role of tea in promoting good health. Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, next to water. Interest in its...
21 Sep Stevia approved for use in South Africa
Stevia, the "natural, healthy" alternative to sugar, has finally been approved for use in South Africa with the recent promulgation (10 September 2012) of new sweetener regulations.
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21 Sep The science of overeating: a gotta-see video
Food is amazing. It's delicious and helps keep us alive. It's the fuel that keeps our human bodies going, but it can also be dangerous and destructive to those same bodies. Overeating is very common. When humans are hungry, they eat, but sometimes they get...
21 Sep America’s new yoghurt billionaire
Chobani, the best-selling yoghurt brand in the US, has given its founder, Turkish immigrant, Hamdi Ulukaya, a net worth of at least $1,1 billion in under five years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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20 Sep White bread is not bad for you, experts say
White bread has been “demonised” by health campaigners and TV nutritionists and is actually an important source of vitamins and minerals, new research out of the UK claims.
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20 Sep The challenges for ingredients in foods
In the third of his series of ‘Top 10s’, Leatherhead FOOD RA’s Dr Wayne Morley, Head of Food Innovation, takes a look at ingredients, specifically the challenges that ingredients face when used in foods....
20 Sep Many ‘low fat’ foods have similar calorie count to standard products, study finds
So-called "low fat" foods can contain a similar number of calories to the standard versions – and in some cases contain even more sugar, according to a study by the UK consumer watchdog, Which?...
20 Sep Salty-sweet new Toblerone from Kraft
Capitalising on one of the hottest snaking trends of mixing salty and sweet flavours, Kraft Foods has launched a new product in the Toblerone range in Switzerland, which is soon to be introduced to other international markets across Europe, UK and US....
20 Sep Redesigning sous vide cooking for the home
Sous vide is a remarkable way to cook proteins. Using an immersion circulator, you set a tub of water to the exact temperature you want to cook your meat. And over several hours, it warms to the perfect amount of doneness. Chefs...
20 Sep Spur Corp highlights its environmental efforts
Waste cooking oil, often sold unscrupulously into the informal sector, is both a health and environmental concern in South Africa. Spur Corporation has announced how it has partnered with a Cape Town biodiesel company to successfully recycle and convert over a million litres of vegetable...
20 Sep Red wine and cola the African way
Stellen Fine Wines is giving South Africans a new refresher with some Latin appeal; a sparkling red wine with cola named Colathemba. [Click to enlarge].
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20 Sep Survey: What’s most important when it comes to investing in new technology?
A recent survey by Leatherhead Food Research asked the food and beverage industry, presumably in the UK, what objectives are currently the most important when considering investment in new technology. Over 55% still considered that, despite big moves within the industry to improve sustainability and...
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