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South Africa's olive oil industry has devoloped a fine reputation for quality - here is news of the winners of the 2021 SA Olive Awards that were announced recently at a gala function at Webersburg Wine Estate near Stellenbosch.
What is HPP and why should the food industry pay attention? FBR Magazine recently put these large questions to Willie Brand, CEO of HPPSA, SA's only toll producer that operates out of Midrand.
You can't keep a good food innovator down - and here's an update on the entrepreneurship of Gail van Niekerk that has put user-friendly banting and low carb products in easy consumer reach.
As meat analogues and plant milks continue to ride a wave of optimism, take a closer look at the plant-based category with Paul Hart, an expert in plant proteins.
When it comes to Marmite, “you either love it or hate it”. In fact, the idea that their country is hopelessly divided by yeast extract may be one of the few things that British people agree on.
At the 1993 SAAFoST congress Prof Colin (later Sir Colin) Dennis, the eminent British food scientist, presented a paper on Emerging Technologies, also known as Novel Technologies. What were these and how have they fared into the 2020s?
Leading SA agricultural economists believe kiwifruit should be part of SA's draft agriculture master plan - with many advantages for the country.
The term “ultra-processed foods” – or UPF – is known to very few consumers. But that will change over the next five or so years. And one of the biggest drivers of that change will be growing media attention to published science.
Reb M is the most sugar-like sweetening component in stevia, but is only found in low concentrations in the plant. Various technologies have changed that and these ingredients are now hitting the industrial and consumer markets.
Massmart, owner of Builders and Game, has sold its loss-making Rhino and Cambridge food businesses to Shoprite Checkers for R1.36bn, allowing it to divest from fresh food retail and focus on its better-performing businesses as part of a plan to return to profitability.
Oil from soybeans gene-edited to produce a “high oleic” oil with no trans fats and less saturated fat is already on sale in the US. Other products including low-acrylamide potatoes and non-browning mushrooms are expected to be launched in the near future. Two experts in the field discuss this ever-controversial subject.
Fancy burgers might be the current stars of the alternative protein scene, but a much more humble foodstuff is getting ready for its moment in the spotlight. The fungi renaissance is here — and a clutch of startups are ready to take this much-misunderstood food to a whole new level.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted both in shifts in South Africans' demand for dairy products as well as changed purchasing habits. Here are some insights from BMi Research.
According to the Brand Finance Food & Drink 2021 report, the world's top food & drink brands have seen cumulative brand value losses over the past year, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A year ago South Africans Louis de Kock and Eugene Roodt packed their bags in Seattle and London, leaving promising international jobs to start an agritech company back home.
Gilly Walters began making nougat in her kitchen in Hilton in the KZN Midlands to make ends meet and created an iconic SA confectionery brand and legacy. Here's a great tribute to the Walters family and their delectable products...
China is taking pig biosecurity to new levels - 13 stories in fact - to mitigate the ravages of African swine fever and cater for the rapidly growing demand for meat protein.
If cellular agriculture is going to improve on the industrial system it is displacing, it needs to grow without passing the cost on to workers, consumers and the environment. [A provocative long read... Ed]
PepsiCo has confirmed its Simba All Gold Tomato Sauce chips flavour will be discontinued after the chip-maker's “Choose Me Or Lose Me” campaign.
SAAFoST (SA Association for Food Science & Technology) is hosting a webinar titled "Sugar Replacement - The Whys, Whats and Hows" on 25 August 2021 at noon.