12 Dec The hidden costs of plate heat exchangers in the food industry
Now here's a new topic for this website - a review and explanation into why many plate heat exchangers (PHEs) are ‘unfit for duty’.
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12 Dec Looking to the sea to make a new kind of sustainable burger
Instead of looking to replace meat with plants, this US food startup, Akua, is looking to the ocean with the launch of a kelp burger.
11 Dec Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites – big step for a nascent sector
Cultured meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter has been approved for sale for the first time - a watershed moment for the future of meat.
11 Dec Polony-flavoured cheese – Clover looks to disrupt the kota market
South African shoppers regularly encounter eyebrow-raising food inventions, but Clover has come up with one of the most confounding yet: a polony-flavoured cheese.
11 Dec Iconic Eskort processed meat brand gets a makeover
Shaking off the torrid times of the listeriosis crisis, this iconic 103-year-old South African meat brand has embarked on a contemporary image and marketing reboot.
09 Dec Innovative lozenge launch takes probiotics into the oral health sector
Danish bioscience company, Chr Hansen, is entering the dental health segment with a dissolvable probiotic lozenge that can help reduce acid-producing bacteria in the mouth.
08 Dec Eight cracking facts about eggs
One of life’s true miracles, the humble egg is maybe one of the most versatile foodstuffs on the planet. Here are some wonderfully fascinating facts about eggs, a superfood if ever there was!
07 Dec The fascinating crunchy geometry of Pringles
Yes, Pringles are delicious, globally popular and make a pile of profit for brand owner, Kellogg. But there's much more to them than a yummy snack. If you're an engineer, your technical curiosity would be tickled by the fact that each Pringle is designed to take the geometry of a hyperbolic paraboloid.
30 Nov Slow-acting Tiger Brands declawed by Covid
Tiger Brands has admitted that it didn’t get its act together fast enough for the challenging consumer environment that existed way before Covid-19 hit our shores in March, with the result that it was caught on the backfoot by the pandemic. Here's some context and an interview with CEO Noel Doyle.
29 Nov TIME: The Best Foodbev Inventions of 2020
Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. Here are the foodbev laureates included in TIME's top 100 innovations.
29 Nov Tesco introduces new packaging for fresh whole chickens
Tray and film are almost universally used in retail for fresh, whole chicken packaging - but now giant UK retailer, Tesco, is about to change this in its bid to cut down on plastic.
28 Nov Unilever to acquire US vitamins business SmartyPants – and other news
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever upped its health and wellness offering through the acquisition of US-based SmartyPants Vitamins.
28 Nov Danone restructures and cuts up to 2,000 jobs after Covid-19 hit
The French multinational aims to fix its business model in post-Covid landscape as new products and bottled water sales plunge.
28 Nov Taking a look at black pepper adulteration
Labels are honest, right? Surely, we can trust what’s on them? All too often, our scepticism is justified by the articles we see in the news. And no wonder; it’s estimated that about a fourth of the world’s food supply is adulterated – and black pepper is no exception.
27 Nov South Africa’s opportunity in the global nose-to-tail culinary trend
A big emerging global meat trend is nose-to-tail meat consumption, says local trends expert, Jonathan Cherry, and one he believes ideally suits South African culture.
27 Nov SA’s 2020 olive oil production thrives despite the pandemic
Despite the tumultuous times, South African olive oil producers have managed to produce 30% more olive oil than in 2019. This is according to SA Olive, an association representing the common interests of the South African olive industry.
27 Nov Hydrosol takes giant step into plant-based ingredients
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The plant-based food trend is an over-arching movement around the world - and now Germany's Hydrosol has taken a massive step to serve this market with the launch of a new company, Planteneers – The Plant Based Pioneers.
26 Nov Food Lover’s Market: the unlisted retail star
While SPAR has so far topped its peers in the listed sector in terms of performance this troubled year, it’s an unlisted company that is showing the most growth right now.
25 Nov Looking to makes waves in the food industry: three tech start-ups to watch
Every year, C&EN (Chemical and Engineering News, the website/journal of the American Chemical Society) highlights 10 start-ups developing potentially world-changing chemistry innovations. And while 2020 has felt unlike any other year, the drive of science-based entrepreneurs to bring technologies that benefit people, the environment, and the economy to market hasn’t changed.
19 Nov Mars swallows all of Kind Snacks
Three years after buying a minority stake in Kind Snacks – and launching Kind International – Mars has acquired the privately held bar and snacks company, a deal estimated to be worth $5-billion.
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