SA Food Review

Sustainability

12 Aug 2019

Plastics industry commits to clean up and recycle

Annual Clean up and Recycle SA Week will take place from 16 to 21 September. For the week the local plastics industry will again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastic litter from rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods.
05 Aug 2019

Technology is crucial to enhanced sustainability

While you may think you know what the word ‘sustainability’ means for your business, in reality it isn’t just about introducing environmental initiatives nor is it about standalone Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.
18 Jul 2019

Enhancing plastics with colour, care, clarity and performance

Milliken Chemical will use its presence at the K 2019 trade fair from 16-23 October to demonstrate the many ways it is enhancing plastics with colour, care, clarity and performance.
15 Jul 2019

Collective responsibility needs to be taken to ensure food and water

With the planet at a ‘tipping point’, civil society, industry and public sector have to take urgent collective action to reduce plastic, eliminate waste and ensure food and water security, experts said at the opening of IFAT Africa, food & drink technology (fdt) Africa and analytica Lab Africa this month.
11 Jul 2019

DSM collaborates with Avril to meet consumer demand for plant-based protein

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living, and Avril, an international French agro-industrial group, intend to work together to meet the growing consumer demand for plant-based proteins.
05 Jul 2019

New study finds fruit waste can be used as natural food preservatives

Large amounts of citrus and grape by-products that are normally treated as waste and generally disposed of in landfills could potentially be used in the production of natural food preservatives.
06 Jun 2019

Tru-Cape strives to be environmentally friendly

Although there is a heightened awareness and pressure from consumers and supermarkets, particularly in Europe, at the moment, to limit plastics and other carbon-emission heavy items, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, and many in the South African apple and pear industry, have for some years now been actively working to reduce the environmental cost of fruit production.
29 May 2019

Fry’s launches plant-based fish-style fillets

Within the rapidly growing consumer demand for plant-based protein products, The Fry Family Food Co. are launching brand-new Fish-Style Fillets.
29 Apr 2019

How supermarkets of the future can tackle the scandal of food waste

In addition to making food businesses more profitable, new technologies can also help tackle the fast-approaching issue of global food shortages. Bjorn Thumas, director Business Development at TOMRA Food, explains. 
12 Apr 2019

TOMRA Food at IFFA in Frankfurt, Germany

Consistent high quality, reliable ejection of defective product, and less waste of valuable food – this is what TOMRA Food stands for. The company, part of the TOMRA group headquartered in Norway, strengthens its commitment to global sustainability through innovative analytics and cutting-edge sorting systems. At the IFFA trade fair from 4 – 9 May...