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There are people who think Ina Paarman is a name on a spice jar but she’s a very real human. Here's a great current article on an iconic name in SA food, both culinary and in the FMCG arena.
If you run a food business, it's important to keep up with the latest trends and find new ways that suit your brand to stay ahead of the competition.
Meat titan JBS is abandoning its plant-based business in the US just two years after entering the alternative meat market in the country with Planterra Foods and its OZO brand.
ZZ2 subsidiary, Cape Almonds, is quietly establishing a local almond industry in the Western Cape that hopefully will be yet another agri-business success story for the country.
Trending on Business Insider SA is an article on the quantity of air found in local chip brand packets - but which also uncovers the why behind this. Consumer deception is not in play here...
More than a year later, the Ben & Jerry's vs Unilever conflict continues to rage. The fight between a ‘purpose-led’ parent company and a brand with an even louder voice shows the limits of corporate ethics....
New Zealand will stop all livestock transport by sea on April 30, next year. The nation’s government hails the move as a measure to safeguard the health of both domestic animals and sailors, after 41 persons and 6,000 cows drowned in 2020 during a fatal typhoon.
What technologies exist today for creating protein alternatives and what new innovations are on the horizon?
Calling small and micro food businesses! Here's news of a great initiative by SPAR that may help your company grow and prosper.
First Choice, manufactured by Woodlands Dairy, has launched a marbled Cheddar, a variation on white and yellow Cheddar and which it claims is growing in popularity worldwide.
In countries such as the UK, US and Canada, ultra-processed foods now account for 50% or more of calories consumed. This is concerning, given that these foods have been linked to a number of different health conditions, including a greater risk of obesity and various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and dementia.
A major criticism of the burgeoning meat analogue sector is that they're ultra processed products and packed with ingredients - definitely not clean label. A start-up in Israel is looking to change this.
Westfalia Fruit is an impressive agri and agriprocessing South African success story, both at home and abroad. Here's an interview with CEO Alk Brand that was recently flighted on CNN Africa Market.
When it comes to food fraud, gelatine and collagen are not usually ingredients that first come to mind. However, compromised authenticity of these products can create major ethical concerns.
One of the US's leading convenience retail brands, Circle K, is expected to open its first South African store in October.
Alan Jope, Unilever’s CEO, has announced he will retire at the end of 2023, after working for the FMCG giant for more than 35 years. He was appointed CEO in 2019.
Campbell Soup is debuting FlavorUp, a concentrated flavour addition for use in multiple dishes. This is its first major brand launch since 2016 with Well Yes, a line of soups featuring clean, simple and nutritious ingredients.
JSE-listed food group Libstar has announced that its CEO Andries van Rensburg will retire at the end of this year. The group's current CFO, Charl de Villiers, is to succeed Van Rensburg and will officially take the helm as CEO from 1 January 2023.
After making a debut in the UK last year, Ferrero is using its iconic Ferrero Rocher chocolates to “shake up the premium bar category” in the US. [Wonder when we might see these in SA!]
Something has changed in the last hundred years, during which time obesity has transitioned from anomaly to epidemic. Why have we spontaneously started storing so many calories as fat? This is a fascinating, and credible, look at another hypothesis on one of the major NCDs blighting modern man.