09 Oct Fair Cape Dairies introduces lactose-free yoghurt
Cape Town's Fair Cape Dairies has launched a yoghurt which is suitable for the huge population of South Africans who are lactose intolerant.
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28 Sep Japan introduces non-melting ice cream
Biotherapy Development Research Center, in Kanazawa, Japan, has discovered a new ingredient that has helped in the creation of a non-melting ice cream product that currently retails in parts of Japan, reports Mintel.
28 Sep How Big Food got Brazil hooked on processed food
As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems. [Provocative article from the NYT. A long but fascinating read. Ed]
28 Sep The sensational Yorkshire pudding wrap
It’s 1pm on Friday afternoon and scores of people are queueing patiently outside a small cafe in the shadow of York Minster. The York Roast Co usually specialises in pork sandwiches and roast dinners, but today the crowds are here to sample the business’s surprise new hit – the yorkshire pudding wrap.
28 Sep Food fraud: the dark side of ethical eating
Criminals have seen an easy chance to profit from the boom in sustainable food and said businesses need to take the problem seriously, asserts this article.
28 Sep Meat label tampering exposed by Carte Blanche
Alleged sell-by label tampering by a large Gauteng meat franhise group was in the spotlight on DSTV's Carte Blanche programme this past weekend. Companies that tamper with labels on products can be criminally prosecuted and heavily fined.
28 Sep How pleasure is making us miserable
Leading US anti-sugar advocate, Dr Robert Lustig, has turned his attention to the burgeoning depression pandemic in America with a new book called The Hacking Of The American Mind. Food and cooking play both a causative and curative role in depression, he argues.
27 Sep Food and drink companies vow to standardise date labels by 2020
The world’s largest food and beverage companies have pledged to standardise food date labels globally by 2020.
27 Sep Multi-million rand investment into mega macadamia processing facility
Are macadamia nuts poised to be a new gold for SA? Phase one of South Africa’s biggest macadamia factory is up and running to meet an astronomic increase in supply in the coming years.
27 Sep How does a food become a trend and see the light of a grocery store shelf?
It takes a certain type of analysis to extract the music from the noise and identify a bonafide food trend.
27 Sep SA’s sugar industry under assault
South Africa’s sugar industry faces tough times — even without the imposition of a tax on sugary drinks.
27 Sep Remgro exchanges Unilever stake for margarine(s) and cash
Remgro has sold its 25.75% stake in Unilever's South African business in a deal valued at R11.9-billion, ending a 10-year relationship with the global consumer-goods giant.
22 Sep Pioneer Foods’ moves to reduce sugar and salt
FMCG giant Pioneer Foods is part of the voluntary healthy food options industry initiative, being coordinated by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), in an effort to mitigate against the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by a poor diet, which accounts for 40% of the deaths in South Africa.
14 Sep Propak Cape 2017 to showcase latest food-bev packaging products and innovation
All the latest international packaging trends will be on show at this year’s Propak Cape trade exhibition, which takes place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) from 24-26 October.
14 Sep Paris Rethinking Cancer Summit: opening a brave new front
This upcoming world-first cancer summit in Paris looks set to open a new scientific front in the decades-long “War on Cancer” ie the role of diet and metabolism in cancer control. The Rethinking Cancer conference runs on September 21-22, 2017, at the internationally renowned Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute.
13 Sep Gauteng biltong producer attracts venture capitalist interest
Stoffelberg Biltong, claimed as South Africa’s fastest-growing biltong brand with a presence in multiple Spar and Shoprite and Checkers stores across SA, has announced an undisclosed capital raise and partnership deal with Secha Capital, an investment holding company that invests in SA FMCG and agribusiness companies.
13 Sep Consumer queen at SAAFoST Congress 2017
SA's best-known consumer issues journalist, Wendy Knowler, and SAAFoST have developed a positive working relationship over the past few years. Knowler was at Congress 2017, both as a presenter and session chair, and on the last afternoon presented her take on the event on her regular Wednesday afternoon slot on Cape Talk.
13 Sep A brilliant SAAFoST Congress 2017!
Some 600+ food and drink industrialists descended on Cape Town last week for what transpired into a memorable three-day event, possibly one of the most impressive of the 22 biennial congresses that SAAFoST (SA Association for Food Science & Technology) has ever hosted.
12 Sep FDA approves peanut allergy claim
For the first time, the US FDA is allowing a food company to claim its products may prevent peanut allergies. However, the evidence supporting the claim is limited to one study.
12 Sep UK snack producer launches microwavable crisps concept
British snack company, Fairfields Farm, has developed a new concept in snacks: microwavable crisps, designed to produce hot crisps as if they had been hand-cooked at home.
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