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Tiger Brands, the owner of Enterprise food products such as polony, viennas and Russians, has kept the factories closed in the aftermath of the listeriosis outbreak but said preparations for their reopening were "advanced".
The world’s deadliest listeria outbreak is over‚ health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, announced on Sept 3rd. There have been no new cases of the ST6 strain of listeria since June.
Unilever is is set to launch two new vegan versions of its popular Magnum ice-cream bars in Sweden and Finland next month - a move being seen as a major development in the vegan space.
What has prompted Kellogg’s South Africa to radically change the recipe of its iconic Rice Krispies? Doing so has generated scathing criticisism from hundreds of South Africans, reports leading consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler.
While a tiny number of people have coeliac disease, many others suffer with gluten-related digestive problems. Some researchers believe mass-produced food is to blame. Prominent UK columnist, Joanna Blythman, raises some cogent questions.... [Fascinating read! Ed...]
Among the stand-out trends in the latest Brand Finance report on food and beverage brands is the rise of emerging-market contenders, the strong performance of the dairy sector and, in SA, a decline of brand loyalty in tough times.
A solid white mass found in a broken jar in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has turned out to be the world’s oldest example of solid cheese.
Campbell Soup Company is to sell its international businesses and fresh refrigerated-foods unit, following a several month-long strategic review and pressure from hedge fund investors to sell the whole company.
The largest ever clinical study shows no benefit of vitamin D in preventing bone fractures. Prof Tim Spector of Kings College, London, questions the world's love affair with vitamin D.
The fisheries and food group is buying Ladismith Cheese to get a foothold into the growing dairy industry in South Africa
Mondelēz International is launching Cadbury Darkmilk in the UK, a bar that has a much higher cocoa content than its popular Dairy Milk option to reflect the increasing demand for ‘pure’ chocolate bars.
Even but five years ago, it was unthinkable that an ingredient as regular and ubiquitous as sugar would catapult into a massive global controversy. Consumers want less of it, and governments want to tax what’s left – and this is a huge challenge for F&B manufacturers. FOODStuff SA editor, Brenda Neall, explores sugar reduction and Doehler's options with its South African GM, Kieran Quinn.
Imagine that the phone call comes or an email pops into your inbox – “Sir, we have been contacted by the health authorities and they say our product (polony) has been linked to illnesses and deaths. What do we do?” So, what do you do? Lawrence MacDougall, Tiger Brands' CEO, received that call. Now, what has he done and what will he do?
Mondelēz Australia has launched a limited-edition line of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with pieces of potato crisps.
It's the world's second biggest meat producer, but now its new CEO is pouring money into animal-free alternatives. Here's a fascinating look at the man whose adapting this mammoth business in the face of several forces of disruption....
EVERY Sunday afternoon, Thembi Majola cooks a meal of chicken and rice for her mother and herself in their home in Alexandra, an informal settlement adjacent to South Africa’s wealthy economic hub, Sandton.
Here's a brilliant op-ed on why the politics of food science needs to change....
The third edition of food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) takes place from September 4 to 6, 2018. This is arguably the most important expo for the Southern African F&B market covering the entire process chain – from raw materials to processing, bottling, packaging and logistics.
Should obese people blame themselves for their weight problems? Is it really just a matter of having the self control of eating less and exercising more? If you look at a picture of a crowded place from, let’s say, the early 70’s, you’ll find that there are almost no obese people what so ever. They are all skinny! So what has happened since then?
While the over-consumption of sugar is widely accepted as a key reason for the global obesity pandemic, a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that most of us, alas, are not adept at estimating how much sugar is in some common foodstuffs.