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A new Nielsen report has found that 59 percent of consumers around the world have difficulty understanding nutritional labels on food packaging and more than half (53%) consider themselves overweight....
In the David and Goliath battle that so dominated headlines late last year - Frankie's Olde Soft Drink Company versus Woolworths - David has won again. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled yesterday that the retailer “deliberately and intentionally” copied Frankie's “good olde-fashioned” branding...
When it comes to fat, what difference does color make? A lot, it seems, especially if you’re interested in losing it. For years now, scientists have been studying so-called brown fat, a type of heat-generating fat that burns energy rather than storing it. ...
Manuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first place, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The findings provide further evidence for the clinical use of manuka honey to treat bacterial infections in the face...
In its latest venture to grow its South African business, KWV has launched another new product, jimmijagga, a new ready-to-drink (RTD) fusion wine spritzer. Hitting the Gauteng shelves late last year in time for the summer holiday season, this debut follows KWV's earlier launch of...
South Africa's new legislation related to food labelling and advertising, R146, become mandatory on 1 March 2012, and have been long-awaited by the food industry, the nutrition fraternity and the public alike. This useful article outlines their advantages for consumers, as well as several disadvantages....
The 2012 International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) took place in Cologne this week. About 80 journalists from all over the world participated in a poll to select the top three innovations presented at the expo's New Product Showcase. Three winners were selected from...
The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of vitamins. In 1912, a scientist named Casimir Funk coined the term “vitamins” to describe bioactive substances essential for human and animal health. ...
Swiss group, Barry Callebaut has announced a lucrative deal to supply Unilever, the world's third-largest consumer goods group, with 70 percent of its global cocoa and chocolate needs....
The headline may be a touch strong, but a new study out of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology has proved it's largely true. The majority of omega-3 supplements available locally ain't what they say they are...
Nestlé's new luxury chocolate brand Maison Cailler has launched in Switzerland and Liechentstein, a concept aimed at delivering the 'perfect personalised chocolate'. Consumers can use the brand's unique online profiling service to discover their 'chocolate...
The world urgently needs new and sustainable sources of protein. Two South African entrepreneurs believe one answer lies in the humble fly maggot. Their business, AgriProtein, is already well on the path to large-scale commercialisation of a win-win-win, non-marine-based alternative for livestock and fish farming feed.
Ninety years after the breakthrough first use of insulin to treat diabetes, commemorated on Monday 23 January 2012, the disease remains one of the Western and developing worlds' most challenging pandemic health issues. According to the...
Several new high-tech bottle-scanning technologies that will allow the lifting of the liquids ban at airports are currently being trialled in several countries. The UK-based Cobalt Light Systems’ explosives detector has just passed all its European civil aviation security tests.
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A deadly toxin produced by certain kinds of E. coli, including those that caused a deadly outbreak in Europe last year, can be combated using the element manganese, according to research that may lead to an inexpensive treatment for infections....
A small group of people will meet in Washington later this year for what they hope will be a lunch to change the world. The meal should consist of fried chicken and nothing else, but while it may look like chicken, have the texture of...
Fair Cape Dairies has gone a green step further with its fresh milk, replacing its Free Range trademark with a new marque, Fair Cape ECO-FRESH, a milk range produced in an ecologically-friendly manner and with "a significantly lower carbon footprint"....
Feeling cranky, fatigued and unable to focus? You might just need a drink of water, according to new research....
Interesting to see more budget-conscious NPD coming to the fore and how apt for the times. Now in supermarket freeezers are I&J's new Tasty Fingers, which the company says "will provide all the taste, plenty of protein, and a truly economical solution to feeding your...
The founding family of Britain’s biggest milk producer stands to pocket nearly £100m after agreeing to sell the firm to the German dairy company, Müller....