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SA has yet to unlock the full economic potential of recycling, say experts in the industry. But already many thousands of hard-working collectors and middlemen are earning a living in this way — a fact that has been lost on many in a country that posted a 26.7% unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2018.
With over two hundred diseases spread through the food chain, it’s clear that safe, sustainable food production is one of our greatest challenges. Globalisation of the food trade further complicates food safety and the new edition of ISO 22000 on food safety management systems presents a timely response.
Tetra Pak has developed an innovative Extrusion Wheel which is capable of producing stick ice cream products with large inclusions, such as cookie dough pieces, nuts and fruit.
Given increased regulatory pressure and consumer demand around the world, sugar and salt reduction are both hot topics. Israeli company, Salt of the Earth believes it has an ingredient that can do both.
Tiger Brands may never know how a strain of bacteria linked by the government to the world’s deadliest outbreak of listeriosis entered its South African factory.
A new book by Nicholas Money, a professor of microbiology at Miami University, The Rise of Yeast, chronicles our cultural, culinary, and biological symbioses with baker’s/brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and how it has shaped history.
Poland has a vibrant and sophisticated food-beverage sector that will be promoting its diversity, quality and affordability to visitors and trade buyers at the AB7 Expo, that starts Sunday 24 June at Gallagher Estate, Midrand.
So now we know what South Africa’s not-fit-for-consumption polony is good for – cement-making.
This new BBC documentary, The Truth About Carbs, features presenter Xand van Tulken, a medical doctor who, despite his love of carbs, says he is determined to find out whether they really do cause health problems. You can watch it here...
It's well-known that Americans consume too much sugar. But that affinity for the sweet stuff starts as early as infancy, with some babies consuming added sugar that exceeds maximum levels recommended for adults, US researchers report.
You are invited to join and live stream this pertinent seminar: "Food for thought: The science and politics of nutrition", featuring leading experts, on the June 14 from 13:30 and all day on the 15 June, hosted by Swiss Re and The BMJ.
There is one constituency that won't miss Doug Smart when he leaves his job as boss of KFC Africa at the end of June. Chickens.
The anti-packaging, anti-littering zeitgeist is gaining momentum worldwide, and has wide implications for FMCG food, drinks and packaging. This insightful article seeks to understand SA's littering culture and how to solve the problems....
Love Beets, an international range of convenient, flavour-infused beetroot products, is now being produced locally and recently hit the South African market.
In keeping with the 'Big-Food-needs-to-look-like-Small-Food' trend, Unilever SA has launched a range of artisanal range of spice rubs under its massive Robertsons brand.
Clover has made a big move into convenience foods, another ambitious foray out of its traditional dairy and beverage markets.
Monsanto has become a kind of shorthand, a way for consumers to express frustration about their own disempowered eating. But that became an excuse to avoid more difficult conversations...
From plant-based burgers and lab-grown meatballs to insect protein and cutting-edge alternative feeds, the meat industry is facing disruption like never before. Here are 15 exciting startups worth looking at....
More fibre in wheat could lead to more fibre in bread and a resulting increase in fibre consumption globally. Researchers in Australia and California are working to achieve such a scenario.