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Roman's Pizza addresses concerns raised by a recent video circulating on social media regarding the reuse of pizza boxes at their franchised branch in Daveyton.

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The excitement is building as RCL FOODS proudly announces the semi-finalists for the highly anticipated RCL FOODS Young Chefs & Bakers Challenge. In less than a week, the semi-finals will take place, showcasing the skills, creativity, and passion of

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Pick n Pay's Smart Shopper loyalty programme has launched a new benefit to encourage healthier eating habits among its more than 11 million active members.

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As businesses face the challenges of rapidly bringing products from farm to market, a one-stop lab testing partner can be the key to maintaining product integrity and avoiding costly errors. AssureCloud, a leading provider in Southern Africa.

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World Plant Milk Day is an international day that celebrates plant-based alternatives to dairy milk. Founded by Robbie Lockie, in partnership with ProVeg, the campaign has attracted the attention of millions of people around the world and helped acce

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The findings of PwC’s inaugural Voice of the Consumer Survey paint a clear picture of consumers’ changing attitudes towards goods that are responsibly sourced and do no harm to the environment.

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New survey data from Expert Reviews has revealed that nearly a third (32%) of UK adults who own an air fryer aren’t cleaning it often enough.

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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has established a rapid response team in accordance to section 2(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, to deal with all current outbreaks of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).

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Engen, South Africa’s biggest fuel and convenience retailer, opened its 700th Quickshop & Co store at Engen Summit Convenience Centre in Midrand on 1st August 2024.

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Nando’s is turning up the heat with this new Casa, a celebration of local creativity featuring the dynamic patterns of Spamandla Mdunyelwa, a rising star from the Hot Young Designers (HYD) programme.

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The 21st and 22nd of July saw the hottest average consecutive days on Earth ever recorded with 2024 equally on track as the warmest year. This sizzling coincidence highlighted the pertinence and urgency of South Africa’s new Climate Change Bill signe

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Service to others was a key value revered by Nelson Mandela, who committed a significant portion of his life to empowering the underprivileged for the greater good of society.

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SATI is pleased to announce Mecia Petersen as its new Chief Executive Officer

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The rising cost of living is straining South African consumers' budgets. In response, The SPAR Group has announced its ‘R1 Billion in Savings’ shopper promotion, exclusive to SPAR Rewards customers.

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The GFSI Steering Committee has suspended recognition of certification programmes owned by the Equitable Food Initiative until evidence of re-alignment to GFSI Benchmarking requirements v 2020 is provided by the Certification Programme Owner EFI

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AgriSA has revealed the details for the Green Horizons 2024 Agricultural Congress scheduled to take place in Cape Town on 9 and 10 October 2024.

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DALLRD is calling on livestock farmers and livestock owners in all provinces to limit the movement of cloven-hoofed animals as far as possible.

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The DFFE calls on all South Africans to join the international community in celebrating World Environment Day 2024 under the theme “Accelerating land restoration, drought resilience and desertification progress”.

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Putting the fun back into food safety!

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Have you ever wondered what’s driving the cooking oil prices in South Africa?

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bioMérieux and Mérieux NutriSciences partner with key food industry players to launch a new collaborative data-driven model to enhance consumer safety control systems

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'Burger Ban' beat-down ensures meat alternatives stay on the shelves.

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Shoprite and Checkers immediately took action to assist Western Cape communities that were hardest hit by this weekend’s extreme weather in the province.

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ProVeg works to raise awareness of the connection between our diets, climate change and our well-being; and a right not just to adequate food, but an adequate food system that will reify these rights for all.

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For three days, the hospitality and food & beverage industry gathered at Sandton Convention Centre to network, connect, learn, be exposed to new trends and solutions, and share ideas. Press release on the 10-year record visitor attendance at this yea

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On 13 March, the International Fresh Produce Association's (IFPA's) Fresh Solutions event brought over 50 leaders across the fresh produce supply chain together in Cape Town to learn about the latest developments in the logistics landscape and how to

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University of Naples Federico II, University of Oxford

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National Consumer Commission (NCC) have indicated that all manufacturers of peanut butter products have been called on to test for aflatoxin and present their results to the NCC within 14 days:

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Extensive damage to farm roads is making it difficult to reach farmers to collect their milk, resulting in a disruption to the supply chain.

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Starbucks Coffee Company announced that customers in the U.S. and Canada can use their clean personal cup when ordering in café, in the drive-thru or when ordering ahead with the Starbucks app.

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Woodlands Dairy has launched a campaign aimed at demystifying sustainability across the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) realms.

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FoodChain ID has announced its ground-breaking partnership with ReSeed, the first provider of full lifecycle carbon credit traceability. Together, the two companies aim to increase transparency in measurement and verification of sustainable practices

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The IFRS Foundation and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have confirmed their shared commitment to cooperate to support efficient and resilient global economies.

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The GFSI Annual Conference is the single most important event where regulators, industry and other stakeholder groups get together to share experience and best practice, leverage technological advances and work to find common ground to collaborate in

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The Shoprite Group has almost doubled the amount of renewable energy used in its operations over the past year. It has achieved this by increasing the amount of renewable energy bought from landlords and other suppliers by 91%.

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The Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to sm

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Mérieux NutriSciences South Africa Unveils the Largest of Their Three State-of-the-Art Microbiology Laboratories, in Cape Town.

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On World Fisheries Day we reflect on our seafood dependency and its entanglement with our reliance on healthy oceans.

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Only the second of its kind in the Western Cape, a new Checkers Foods - conveniently located at Clara Anna Fontein Lifestyle Estate in Durbanville - opened its doors for trading last week.

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World Diabetes Day on the 14th of November is an annual global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus. Can this once-definitive diagnosis be reversed?

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The foreign material identification accuracy of TOMRA Food's sorting and grading solutions has won a prestigious International FoodTec Award for “using artificial intelligence and cloud technology to improve food safety, quality, and traceability whi

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Redro and Peck’s Anchovette is now available in over 50 Pick n Pay’s across the Western Cape and will be available in stores nationwide soon.

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VACANCY | Laboratory Manager at Dairy Standard Agency Laboratory Services based in Centurion, Pretoria.

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Pick n Pay has launched its first zero-waste supermarket pilot in Cape Town, reinforcing its commitment to reducing food waste.

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If you have a passion for maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene and have a proven record in technical sales, we at PHT Group are eager to welcome you to our team!

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In the face of rising global temperatures and climate change, it's crucial to address the issue of food supply, which affects more than 20% of South Africans daily. Here are practical ways for everyday South Africans to combat food insecurity and sav

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A recent study conducted by Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, reveals that one-third of consumers are willing to switch to brands or products that offer better shelf life.

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Each year, South African farmers, retailers, and consumers discard millions of tons of food products, contributing to a staggering total of in excess of 10 million tons of food going to waste.

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KrielTech is delighted to announce the distribution of Bactiscan, the state-of-the-art pathogen detection system designed specifically for food processors, retailers, and hospitals.

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AOAC Africa Section‘s Shandry Mmatsetshaba Tebele, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UCT is awarded the AOAC / EUROFINS “Testing for Life“ award

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The Peninsula School Feeding Association, along with long-time partner, Oceana, has been piloting a solution providing free school meals and training ten previously unemployed St Helena Bay women as qualified food handlers to prepare the meals.

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In an African first, 62 butchery managers and trainers – 13 of which are women – joined the global club of certified Master Butchers following graduation from the Shoprite Group’s Master Meat Artisan Programme.

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Seven tonnes of plastic waste has been successfully diverted from the environment thanks to a pioneering new collaboration in South Africa which aimed to change behaviours through art, song, comedy skits, as well as practical measures.

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The foreign material identification accuracy of TOMRA Food's sorting and grading solutions has won a prestigious International FoodTec Award for “using artificial intelligence and cloud technology to improve food safety, quality, and traceability whi

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Stellenbosch University’s Viticulture and Oenology Winter School Programme 2023 packed with immersive learning and inspiration has left a lasting impression on 22 female Grade 11 learners from various provinces.

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Neogen® Corporation has announced the launch of two new food safety testing solutions for the detection of histamine.

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Chefs with Compassion has once again achieved an incredible milestone in commemoration of Mandela Day. This year marked the fourth edition of the #67000litres Challenge – South Africa's largest annual collaboration of chefs and cooks dedicated to coo

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The Restaurant Voice is putting together a draft submission to the National Assembly on the tobacco control bill, and is looking for industry feedback.

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SA Harvest celebrated this year's Mandela Day by honouring 20 remarkable women from across Cape Town. These women demonstrate the spirit of Mandela Day every day as they rise each morning to cook for and feed their communities.

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Attention Technical Sales Representatives! Are you passionate about food safety and hygiene? Do you have a knack for building relationships with manufacturing companies? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

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The Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) ran an innovative campaign called ‘Think Inside the Box’ to draw attention to the harmful ingredients found in ultra-processed foods.

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FMI – The Food Industry Association announced that its food safety management program, Safe Quality Food (SQF), successfully completed a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pilot program and that ...

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Despite an abundance of indigenous vegetables and fruits in Southern Africa, people in the region continue to suffer from food insecurity. It appears that they do not value these foods and their potential to eradicate poverty and hunger, promote heal

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Amcor Capsules, a global leader in developing and producing responsible closures for wine and spirits, announces today TRANSPARENCE, a new far-reaching sustainability program to support the Wine and Spirits industry.

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The impact load shedding is having on mealtime is such a burning issue that, when Eskort asked its audience to share their Eskom fail stories in order to gain insights into the meal challenges they face, the company received over 9,000 responses in a

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Plastics SA has released its official response following the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

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Every South African company should have a whistleblowing management system

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Chefs with Compassion calls upon the hearts and hands of all South Africans this Mandela Day, to create a monumental wave of compassion and nourishment.

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Tiger Brands Out Of Home Solutions, has changed its name to Tiger Brands Food Services Solutions, and introduced a refreshed brand positioning - The Best Solutions, with SA’s Best.

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The SPAR Group delivered sales growth of 7.9% increasing turnover to R72.9 billion in the six months ending March 31, 2023. However, economic headwinds and cost pressures led to earnings falling 30.3% over the period.

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ProVeg International has joined forces with Google, the Bezos Earth Fund and others to campaign for a doubling of global bean, pea, pulse, lentil and legume consumption by 2028.

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Research shows that ending overfishing could provide nutrition for millions of additional people, helping to prevent serious and life-threatening health conditions.

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The local food and beverage market is seeing healthy investment activity from new manufacturing plants being opened to popular brands expanding onshore.[1] Recognising the potential of this market and further across the continent, significant prospec

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Cape Herb & Spice, a division of Libstar, has developed a simple innovation that could cause positive ripples around the world. A grinder that will save two small African elephants’ worth of plastic, for every million units produced

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ABALOBI, a revolutionary South African social enterprise seeking to elevate small scale fishing communities through data and technology, has launched the FISH WITH A STORY online store.

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Chefs with Compassion announced that they have served their 5 millionth meal to food vulnerable communities in South Africa

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Checkers Food Services (CFS), a leading wholesale supplier in Gauteng and the Western Cape, has rebranded, and expanded its delivery network to include KwaZulu-Natal.

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Engen launches a new range of food-grade lubricants for the food and beverage industry, registered by NSF for food safety compliance.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill has appointed former Deputy Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Frank Yiannas, to their Food Safety Advisory Council.

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South Bakels has completed the acquisition of the Cape Town sweet ingredient solutions supplier Orley Foods from Kerry Ingredients South Africa Proprietary Limited, for an undisclosed sum.

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Mérieux NutriSciences has acquired Blonk, a leading international expert in food system sustainability.

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An international panel of scientists that included a researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU), have identified a list of “100 of the most important questions facing plant science”.

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Regina Cronje's doctorate study is providing invaluable advice to local litchi farmers who have to adapt to environmental changes.

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The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) has introduced its PrivySeal initiative that provides its members with a digital stamp and certificate indicating that entities adhere to the code of conduct set forth by the institute to reassure the

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Cultivated meat: Although it’s unlikely that we’ll see lab-grown meat cuts on our supermarket shelves within the next decade, this new biotechnology does raise several questions for the veterinary industry, as well as for livestock farmers.

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Leading edible oil producer, Willowton Group has reached out to the Green Hill Primary School in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg, to refurbish the school which has become a safety hazard for learners.

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Every year on 20 February, the United Nations celebrates World Day of Social Justice as an acknowledgment of the need to build a more just and inclusive world.

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SA Harvest’s Ali Conn has been awarded the prestigious accolade of being among Africa’s 100 Brightest Young Minds, in an initiative that underscores the significance and impact of BYM on the African continent and globally.

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Following consultation with customers, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s innovative enhancements to its SureTect food pathogen PCR system include the use of ergonomic tools and color-coded plates and reagents to drive confidence in right-first time results

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Koos Uys from Standerton is one of the lucky recipients of a brand-new drone, compliments of the Shell Lubricants “Farm of the Future” themed competition.

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The number of children consuming vegetables daily in 342 schools in at-risk communities in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape has increased.

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Made up of passionate, caring, committed and dedicated staff and volunteers, CHOC’s one goal is simple – to save lives through early detection. Support them by taking part in the Flip Flop Day.

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The Franchise Association of South Africa adds its voice to other representative business associations calling on government to take urgent action to resolve the energy crisis and bring national security under control.

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Pick n Pay has taken significant steps to improve the health of South Africans by removing over 3,500 tonnes of salt and sugar from its private label range over the last five years.

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Danone NutriDay celebrated Wavecrest Primary School in the Western Cape as one of the three national winners in the company’s recent recycling campaign – Tubs2Classrooms.

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Heading into 2023, South Africa is the host country for the African Regional Apimondia Symposium (ARAS) which is the first ever in Africa.

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Regenerative business is the new sustainability. Wine farms across the globe, from Troon in the USA and Domaine Bousquet in Argentina to Spier here at home, are practising regenerative farming, which looks after the soil in which the vines grow. Here

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Pick n Pay has launched over 150 new plant-based products in the past two years

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The accuracy – and therefore validity – of the ‘Tests find toxic bottled water in Pretoria’ research has been questioned by a respected hydrogeologist and author after the South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) had promised the med

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A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced this month.

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