12 Jul Rhodes to buy frozen food business of Pepsi-owned Pioneer
Rhodes Food Group has agreed to acquire the frozen foods business of Pioneer Foods Wellingtons, a part of PepsiCo, excluding its operations in Botswana and eSwatini.
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12 Jul A new natural blue for food colouring
Food and drink companies have been seeking a high-performing natural blue colouring for years, but options have proved elusive and have tended to come with limitations. Could a new blue colouring from red cabbage be the answer?
12 Jul Premier FMCG expands confectionery portfolio with acquisition of Mister Sweet
Premier FMCG, a subsidiary of local investment holding company Brait, has been given the official OK to acquire Mister Sweet, the sugar-based confectionery business of Lodestone Brands.
30 Jun Nando’s humour to the fore as Zuma feels the heat
Ever quick to reactionary satire, Nando's again had social media aflame with its jibe at former president Jacob Zuma being sentenced to 15 months behind bars, with no appeal.
30 Jun Food-grade carrageenans and their implications in health and disease
As one of the most common food additives, carrageenans have been used in human diets for hundreds of years. While classified as GRAS, numerous studies since the 1980s have suggested that they may have adverse effects on gastrointestinal health. Gain more insights here...
29 Jun How palm oil became the world’s most used and most hated fat
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Cheap, useful and ubiquitous, and notorious for deforestation and atrocious labour conditions. The story of palm oil now asks: boycott or reform?
29 Jun How small businesses can get on to shelves of SA’s key foodbev retailers
There are various ways for small business to get their goods on to the shelves of the largest retailers in the country, through supplier development and enterprise development programmes with slightly different approaches and objectives – but an open-door policy for entrepreneurs in common.
29 Jun New FA15 fatty acid wins GRAS status
Seraphina Therapeutics of San Diego has achieved Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its FA15 ingredient - pentadecanoic acid, also referred to as C15:0, as an active dietary saturated fat demonstrating evidence of broad health benefits.
28 Jun Beyond Meat sparked a run on yellow peas and a protein revolution
For investors, Beyond Meat’s May 2019 stock market foray was the most successful initial public offering in a decade. For the food industry, it was the start of an obsession with one key ingredient: the humble yellow pea.
28 Jun Drinking device claimed to help halt hiccups
Although but a temporary nuisance for most of us, there are people who have chronic hiccups, a rather devastating and debilitating affliction. There may be new hope for a solution, though, in the form of what is essentially a fancy drinking straw.
16 Jun Chobani shakes up the US yogurt sector, again!
Chobani is disrupting the US yogurt space, again, with a major US launch that eliminates the sugar in milk. The strained/Greek yogurt expert has developed what it considers an “industry first” and potentially game-changing innovation with novel sugar reformulation at its core.
14 Jun Israeli startup claims giant stride in race to animal-free dairy
Using precision fermentation, Israeli startup Imagindairy is ready to unveil its fast-to-market, highly functional animal-free dairy proteins.
14 Jun Synercore and SACCO Systems disrupt the maas sector
Developed by some clever local and Italian food scientists – here’s news of Yangumasi, a brilliant solution to several African food issues: the easy preservation of milk, reduction of food waste and adding cost savings and convenience to a highly nutritious and affordable food/drink.
14 Jun Nestlé working to put health tops in its portfolio
Nestlé is updating its nutrition and health strategy, including a review of package labelling, nutritional information and portion guidance, as it faces criticism about unhealthy food in its portfolio.
14 Jun RFG’s changing of the guard – CEO Bruce Henderson to retire
Bruce Henderson, who has served as CEO of Rhodes Food Group for 22 years, is to retire in September this year and will be succeeded by Pieter Hanekom, the company recently announced.
11 Jun Major packaging revamp for Rhodes Quality
Rhodes Quality, a favourite SA food brand, has repackaged its range to showcase a new look and feel intended to bring to life 'the sealed-in goodness in every can'.
11 Jun World’s largest meat supplier JBS suffers cyber attack
Brazilian meat giant JBS has paid $11m in ransom to end a cyber attack that saw its operations hacked and disrupted by “one of the most specialized and sophisticated cybercriminal groups in the world.”
09 Jun Poor municipal service delivery forces move by SA’s biggest cheese plant
Dairy food and beverage company Clover is moving its cheese factory from Lichtenburg in the North West to Queensburgh in Durban, KZN because of poor service delivery.
29 May ‘Metabolical’ review: Yes, it is something you ate!
Dr Robert Lustig, ardent critic of the modern food industry, medicine and Big Pharma has launched a new book putting his case forward for a rethink on how the world eats and how medicine treats. Here's a review of it...
28 May Using ultrasonic waves to craft protein bars
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A start-up called SOUND Nutrition is stepping in to disrupt the idea of what a protein bar is through the creation of its product called a SOUND Bite.
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