"Even with the challenges left by 2020, the overall acumen showed by leaders in the agri sector, government and all allied industries adapted to existing conditions with great speed and robust solutions."
The burden of noncommunicable diseases is growing rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa. The conditions, which include obesity and diabetes, are now leading causes of premature deaths...
Mulenga Mary Mukanu 23 Apr 2021
Unathi Mhlatyana, MD at McCain Foods South Africa, unpacks the results of the 2020 Global Food Security Index report...
Unathi Mhlatyana 21 Apr 2021
Increased agricultural trade between African countries can drive sustainable development and play a pivotal role in the transformation of our food systems...
Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who's really paying for the cost of that chocolate?
John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021
Checkers has introduced a new premium food range, called Forage & Feast, tailored specifically to customers' desire for "an upmarket and sophisticated product selection"...
Indigenous beans could enhance food security in Cabo Verde which depends on food imports...
Anyse Sofia Fernandes Pereira Essoh 11 Mar 2021
Increased unemployment, increased crime and land reform discussions among other critical factors, must be closely monitored to maintain South Africa's food security...
Wandile Sihlobo 19 Feb 2021
Meat Naturally and Agricool Finance were awarded joint first place in the 10th Annual Social Innovation Awards, while Leafline Washable Sanitary Wear scooped first place in the Disability Empowerment Awards...
From the bright minds behind Mielie Mailer comes Oh Oat, a locally-produced oat milk brand with a sustainable approach to packaging...
Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2021
It is no dispute that the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions - lockdown, curfew and the alcohol ban (as necessary as they have been in certain circumstances) - have had a devastating effect on South Africa's hospitality and wine industries...
Ruth Cooper 1 Feb 2021
17 finalists will walk away with awards and grants up to the value of R1.3m. A total of R12.6m will be awarded...
The African Continental Free-Trade Area could accelerate the development of sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural sector and help the continent to become self-sufficient in food production...
Louis van Ravesteyn 2 Dec 2020
From conscientious animal lovers to health-conscious flexitarians, vegan food is gaining traction both locally and globally...
Enygma Ventures has invested R9.2m in Black Mamba Foods, an Eswatini-based ethical producer of specialty food products...
Here are the top 10 things you can do to mitigate climate change...
Fiona Wakelin, Issued by Topco Media 8 Oct 2020
Woolworths has scooped four awards in the Private Label Manufacturers Association's 2020 International 'Salute to Excellence' Awards - the world's largest competition dedicated exclusively to own brands...
The CGCSA has launched the South African Food Loss and Waste Voluntary Agreement, which commits food manufacturers and retailers to reducing food waste...
Goedgedacht Trading has made its proudly South African extra virgin olive oils and food products available online and direct to consumer under its new label 'goed'...
Covid-19 has prompted widespread discussion of the resilience of food systems and how efficiency and competitiveness have been previously understood...
Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has magnified the incredible public health challenge our world face. Nowhere is this challenge more apparent than in food production...
The pandemic has put in stark relief the country's poorly understood food system, in which powerful firms operate with little oversight while vulnerable actors in the informal food sector face over-regulation...
Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020
Insight Survey's latest SA Fast Food/QSR Landscape Report 2020 carefully unfolds the global and local fast food markets based on the latest information and research, including the impact of Covid-19...
Issued by Insight Survey 11 Aug 2020
Diet-related diseases are major public health problems in SA. But many in the food industry strongly oppose globally recommended policies that could address these issues...
Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020
The rise of counterfeit consumables has increased exponentially over the past few years across the African continent. A cause for major concern as many of these cases end in a fatality...
Vashti Nagel 28 Jul 2020
The Competition Commission said that of the 1,600 complaints received under the excessive pricing and consumer protection regulations by the end of June, 19% related to basic food products...
International Advertising Festival White Square has announced its 2020 winners...
'Together apart' has been the global rallying call as humanity unites in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, and UCook, through a number of its initiatives, has stepped up in answer...
Sindy Peters 10 Jul 2020
As supply chains around the world are disrupted and the demand for certain types of food drops in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, questions have begun to emerge about Africa and its ability to ensure food security for its citizens...
Louis van Ravesteyn 8 Jul 2020
The coconut - an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls - causes more environmental harm than many people realise...
Erik Meijaard 7 Jul 2020
Manufacturing is a key driver of job creation and national economies in general. But a component of manufacturing that is often taken for granted is supply chains...
Christopher Veerasamy 6 Jul 2020
Manufacturing is a key driver of job creation and national economies in general. But a component of manufacturing that is often taken for granted is supply chains...
Christopher Veerasamy 2 Jul 2020
The White Square International Advertising Festival has announced its shortlists for 2020...
Looking to help local, small-scale food producers make ends meet during the Covid-19 crisis, UCook has launched the UCook Market Box...
Many Unilever brands form part of South Africans' everyday defence against the coronavirus...
Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Jun 2020
In collaboration with Business Day Dialogues, South African National Accreditation System (Sanas) recently held a discussion highlighting the critical role accreditation plays in improving food safety...
In just a few short weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside down and as the crisis deepens, so do the challenges with a growing number of people facing unemployment, mounting debt and numerous other issues precipitated by the disruption of the virus...
Yael Geffen 1 Jun 2020
The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched two years ago at an African Union (AU) summit in Kigali. It was scheduled to be implemented from 1 July 2020...
Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020
Dr Faith Nyamakwere recently received her PhD in Animal Sciences in the SU Faculty of AgriSciences for her research on how small-scale farmers can start their own artisan cheesemaking businesses...
Engela Duvenage 30 Apr 2020
To feed the world in a new era of awareness and to sustain their own future, manufacturers need to change their mindsets...
Roy Henderson 28 Apr 2020
"The agricultural sector has a responsibility to apply all precautionary measures necessary to prevent the further spread of this deadly virus and to make sure that all workers wear masks and gloves. The sector needs to strictly comply with social-distancing rules..."
FoodForward SA has launched a R50m appeal to extend its outreach footprint and get food to a wider network in order to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...
A new global plant-based food collective, called The Livekindly Co., launched in New York and has joined forces with The Fry Family Food Co...
In 2019, over 75% of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk and beverage bottles were recycled, injecting a significant amount of material back into the market...
Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe are leading in new cancer cases in Africa. In 2018 Kenya was reported to have 47,887 new cancer cases (130 cases daily) and 32,987 deaths (90 daily)...
Gershim Asiki 3 Feb 2020
If there's one thing that characterised the first decade of the 21st Century, it is the volume, velocity and variety of change in our lives. Now that we've entered into the 2020's that is something that surely won't change...
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 27 Jan 2020
Even good business ideas can start to fail. The most successful planners take this as an opportunity for a massive change, either pivoting the business model or reinventing the brand...
The broader agricultural economic environment is changing, and this would require us to revisit how we determine our success as well...
Nico Groenewald 13 Jan 2020
Everybody wants sustainable products, and retailers are putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver goods that satisfy consumers' new preference for green and clean options...
Colin Elkins 19 Dec 2019