22 Aug Where have SA’s cream cakes gone?
SA's leading consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler, keeps close tabs on the SA food industry - and ubiquitous faux cream on baked goods is the latest item on her sharp radar.
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22 Aug A bee economist explains honey bees’ vital role in growing almonds
It’s sometimes reported that one in every three bites of food depends on bees. As is often the case when an easy to grasp notion spreads, there’s a dose of truth and a dollop of exaggeration. Here's a fascinating look at the bee economy....
21 Aug “Herculean” research finally sequences wheat genome after 13 years of work
After a massive international effort involving over 200 scientists across 20 countries, the entire wheat genome has finally been sequenced.
20 Aug Checkers launches into meal boxes
Checkers will launch meal kits in its stores this week.
18 Aug SA’s Dr Lucia Anelich appointed as President-Elect of IUFoST
In a first for South Africa, Dr Lucia Anelich (PrSciNat) has been elected as President-Elect of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), to become President in 2020.
12 Aug It’s not just imported honey which is adulterated with sugar
Honey adulteration is in the news again... this time MNET's Carte Blanche put it into the public eye recently, depressingly illustrating that it’s not just the imported honey which is adulterated with sugar - some of the ‘100 percent pure’ local stuff is too.
10 Aug From a chicken crisis to Cannes: Lessons from KFC’s award-winning campaign
How did KFC go from a crisis that threatened its business to winning at Cannes Lions?
10 Aug Snack innovation: cauli pretzels and PB&J bites
Changing consumer tastes are prompting some mind-blowing snack innovation: here are two interesting debutants out of the US, vegan cauliflower-based pretzels and peanut butter 'n jelly bites.
10 Aug Fool’s gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet
Omega-3 is one of our favourite supplements – but a huge new study has found it has little or no benefit for heart health or strokes. How did it become a $30bn business? And is this business sustainable for the planet? [A fascinating and provocative read! Ed]
10 Aug New from Chobani: more innovation in the US yogurt space
As the major, uber-successful disruptor of the US yogurt market, it's always interesting to see what's new from Chobani... and it's now rolling out its 'Hint', low sugar, high protein, Greek yogurts nationwide.
09 Aug UK: Iceland is selling plastic-free chewing gum
The budget supermarket chain recently pledged to go plastic-free on its own label products by the end of 2023 - and as part of this mission has started selling plastic-free chewing gum.
08 Aug America has been hit by a ‘crazy’ amount of food-poisoning outbreaks in 2018. Why?
The past six months have been a whirlwind of food-poisoning outbreaks in the US, from romaine being contaminated with E coli to Goldfish crackers being recalled due to salmonella fears .
08 Aug The Empire strikes back – food giant creates new mini-meal brand
Unilever’s latest product launch in the UK shows that “Big Food” is just as capable of innovation as entrepreneurial start-ups.
08 Aug European sugar giant partners with fascinating sugar start-up
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The surprising truth about cake is that it’s astonishingly inefficient. So are lollipops, pies, sticks of gum, and cookies, each an imperfect vehicle used to deliver the sweet sensation people crave.
08 Aug Nielsen: Poor economy having profound effect on consumer behaviour
It’s no secret that South African shoppers are beset by a storm of rising prices and it seems their shopping baskets are definitely feeling the pain with the average consumer now hyper aware of what they’re purchasing, says Nielsen.
04 Aug KitKat loses its decade-long trade mark case: what you need to know
In July 2018 the more than decade-long legal battle to protect the “four-fingered” shape of Nestlé’s KitKat bar concluded with KitKat losing its appeal against Kvikk Lunsj (owned by Cadbury, now Mondelez) a Norwegian four-fingered chocolate biscuit.
25 Jul Lucky Star operations in Western Cape get two desalination plants
The extreme drought in the Western Cape is forcing creative investment in water alternatives, with latest news that the Oceana Group, SA's biggest fishing group, has commissioned two desalination plants at its West Coast cannery and fishmeal operations.
25 Jul Scaling up the first lab-grown burger
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Holland's Mosa Meat has raised a round of venture capital and plans of bringing $10 burgers (without any cows involved) to tables by 2018.
24 Jul International registration for your cleaning products – now a reality in South Africa
Ever wonder if the cleaners you are using in your food or production facility are safe? This article will help you understand what to look for when sourcing chemicals.
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