27 Jul Germany’s deadly E. coli strain decoded
The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University....
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26 Jul US: The big war over a small fruit
The Cutie, a small, glossy, deep-orange citrus fruit is, acre for acre, the most profitable citrus in America. The story behind this mandarin/clementine variant is a fascinating tale of of big-money marketing...
26 Jul US drought could trigger repeat of global food crisis, experts warn
America's drought threatens a recurrence of the 2008 global food crisis, when soaring prices set off riots and unrest to parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, food experts warn....
26 Jul US drought looks ominous for SA food prices
“We are in for a rough ride in terms of food price inflation… food prices will remain at a higher level for a long time,” comments Ernst Janovsky, the head of Absa Agribusiness on the likely local impact of the devastating...
26 Jul Rise and rise of the private label
Consumers turn to private label products in their hunt for value. When it comes to food they are finding it increasingly in retailers' private label products.
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26 Jul SA’s coffee market trading up
For a growing number of SA coffee drinkers any old instant brew is no longer good enough. "Coffee drinkers' demands are becoming increasingly sophisticated," says Paul Hanlon, MD of Ciro Beverage Solutions, a unit of AVI....
26 Jul The NYC soda ban hearing: best arguments for and against
In a supersized debate opinions flowed over at the public hearing on New York City's proposed ban on large-sized sodas, on which the Board of Health is set to vote on Sept 13. Here are some of the for and against opinions...
26 Jul New new Coke: Zero calories, no fake sugar and no weird aftertaste?
The winning formula could be decades away, but Coke and Pepsi are looking for a way to counter mounting health concerns over soda and get people drinking their products again....
26 Jul On the origin of Homo Grillicus
Our love of the braai, the barbecue — and of meat in general — is a fascinating story because if you look at where our species came from, none of our primate cousins could ever survive such a meat-intensive diet as we do today. It...
26 Jul Looking for new uses for dried distillers’ grain
Padu Krishnan, a food science professor at South Dakota State University, thinks he has a recipe to help Americans eat healthier. He has been cooking up treats using a novel ingredient — dried distillers' grain or DDG — which he believes can make...
26 Jul BMI Food Bites: Energy Drinks in SA 2012
Energy drinks as a category has been operating in the South African market for approximately 15 years. During this time the category has seen tremendous growth and diversification of product, brand and target market. Some insights from BMI Research...
26 Jul BMI Food Bites: Speciality cheese in SA 2011
Speciality cheese has come a long way in the past two decades, where previously it was super-premium and largely unknown and unexplored by the majority of consumers. It is a broad sector that BMI Research breaks down into four categories. As can be expected for...
26 Jul Hunter gatherer clue to obesity: it’s about over-eating not lack of exercise
A study of the Hadza tribe, who still exist as hunter gatherers, suggests the amount of calories we need is a fixed human characteristic. This implies Westerners are growing obese through over-eating rather than having inactive lifestyles, say scientists....
26 Jul Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly hits SA
Kraft Foods has announced the arrival of new Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly, dubbing it a combination of "SA’s best loved chocolate with a burst of bubbles both inside and out. It’s the lighter way to enjoy your favourite milk chocolate".
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26 Jul ‘Get healthy – or else’, says health minister
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has warned South Africans will face harsh health laws if they do not become healthier. Motsoaledi, in an interview with The Times, cautioned that lifestyle diseases are placing a huge burden on public healthcare....
26 Jul The pandemic of physical inactivity
With the world’s biggest sporting showcase kicking off in London Friday, researchers are warning that physical inactivity has become a contributor to the burden of disease similar to tobacco smoking or obesity, responsible for 5,3 million of the 57 million deaths...
25 Jul Dried yeast grows as a salt-reducing ingredient
Reducing salt content in food products is a growing issue for food manufacturers as government regulators and consumers become more concerned about sodium intake and the possible negative effect on health. Naturex, leading global natural ingredients supplier, has a range of inactive dried yeast products...
20 Jul Can eating eggs cure an egg allergy?
Oral immunotherapy is in the news again as a possible solution to food allergy. It involves the feeding of the allergy-producing food over time, in gradually increasing doses, in order to coax the immune system to tolerate it with few or no reactions....
19 Jul The sweet smell of microbes
Suppliers of the orange, vanilla and other flavour and fragrance ingredients used in hundreds of foods, beverages and personal care products are putting their faith in microbes as new sources for these substances. ...
19 Jul PepsiCo bringing premium yoghurt to US market
PepsiC and Theo Muller Group, the largest privately-held dairy business in Germany, have announced that their US joint venture, Muller Quaker Dairy, will enter the growing US dairy market this month with innovative premium yoghurt products that have...
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