Jan
23
2013
EZ Lock Container Range by Lock and Lock
EZ Lock is a durable, stackable container range that may be nested for compact storage. This container range offers the perfect solution to storing and saving food items. The multipurpose containers may also be used to organise a range of items as the transparent container makes it …
Jan
10
2013
In today’s consumer world, plastic is everywhere—from plentiful stores of bottled water to disposable plasticware to the containers that hold our store-bought food. It seems like you can’t go out shopping without running into a good deal of plastic. And while this material is strong, reliable, and undoubtedly useful, we also may have way too …
Aug
15
2012
Sun International’s Sun City Resort has been selected by the South African Chef’s Association (SACA) to participate in its 2012 National Youth Cookery Training Programme (NYCTP). This partnership between SACA and the National Department of Tourism (NDT), trains, develops and creates employment for unemployed youths in the Northwest region.
The trainees were selected by a …
Jul
31
2012
Quenching the Thirst for New Products
Retailers were spoilt for choice at the AB7 / SAITEX joint trade exhibition held at Gallagher Convention Centre in mid-July, where the lion’s share of business opportunities and products on offer at the show were to be found in the FMCG sector.
Africa’s Big Seven (AB7) and the …
Jul
12
2012
The South African Chefs Association (SACA) has recently been awarded Professional Body Status by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA); an exciting an important milestone, not only for SACA, but for the culinary industry of South Africa.
Promoting the art and science of cookery in South Africa since 1974, SACA has been widely recognised throughout …
Jul
05
2012
SA Ozone-based Sanitising Innovation Sparks Global Interest
ArcAqua, the South African developer of the NOZ ozonebased sanitising system, is taking its first steps in conquering the global market, thanks partly to first-round funding from venture capital firm Invenfin.
“The use of ozone to clean fresh produce is nothing new globally, but those systems have always been large, expensive …
Jul
05
2012
Healthy Meals can Increase Productivity
The World Health Organisation has identified high blood pressure, stroke, raised blood cholesterol levels, heart disease and diabetes as the leading cause of future deaths alongside cigarette smoking and its associated cancers. These can all be linked to obesity and this has led to companies stepping in and offering healthy canteen meals to their staff. “Statistics …
Jul
05
2012
Initial’s Ultimate Solution to Years of Kitchen Grime
In response to a growing demand for kitchen “sanitising and deep cleaning” Initial has launched CaterClean to the South African market. Caterclean is a specialised commercial kitchen hygiene service which offers the expert dismantling,
deep cleaning, sanitising, reassembling and testing of kitchen equipment. The service will remove built-up carbon deposits, …
Jul
05
2012
Pick n Pay & BP Team Up to Roll Out PnP Express
Retailer chain Pick n Pay and BP Southern Africa have announced that they will be combining forces to roll out a series of
small-format Pick n Pay stores located at BP service stations throughout the major metropolitan areas of the country.
These PnP Express stores stock between …
Jul
05
2012
Potato Nutritional Study
After decades of relegation to the fattening end of the food spectrum, the potato is getting a new lease on life after rigorous nutritional studies have uncovered a few surprising results. The study was carried out on a cultivar within each of the three groups of potato classes, ensuring that each group of potatoes will …
