04 Apr World’s largest macadamia factory opened in White River
Following the massive boom in the South African and global macadamia industry, SA is now the largest producer of macadamia nuts in the world and home to the largest processing factory.
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27 Mar Nestlé’s Milkybar world first reduces sugar by 30%
Nestlé today has unveiled Milkybar Wowsomes in the UK and Ireland, the first chocolate using Nestlé’s new structured sugar to reduce sugar by 30% versus comparable bars.
23 Mar SA’s Dairy Product of 2018!
945 dairy products from 83 producers vied for the attention of 84 judges at the 2018 SA Dairy Championships. Only 18 were honoured with the Qualité mark of excellence and 105 were named SA Champion. Among them was the "Dairy Product of the Year..."
21 Mar New marketing landscape: tackling your disruptors head on
In February, upmarket Canadian meat purveyor, Greenfield Natural Meat Co, kicked off a Meatless Monday campaign. A butcher encouraging customers to forgo meat on Mondays? What's going on here? The UK market research consultancy, TrendWatching, offers these perspectives....
21 Mar Cargill starts production of optimised stevia extract
Cargill has officially started producing EverSweet, a zero-calorie, next-generation sweetener made with two of the best-tasting sweet compounds found in the stevia leaf, Reb M and Reb D, via a fermentation process.
19 Mar Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life
According to the US’s Grocery Manufacturers Association, food fraud affects approximately 10 percent of all commercially sold food products and costs the global food industry between $10 and $15bn annually. Data focused on the African continent is not as readily available, but what exists is alarming.
18 Mar The future of bread
BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme, which aims to investigate on a consumer level everything about the food we eat, is currently running a series of interviews on an extraordinary bread research project led by a techno-food wizard, Nathan Myrhvold.
16 Mar World Food Innovation Awards 2018 – all finalists and winners
FoodBev Media in the UK hosts three annual international innovation awards for food, dairy and beverages. The World Food Innovation Awards 2018 were announced at a ceremony at Hotelympia in London recently. Here is a feast of interesting innovation [video]!
16 Mar Today’s listeriosis news wrap: The problem with Tiger Brands, RCL cleared, more deaths feared
How is it that the food company’s rivals, like AVI, don’t seem to always find themselves in the dock for apparently breaking the rules, asks Business Day editor, Rob Rose, in this scathing editorial?
15 Mar Unilever picks Rotterdam as sole HQ but denies Brexit link
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, has picked Rotterdam over London as its sole headquarters but denied the move was related to the Brexit vote.
15 Mar Three major mistakes Tiger Brands made in response to the listeriosis crisis
Tiger Brands, the South African food giant at the centre of the listeriosis storm engulfing the country, is facing serious brand erosion as a result of the way it handled the unfolding crisis.
15 Mar AVI set to launch low-sugar biscuits
Consumer brands company, AVI, has plans to include healthier, low-to-no sugar biscuit products under its food portfolio in light of the sugar tax rates and in accordance with consumer lifestyle changes.
14 Mar Today’s listeriosis news wrap: lawsuits, cheap protein, a villainous bacteria
The fallout from the listeriosis outbreak continues - here's an agglomeration of many articles, Tweets and links published over the past few days....
13 Mar Bill Marler speaks on the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa
Bill Marler, renowned American food safety expert and litigator, shared two presentations with food industry professionals at the Food Focus listeria workshop on March 8, 2018. FoodFocus chatted with him about his visit to South Africa, his thoughts on the listeriosis outbreak and what this will mean for the food industry.
13 Mar Food safety perspectives on the world’s worst listeriosis outbreak in SA
South Africa has had the biggest listeriosis outbreak in the world that resulted in more than 180 deaths to date. The Conversation Africa’s health editor, Candice Bailey, spoke to Prof Lise Korsten about the challenges around food safety in the country.
12 Mar Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, High Carbs, Low Carbs…
The confusion that reigns over this nutrient was unravelled at a recent breakfast seminar hosted by Anchor Yeast. Registered dietitian, Monique Piderit, delved into the controversial topic of "carbohydrates" to clear some misconceptions.
09 Mar Watch: Health-e News’ new ‘Food Apartheid’ documentary
The documentary looks at the long term impacts of malnutrition in further entrenching violence, education, health and employment divides that exist in South Africa today. It makes for compelling and sobering reflection....
09 Mar RCL Foods expands in pet food and looking for acquisitions
RCL Foods has completed a R123-million expansion at its pet food plant to help reduce its exposure to its key poultry business hit by drought and cheap imports.
09 Mar US: McDonald’s puts fresh beef on the menu
The burger giant is swapping frozen beef patties for fresh ones in bid to please customers who want less-processed food, and will be implemented by May.
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