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Consumer goods group Tiger Brands said this week it expected consumer spending to remain tight in the next financial year on the back of limited disposable incomes due to rising inflation and higher unemployment.
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The European Union's has proposed a blanket ban on shark finning, in which the fins are sliced off sharks, often while they are alive, and their carcasses dumped in the sea....
People love 'em or hate 'em, but now Marks & Spencer believes that it has come up with a way of increasing the popularity of Brussels sprouts – by turning them red and rebranding them as a health food....
Brussels bureaucrats have been ridiculed after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration - and it has been greeted with much ridicule as yet another example of stifling and stupid European regulation...
To stand out in the crowded vodka category of the distilled spirits market, brands try all manner of methods to get attention. A particularly popular tactic is to go naughty in advertising and marketing efforts, with themes and images that walk the fine line between...
In the bogs of south-eastern Massachusetts, the cranberry harvest is in, and it’s a big one. For AD Makepeace, the largest cranberry grower in the world, this year’s harvest is the biggest ever: 17 million kilograms, some of which will land on Thanksgiving plates this...
Traditional market research focuses on what we know or think. Behavioural economics, is different. The focus is as much on what consumers actually do, and the reasons underlying that. Why? Because consumer behaviour is more often instinctive than rational. Behavioural economics aims to uncover and...
The pervasiveness of food fraud is almost infinite – and needs a continuing public-private partnership approach to tackle it, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. It is a food protection...
Pick n Pay has been recognised by the World Wildlife Fund-South Africa (WWF0SA) for its commitment to transforming its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood operations by the end of 2015 in a bid to address concerns about the exploitation of global seafood resources. ...
Innova Market Insights has identified 10 key trends to impact the food and beverage market through 2012 and beyond. The top trends relate to purity, authenticity, and sustainability, as consumers continue to look for products with added value, despite the ongoing economic uncertainty....
Beverage manufacturers can now provide consumers with probiotics to benefit the immune and digestive system in their beverage products, without needing a refrigerated supply chain. In what is being called an engineering and biotechnological breakthrough, Ganeden Biotech and Unistraw International have announced...
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Scientists have successfully demonstrated a method to use vitamin B12 as a vehicle for the oral delivery of the appetite-suppressing hormone PYY, according to a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. The discovery may lead to PYY-laced chewing gum or an oral tablet...
When the owner of a small bakery outside London posted a deal for cupcakes on Groupon, she ended up getting more than she bargained for. Rachel Brown (left), who runs Need a Cake bakery in Reading, Berkshire, offered a 75 percent discount on a dozen...
Unilever’s innovative ice structuring protein (ISP) has finally made its EU debut, appearing in the reformulated Solero Exotic Explosion and Solero Berry Explosion handheld ice creams. The products are now on sale in several European markets, including the UK, the Netherlands and Spain, reports Innova....
"The Blog of Bruce Bradley" is a new blog, of many, about alleged food industry deception, but with an interesting twist. The author, Bruce Bradley, spent over 15 years as a food marketer at companies like General Mills, Pillsbury, and Nabisco. He has since, in...
Antibiotics are a precious and finite resource where every use potentially lowers the effectiveness for everyone in the community. But we are fast approaching a world full of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and no drugs to treat them. The use of antibiotics as a...
South Africa's official dietetics association has urged people to approach energy drinks with caution - warning the public that they can pose serious health risks, including raised blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, sleep disturbances and dangers to pregnancy....
So-called "gourmet" rock and sea salt are no different from ordinary table salt, despite manufacturers' claims that the products are "natural" and "contain minerals", a new study suggests.
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The UK will soon see the launch of the world's first paper wine bottle. It may have oenophiles spluttering into their claret, but the company behind the product is already in talks with a leading supermarket chain and insists it will be...