27 Jan The 3 Horsemen of the (Food) Apocalypse are here – how industry can respond
A food industry ‘Davos’ is needed to tackle its role in global warming and other woes, argues this senior ex food company executive. [Compelling reading. Ed]
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27 Jan Probiotics on the march to $69bn market
The global market for probiotics is forecast to reach to about $69.3 billion by 2023. This article looks at the development and rapid commercialisation of probiotics, their current and future promise.
27 Jan Your brain is a pig: How evolution has primed us to gorge
An evolutionary biologist explains how years spent on the brink of starvation still affects our eating habits. [A fascinating article! Ed]
23 Jan Why is Zyder Rylands not Group CEO of Woolworths?
South African retailers are making a habit of importing foreign executives into their top leadership roles — to be fair with some success. Woolies has a new foreign-but-not-foreign Group CEO, and the question is, why did they overlook local talent?
21 Jan Best of 2019: eight on-trend NPD winners
Mintel has identified some of the most innovative international food and drink products launched in 2019, ones that stood out for being unique and capturing the spirit of the times.
17 Jan Snap, crackle, flop – original Rice Krispies are back, but…
After more than a year of consumer revolt, Kellogg’s has caved and will sell the original Rice Krispies again in South Africa.
14 Jan Superfruit craze is just the berries for SA farmers
Blueberry farmers are cashing in on the superfruit trend that has seen health-conscious consumers flock to the healthy fruit, creating a R1.25bn industry for SA.
14 Jan Clearing the cannabis haze
When is cannabis, CBD, or hemp legal in South Africa? As interest has exploded in cannabis as a health and foodbev ingredient, Janusz Luterek of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys explains the often-confusing arena....
13 Jan ‘Automate, automate’ is the new food factory mantra
If there is one industry that we just cannot do without, it has to be the food industry. People just have to eat … there is no way around it. And today's food industry has to increasingly automate ... there is no way around it.
13 Jan Where does vanilla stand in terms of food fraud?
The wholesale price of vanilla pods has escalated nearly 500% over the past four and a half years, due to severe weather conditions affecting quality and availability – making vanilla the second-most expensive spice after saffron, and worth more per kilogram than silver.
12 Jan Intermittent fasting: Live ‘fast’, live longer?
For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Fasting is gathering much scientific traction for multiple health benefits, [perhaps not a message the food industry wants to hear! Ed]
10 Jan Magnum now pretty in pink
Unilever's ice cream mega-brand, Magnum, has launched a new line of Ruby chocolate-covered mini ice creams in the US. This is the first brand in the US to launch an ice cream featuring the fourth type of chocolate.
08 Jan Impossible Foods launches pork & pork sausage
Having made a splash with its plant-based burger over the past couple of years, Impossible Foods is now leveraging its technology to take on another form of protein - pork.
08 Jan New survey shows majority of South Africans apathetic to recycling
Data from a new survey tapping into the public’s attitudes towards recycling has revealed that the majority of working and middle-class South Africans simply find recycling too much effort.
02 Jan Checkers’s new Gourmade frozen meals
Quality frozen meals are growing in popularity in today’s fast-paced world as consumers are increasingly hard-pressed for time to prepare meals from scratch. Locally Checkers is leading the freezer revolution with Gourmade: a new range of wholesome, premium frozen meals.
24 Dec Kauai hits retail shelves with PnP frozen foods range
Kauai has extended its brand onto retail shelves with the launch of its frozen product range in partnership with Pick n Pay.
21 Dec The dark side of plant-based food – it’s more about money
If you were to believe newspapers and dietary advice leaflets, you’d probably think that doctors and nutritionists are the people guiding us through the thicket of what to believe when it comes to food. But food trends are far more political – and economically motivated – than it seems.
21 Dec Denny goes 100% compostable for SPAR
Denny Mushrooms has launched new sustainable packaging with 100% compostable punnets for selected SPAR shops around the country.
20 Dec Woolies launches new tomato packaging
Woolworths’ new speciality tomato range is now packaged in a kraft box base which it says will save on many tons of plastic.
19 Dec NOSA acquires Deltamune’s laboratory business
The NOSA Group has acquired 100% of the Deltamune Group’s laboratory business (a leader in diagnostic testing and salmonella serotyping) effective 1 December 2019.
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