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Celebrity baker fights rhino poaching

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 The Good Food & Wine Show, which took place at the Coca-Cola Dome from July 31 to August 3, hosted a giant life-sized rhino cake set out to make a stand for the endangered rhino and raise money to support the cause. The cake was made and donated by Cake-Extreme co-owner Paul Vieira and US Cake... →

Vibrating equipment provider introduces new range of machinery

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 Specialist vibrating equipment provider Joest added US-based particle separation and size reduction solutions company Sweco’s full range of equipment to its product range in June, says Joest MD Kim Schoepflin. The full Sweco range comprises Gyramax gyratory sifters, round and rectangular... →

Brewer focuses on sustainability

22nd August 2014 South African brewer SABMiller is scaling up its sustainable development programmes with a set of ambitious new targets to be achieved by 2020. The new programme, branded Prosper, is the latest evolution in the company’s approach to sustainable development, which is a key element of SABMiller’s... →

Holistic approach key to tackling sustainability

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 Nongovernmental organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) completed the first phase of its Food-Energy-Water Nexus project in April, which is a body of work that looks at the importance of developing policy and recasting business strategy around these three issues in a holistic manner,... →

Food industry using gases for freshness

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 A growing demand for fresh chilled products, without the need for artificial preservatives, has prompted the food industry to make increasing use of modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) gases to keep food fresher for longer. South African gas and welding products company Afrox special products... →

DC Auto-Motion

22nd August 2014 DC Auto-Motion is the authorised distributor of Japanese linear and motion control mechanical components manufacturer THK Co. Ltd in South Africa as well as the entire Africa. It also offers THK’s premium Linear Motion (LM) guides, recognised as the world’s most durable, accurate and rigid linear... →

Rooftop garden to enhance food security

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 Social housing provider the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) launched another sustainability garden, the Lake Success Food Garden, in Hillbrow, in June. The JHC has five similar projects in Hillbrow, Joubert Park, Troyeville, Newtown and Fordsburg, in Johannesburg, comprising rooftop gardens... →

Makhulong a Matala GM Lindi Malinga discusses rooftop gardens.

Inaugural event provides ideal platform for food and beverage industry

By: Jonathan Rodin 22nd August 2014 Exhibition organiser Messe München International and its subsidiary MMI South Africa introduced the inaugural food & drink technology (fdt) Africa trade fair and conference on March 18 and 19 at Gallagher Convention Centre, in Johannesburg. The event focused on all aspects of the food- and... →

Third Beef Indaba a success – organisers

7th March 2014 The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), which organises the yearly Beef Cattle Farming Indaba, reports that the 2013 event has been a success and that they have been able to reach out to rural farmers. The indaba is aimed at introducing rural farmers – specifically from the Eastern... →

Cape Town-based food factory renovated

7th March 2014 Local food factory Paarman Foods factory in Constantia, Cape Town has undergone major renovations using Saint-Gobain Gyproc’s innovative products to meet the needs of the plant, reports Paarman Foods in a statement. Company MD Graham Paarman says the company needed to make the factory more... →

Food packaging industry to boost SA recycling capabilities

By: Pimani Baloyi 7th March 2014 The South African food packaging industry can make an enormous contribution to the country’s recycling capabilities and simultaneously grow its economy, packaging solutions provider Damax Sebenza Pack MD Brian Lovell tells Engineering News. He cites that at Damax Sebenza Pack’s 3 500 m2... →

New system ensures hygiene

7th March 2014 Electrical systems supplier Legrand has developed electrical systems for the food and beverage industry to enhance the industry’s efficient use of energy and to help with hygienic requirements, says company Southern Africa GM Luk Ivens. “Energy, safety and hygiene measures are critical in any... →

Use of gas technology increasing in food preservation

By: Pimani Baloyi 7th March 2014 Atmospheric and speciality gas technology manufacturer Air Products South Africa says there has been an increase in the use of modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) – its gas-based food packaging technique. Air Products speciality gas sales manager Arthi Govender says this is because the South... →

Small-scale local farm develops relationship with Nigerian food market

By: Pimani Baloyi 7th March 2014 Free State-based cattle, maize and orchard farm Makolobane Farmers Enterprises founder Pitso Sekhoto tells Engineering News that a four-day Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) business trip to Nigeria from December 2 and 6, has provided an opportunity for South African farmers to help develop... →

PITSO SEKHOTO Makolobane farm is in communication with Nigerian business people about building feed factories in Nigeria

Nepad prioritises agriculture as MDG1 deadline looms

7th March 2014 The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) Agency has, through one of its flagship programmes - the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) – been intensifying talks on growing agriculture capacity and thereby eradicating hunger and poverty in Africa. Nepad, in... →

Beverage manufacturing on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa

7th March 2014 The growing demand for beer, carbonated soft drinks and other beverages in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to expand the sub-region’s beverage manufacturing sector between 2012 and 2019, global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says in a statement. This will, in turn, lead to the... →

Shortage of qualified specialists in SA food-testing industry

By: Pimani Baloyi 7th March 2014 The shortage of food testing specialists in South Africa is challenging, as food and beverage analytical services providers have to train their own food testers to ensure that they meet the required standards and can thoroughly analyse the nutritional elements of all food products, research... →

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FOOD TESTING South Africa is not producing enough food testing specialists

Company helps retailers trace produce

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 The difficulty of tracing a product is, owing to incorrect serialisation and infrastructure, one of the biggest challenges in the retail industry, says systems integrator and supply chain, identification and mobility solutions provider Zetes. “This can have life-threatening consequences, as in... →

South African honeybees killed unnecessarily

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 South Africa is not experiencing honeybee shortages like Europe and the US, where in some parts of those countries up to 80% of honeybee colonies are reported as collapsed, says association for the plant science industry CropLife South Africa consultant Dr Gerhard Verdoorn. A honeybee shortage is... →

New software module allows for mobile plant equipment control

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 Software solutions provider Wonderware released a new visualisation module this month, called InTouch Access Anywhere, which allows operators to view plant operations and control plant equipment over the Internet using mobile devices such as smartphones, says Wonderware technical director Deon... →

Software to help track bread tag collections for wheelchair initiative

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 A pilot phase for polystyrene recycling software PolyNet is being launched for the Bread Tags for Wheelchairs initiative, facilitated by industry body the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) of South Africa. The initiative sees people collecting bread packet tags, which are then sold to buy new... →

Increasing concern about GM foods

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 Eighty per cent of maize grown in South Africa and large portions of the country’s soya and cotton production are genetically modified (GM), with increasing concern about the lack of long-term studies documenting the possible effects of these GM crop productions on humans and the environment.... →

Food waste costs SA R61.5-billion a year

By: David Oliveira 23rd August 2013 Food waste is a global and a local challenge, which is costing South Africa R61.5-billion a year. Subsequently, South Africa-based scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisation the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is undertaking research on... →

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FOOD WASTE FOCUS The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research began researching food waste last year and it is the first time that research of this nature has been undertaken in South Africa

Methyl bromide ban holds significant challenges for food industry

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 The South African Pest Control Association (Sapca) sent a delegation to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in 2012 to raise its concern about a future without the fumigant Methyl Bromide, which, in the absence of alternatives, could lead to a standstill in the food... →

Ban on alcohol advertising would limit freedom of choice

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 Competition in the alcohol industry will be destroyed if government officials succeed in banning alcohol advertising in South Africa – not only will it freeze the market share of the two largest players – Distell and South African Breweries Miller – but it will also demolish many of the smaller... →

Mislabelling of seafood threatening sustainability

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 The fraudulent labelling of fish products is a serious threat to global seafood markets, with 24% to 50% of species mislabelled, states Word Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) manager of seafood-market transformation and the sustainable fisheries programme John Duncan. This not only has... →

Virtual reality element to be launched with AB7

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 A virtual-reality element will be included at this year’s Africa’s Big Seven (AB7) show, the largest food and beverage trade show on the continent, allowing exhibitors and visitors to participate virtually, in real time, from anywhere in the world. AB7 is to be enhanced virtually from the... →

New airless food-grade lubrication system introduced onto market

By: Chantelle Kotze 8th March 2013 Bearings, seals and lubrication systems supplier SKF will focus on educating its distributors and customers on its food-grade lubrication system, ChainLube, to drive local uptake of the product as part of its marketing strategy for 2013. →

Farmers struggling amid food price increases

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 Food prices in South Africa are drastically increasing, owing to continual electricity and fuel price hikes, as well as wage increases, which impact directly on the country’s food production sector, states Transvaal Agricultural Union South Africa (TAU SA) assistant GM Chris van Zyl. The... →

Stronger regulation of livestock treatment needed

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 A committee is investigating the development of an Animal Welfare Act that will regulate the treatment of livestock in South Africa. This problem can, to some extent, be dealt with by the Animals Protection Act, No 71 of 1962, but new laws to deal with the systems currently in place at factory... →

Local wine exports reached record high in 2012

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 South Africa is anticipating a grape crop of more than 1.3-million tons for 2013 – a record in the wine industry's history. In addition, the country’s wine exports reached a record of 417-million litres in 2012, up 17% from 2011. The outlook for the South African wine industry remains positive,... →

Alternative material available for compressor air-line installations in food industry

By: Yolandi Booyens 8th March 2013 Industrial project management and installation company Ocean 24 aims to introduce its PlomyClick piping solution onto the food and beverage market this month by demonstrating the product’s antibacterial advantages to manufacturers in the industry, states Ocean 24 project estimator Colin Rothery.... →

Dairy floor gets R1.9m overhaul

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 9th March 2012 Industrial flooring contractor Concrete Laser Flooring (CLF) has completed a R1.9-million floor project for a new facility for dairy products producer Fairfield Dairy, in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. →

Beverage producer supports sustainable sugar cane farming

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 9th March 2012 Beverage manufacturer The Coca-Cola Company is collaborating with local partners in the sugarcane industry in a sustainable agriculture initiative aimed at reducing the impact of sugarcane farming on the environment. →

System geared for food and beverage industry

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 9th March 2012 Global Danfoss customer KHS has indicated that all solutions that require energy saving will incorporate the VLT FlexConcept, says industrial consumables and engineering firm Bearing Man Group (BMG) electronics technical manager Dave Dyce. →

Expansion into Africa holds positive prospects for fast food chain

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 9th March 2012 Global fast food restaurant company Yum Brands, the parent company of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), plans to increase the number of KFC stores in Africa to around 1 000 by the end of this year. →

Producer expects continued growth in demand for coffee creamer

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 9th March 2012 Food manufacturer Nestlé South Africa expects the domestic coffee creamer industry, which it says is valued at R2-billion, to experience continued growth for the foreseeable future, says Nestlé South Africa corporate affairs director Ravi Pillay. →

Bionic adaptive gripper suitable for sorting fruit, other food products

9th March 2012 Pneumatic and electric drive technology supplier Festo has introduced the DHDG bionic adaptive gripper, which handles fruit, bulbs or pressure-sensitive foods quickly and reliably, onto the market. →

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