Food Stuff SA
- Wanted! Sales Rep for Epoxy Flooring September 20, 2019Wanted! Sales Rep for Epoxy Flooring Boksburg-based company is looking for an experienced sales rep to sell hygienic, chemical-resistant floor coatings and screeds to the food and beverage industries. Minimum five-years experience in food and beverage industries.Must have an existing clientele base.Computer literate.Have own transport.Package highly negotiable, based on experience. Send CV to vernon@verni.co.za
- Processing changes the food we eat – here’s what that means for health September 19, 2019Processing changes the food we eat – here’s what that means for health To understand how healthy a food is, we generally look at its components – carbohydrates, fats and proteins, or the vitamins, minerals and other substances it may contain. But this purely “nutritional” vision overlooks one property that’s a key part of a […]
- Vegan honey now on Woolies’ shelves September 19, 2019Vegan honey now on Woolies’ shelves Woolworths has introduced a vegan “honee”, an animal-friendly alternative to honey. Made from concentrated apple juice instead of ‘bee spit’, the new product was due to be available in 100 stores from 16 September. The honee is made by Herbivore, a husband-and-wife team in Cape Town that also supplies Woolworths […]
- SA flavour association on use of food flavourants in e-cigs September 12, 2019SA flavour association on use of food flavourants in e-cigs In reaction to several deaths in the US from an unknown lung illness apparently linked to vaping/e-cigarettes, here is a statement from SAAFFI (SA Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Industry) with regard to the use of food flavourings in these devices. SAAFFI’s primary focus […]
- Shoprite’s plans for growth in face of tough, tight times August 29, 2019Shoprite’s plans for growth in face of tough, tight times In an effort to gear up growth, Shoprite wants to move to smaller stores, closer to where its customers are. The company – South Africa’s biggest private-sector employer with almost 150,000 staff members – has hit a tough patch. It released a grim set of […]
Food Navigator
- Sugar content in soft drinks cut by nearly a third as voluntary efforts fall way off target September 20, 2019Public Health Englandâs latest progress report on the food and drink industryâs sugar cutting efforts reveal significant changes in areas where the sugar tax applies, but a disappointing lack of progress with the voluntary sugar reduction programme.
- Brussels Bulletin: EU ups the ante on plastic waste September 20, 2019In the latest run down of EU news, FoodDrinkEurope is to sign a declaration to tackle plastic waste, the EC publishes its annual food safety report and Austria deals a blow to the landmark Mercosur trade deal.
- What’s next beyond soy, pea, and wheat for plant-based meat? In conversation with ADM September 19, 2019Soy, wheat, and peas currently dominate the plant-based meat market, but whatâs next? FoodNavigator-USA caught up with Ana Ferrell (AF), VP of marketing, and Kurt Long (KL), commercial director of protein specialties and flexitarian solutions at ADM, to talk plant proteins.
- CheeseItYourself: Start-up upcycles liquid food waste into plant-based cheese September 19, 2019Denmark-based start-up CheeseItYourself has developed a vegan powder mix that blends with aquafaba to make plant-based cheese.
- Natural resistance to weight gain could unlock ‘targeted nutritional approaches’: Nestlé Research September 19, 2019New insights from Nestlà Research into people who have a natural resistance to weight gain could open up opportunities to develop âtargeted nutritional approachesâ for weight maintenance.
