INDUSTRY NEWS
Game changer sweetener for Dutch company
In a game changer for the industry, Fooditive will submit its sweetener as 5-D-Keto-Fructose in applying for Novel Food certification from the European Food Safety Authority.
Challenger brands to watch in 2022: Manner Coffee – for accelerating a new national ritual
Around the 19th century, the price of tea in China was a fervently discussed subject for the British House of Commons. Its ferocious trade, and tightly controlled markets made it a hot topic, to the extent that to ask someone ‘What it had to do with the price of tea in China’, was the ultimate snub indicating you thought their comments entirely irrelevant. And whilst this diss may have faded into obscurity, the epic rise of the Chinese coffee market may be a suitable modern-day update.
Canadian investor backs SA’s startup dairy disruptor
Canada’s Cult Food Science Corp has completed an early-stage investment in Africa’s first precision fermentation company producing alternative dairy, Cape Town’s De Novo Dairy.
Bootlegger Coffee turning its food waste to compost that customers can buy
South African coffeehouse Bootlegger Coffee has partnered with food waste management specialist company Ywaste to turn its waste into compost, using an eco-friendly method for the management of food waste through off-site composting.
SA’s most plant-based friendly fast food chains ranked
How plant-based friendly are South Africa’s top fast food franchises? Plant-based advocacy organisation ProVeg South Africa assessed the big players and ranked them accordingly in a new report.
Former JSE darling Famous Brands goes vegan
Famous Brands has made its first acquisition in seven years, suggesting that the former JSE darling may have life in it yet.
Celeb chef opens first restaurant in Cape Town
Award-winning Celebrity Chef Siba Mtongana reached global recognition with her televised food show and internationally acclaimed cookbook but it was a while before she ventured into business by opening her own restaurant in 2020.
Entrepreneurs tap into the market for traditional meals in a tin
Ready-made meals from Woolworths have long been the domain of the wealthy, but increased awareness of the need for reasonably priced, nutritious products has led two entrepreneurial companies to package traditional food in cans.
Pick n Pay launches in-store ‘vertical farms’
Pick n Pay has become the first retailer in South Africa to launch in-store ‘vertical farms’.
SAB to invest an additional R920m into local breweries
The South African Breweries (SAB), the country’s largest beer brewer, is investing a further R920m into its Prospecton and Ibhayi breweries, growing the company’s total investment commitment in South Africa to R4.5bn.
Global giants PepsiCo and Google are investing in South Africa’s start-ups
Two massively well-known global brands are pouring significant investment into South Africa, in moves that will empower local fintech start-ups and transform the food sector over five years.
Tiger Brands fund invests in vegan food company
A new venture capital fund launched by Tiger Brands, owner of brands like All Gold, Black Cat and Koo, has announced its first investment: a company that produces plant-based and vegan products.
PepsiCo Kgodiso Development Fund to build South African sustainable food system
Food and beverage company PepsiCo has launched the Kgodiso Development Fund – a five-year, R600-million investment to help transform the food system in South Africa.
Ensuring the safety and well-being of shoppers, staff and suppliers is non-negotiable
The South African retail sector is the second largest employer in the country, second only to the government.
ENTREPRENEUR: How Mabel Akinlabi went from birthdays to big business
A favourite American snack can now also be enjoyed by South Africans, thanks to the efforts of a husband-and-wife start-up
