12 Oct Tiger Brands reopens Germiston polony factory
After 'rigorous assessments' the factory has been given the all-clear to resume production after it was closed during the listeriosis crisis.
18 Apr Food Explorer #13: A South African food scientist does pork and pirogies in Poland
Lisa Ronquest is one of South Africa's top young food scientists, now transferred to the Netherlands in a global food R&D role for Mars. She's been sharing her European impressions, insights and travels with FOODStuff SA readers in a regular blog, and we're proud here...
05 Aug Woolworths moves to ethical pork
As of end of September 2014, all fresh pork sold at Woolworths will be sourced from farms that no longer use sow stalls to restrain pregnant sows.
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12 Jun Global hunger for protein fuels food-industry deals
Consumers from Beijing to Boston are gobbling up more meat and dairy products, fueling multibillion-dollar mergers in the food industry and reshaping global agriculture.
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18 Sep Chicken set to rule the global meat market
Roasted, fried or served with noodles, chicken is on its way to becoming the world’s favourite meat, according to Holland's Rabobank.
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11 May Don’t like meat? It may be genetic
People go meat-free for a variety of reasons, ranging from environmental causes to health concerns. Another reason might be a genetically determined tendency to dislike the smell of meat, according to a recent study....
02 Jun Pork: now the other pink meat?
That could be pork’s new slogan after the USDA recently lowered its safe cooking temperature to 62 C (145 F), from the longtime standard of 71 C (160 F). The new recommendation is in line with what many cookbook authors and chefs have been saying...