SA Food Review

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20 Apr 2016

Nielsen to bring insights to African Food & Beverage Conference

Ailsa Wingfield will be a speaker at the African Food & Beverage Conference, to be held on 4 May 2016 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. The event forms part of Food & Hospitality Africa, running from 3 to 5 May, and is being hosted by VDS Media.

20 Apr 2016

No fuss meals with new Royco recipe bases

Making delicious family favourites has just become a lot easier with the launch of a brand new recipe base range from Royco, one of South Africa’s most trusted food brands. The new range has entered the Food Review/Symrise New Product Competition, standing a chance to win a trip to the Anuga trade fair to be held in Cologne, Germany in 2017.

20 Apr 2016

SIAL Paris helps keep your finger on the pulse

“With more than 400 000 raw and processed products (both local and from across the globe), SIAL is an incredible playground for those seeking inspiration: from Shanghai to Jakarta and Abu Dhabi to Paris, this is where the chefs come to find new flavours, textures and colours – the ingredients they need to feed their creativity.” - Nicolas Trentesaux, director SIAL Group

20 Apr 2016

Biggest ever illicit alcohol haul ‘strengthens’ case for tax stamps

News of a record haul of illicit goods including alcohol has highlighted a pressing need for authorities to adopt tax stamps to clamp down on smuggling and secure revenue, says the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA).

20 Apr 2016

South Africa’s first guilt-free protein ice cream

Skinny Scoop has launched a first of its kind sugar-free protein ice cream. The product is the latest entrant in the Food Review/Symrise New Product Competition.

13 Apr 2016

What to expect of the African Food & Beverage Conference

The African Food & Beverage Conference, to be held on 4 May 2016 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand during Food & Hospitality Africa, is set to feature a host of power speakers.

12 Apr 2016

The Glass Recycling Company’s advert shows power of recycling

The Glass Recycling Company’s (TGRC) latest creative advertisement depicts the power of recycling in a unique way. The company’s new commercial aims to ensure South Africans view waste glass as a precious product.

11 Apr 2016

How to add information to your packaging quick and easy

Have you reached the point where your packaging needs a pick-me-up? Perhaps you’re keen to draw shoppers’ attention to a specific product benefit or highlight a key ingredient? Or you may be planning to introduce a new flavour variant or launch a seasonal promotion?

11 Apr 2016

Your role in improving glass recycling – Q&A with The Glass Recycling Company

In a question and answer session with Shabeer Jhetam, CEO of The Glass Recycling Company, Food Review finds out how food and beverage brand owners can do their bit to help grow glass recycling in South Africa. Jhetam speaks on behalf of the glass manufacturers.

11 Apr 2016

Following the chocolate dream

It was the ancient Mayans who found cocoa trees growing in the jungles of central and South America more than a millennium ago. There are those that are lucky enough to work with chocolate such as chemical engineers like Peter Edmondson, section manager for chocolate moulding- and making at Mondelēz South Africa. Edmondson is fondly known to his colleagues as Dr. Chocolate.