22 May Why listening to what your customers want is a terrible idea
Here's more provocative thinking from our favourite innovation futurist, SA's own Jonathan Cherry! Your customers are leading you in the wrong direction, he asserts here.....
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20 May Lancewood launches the first double cream lactose-free yoghurt in SA
Lancewood - the innovative dairy arm of the Libstar Group - has come up with another interesting launch, the first lactose-free double cream yoghurt in SA.
19 May The wonders of modern baby formula
Baby formula tends to get into the news for all the wrong reasons - mainly its makers being being slammed for dubious marketing by public health lobbyists. But now, with a serious shortage on US shelves, there's much analysis of the politics, economics and science behind baby formula.
18 May Libstar invests in upcoming baby food producer Umatie
Leading JSE-listed small cap food group, Libstar, recently launched an incubator initiative called Libstar Nova - with its first acquisition in the baby food arena.
18 May Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald’s exits after 30 years
On May 16, McDonald's Corp became one of the biggest global brands to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating in the country for more than 30 years following the invasion of Ukraine.
17 May US baby formula is in short supply – but not the situation in South Africa
The US is experiencing a severe shortage of baby formula, but South Africans don't need to fear the same situation locally as production remains stable.
15 May Mondelēz plans to divest gum brands – but not in emerging markets
Mondelēz International will divest its gum and mint business in developed markets to accelerate growth and focus its portfolio on “attractive chocolate, biscuits and baked-snacks categories”.
11 May SAAFoST Expert Workshop: Crisis and opportunity with grains
SAAFoST has announced the first in a series of expert workshops - beginning with one on grains, a topic of much debate, interest and concern with the Ukraine war, as well as changing consumer health demands.
08 May Developing the world’s first ocean-free cultured oysters
US-based Pearlita Foods, a cell-based mollusk company, is poised to produce the world’s first “ocean-free” cultured oysters. This follows an investment by Canada's Cult Food Science, that also has interests in two SA alt-protein startups.
08 May Big investment into Cape fruit and nut processor
One Thousand and One Voices (1K1V), a private equity fund, has announced that Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, has invested $8m (R120m) in South Africa-based raisin processor and distributor, Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts.
08 May Mogale Meat produces Africa’s first cultivated chicken
Mogale Meat, a South-African cellular food-tech company, recently showcased Africa’s first cultivated chicken, a first for the continent and also part of a major new technological drive to sustainably produce more essential animal protein.
07 May Food Safety Summit South Africa 2022
Food safety is one of the most important aspects of the food business - and you can get up to speed on latest thinking and trends with many local and international experts at the Food Safety Summit SA 2022.
06 May Solving the plastic pollution problem
In the third article of three on plastic – its wonders, its problems and solutions - provocative SA journalist, Ivo Vegter, believes recycling is a scam and the solutions are mostly simple. Very interesting and sensible reading….time to get real, folks!
05 May UK: Last rites? HFSS clampdown to end annual Easter egg bonanza
From the Easter eggs towers by the entrance to the ad hoc bins filled with Lindt Gold Bunnies and Creme Eggs near the checkout, it takes serious willpower to resist buying chocolate in the supermarket at Easter time. It's all about to end.
05 May The nature of plastic pollution
Provocative SA journalist, Ivo Vegter, several times winner of the SAAFoST Journalism Award, has penned three refreshing articles on plastic - its wonders, its problems and solutions. Here is the second article in the series. Very interesting reading....
05 May New local chocolate brand takes on Big Choc with a cut-price product
Gauteng confectionery company, Richester Foods, has launched a new brand of chocolate, Coco Bongo, that's 100% locally made and on sale for less than half the price of many competing international brands.
05 May The fuzzy front end of product development
Where do businesses start when they want to develop a new foodbev product and how do you know if it will be a hit with consumers?
04 May Fermentation is centuries old, but it’s attracting billions of new money
You know what they say: everything old is new brewed again. At least that’s true when it comes to fermentation, that ancient food and beverage production process that is currently an overnight sensation.
22 Apr Canadian investor backs SA’s startup dairy disruptor
Canada's Cult Food Science Corp has completed an early-stage investment in Africa’s first precision fermentation company producing alternative dairy, Cape Town's De Novo Dairy.
21 Apr Why mayo beat ketchup: Unilever vs Kraft Heinz
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, is a global champion of business and enviro/climate sustainability. His approach is fascinatingly illustrated In a new book, Net Positive, where he details how Unilever successfully saw off a hostile takeover from Kraft Heinz.
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