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Although Shakespeare said a rose by another name would be just as sweet, in the food industry we take names very seriously. Use the wrong name and you can mislead the consumer – at your peril, writes FoodFocus' Linda Jackson.
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The food game gives rise to many entrepreneurs full of bright new ideas and concepts - which is all well and fine until it comes to the all important step of getting them to the consumer, as this article highlights.
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The sound of someone slurping coffee or crunching an apple can be mildly annoying — but it leaves some people seething.
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Paper producer Mondi has bought UK packaging company, Excelsior Technologies, in a deal worth R545-million.
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Brands such as KitKat, Mars bar and Dairy Milk have come up with a sweet trick to meet government targets for reducing sugar in their products. Simple. Make them smaller.
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An intensive investigation of a mysterious annual epidemic in northern India in which thousands of young children have suffered convulsions, lapsed into comas and died has concluded that eating litchi fruit is the cause.
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Vegan, interactivity and premiumisation of confectionery led the trends at ISM 2017 expo in Cologne, where the global sweets and snacks industry comes together every year. Here's a look at some winning and eye/trend-catching products seen at the show...
Taking advantage of butter’s current, albeit controversial, status as 'back', chefs and manufacturers are taking the ingredient to new levels with innovative flavours and formats.
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It was just an issue of time just before tossed salad would control the morning meal, as it has ruled supreme over lunch as well as dinner for a long time now. It's making its way into breakfast menus everywhere, including the shelves of Waitrose...
It has taken a small, under-reported, but highly effective campaign against MacDonald's SA, part of a powerful multinational fastfood chain, to change its mind on battery eggs.
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Africa’s Big 7, the continent’s leading event for the food & beverage industry, newly rebranded, runs from June 25 to 27 at Gallagher Estate, and will attract senior buyers from across the sector.
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Nielsen has selected 11 European Breakthrough Innovation winners for its annual report of the same name. The report on FMCG products explores "how our winners have leveraged package design, pricing, in-store execution and advertising to truly remarkable effect". [This is a brilliant, insightful and FREE...
Following a 14-month consultation process with industry, certification bodies, accreditation bodies, training organisations and governments, FSSC 22000 has launched version 4 of its international food safety management system certification scheme.
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As Britons are turning back to butter, Unilever is rebranding its I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread in the UK in a move to "drive awareness of the product's versatility".
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Donald Trump has pledged that his presidency will unify and “make America great again” but his plans for the food industry remain unclear for the most part.
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The Brazilian investors who control Kraft Heinz are applying their proven formula to constructs a new global food colossus. What will they buy next?
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Vegemite, the iconic yeast spread found in almost every kitchen Down Under, is heading back to Australia as part of a record A$460 million ($345 million) acquisition by Bega Cheese.
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The trend to natural colour today belies a paradoxical history of the colourants industry - one founded expressly to create cheap synthetic dyes that made food look natural...
Natural colours are not necessarily more costly. Rather, synthetic colour is exceptionally efficient. Find out more about the cost drivers for naturals...
The receng trading update from Woolworths points to 2017 being another extremely tough year for a group that was, until as recently as the end of 2015, one of the darlings of the investment community.
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