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A closer look at the Food & Beverage industry this season

By SYSPRO Pty Ltd on 20 February 2023

Meat, dairy, and fruit farmers must keep their produce at very specific temperatures when in storage and out for delivery. ERP software using IoT and BI help ensure all cold storage requirements are met and deliveries are kept on track.

Doing it Right – Reducing Food Waste from Product to Plate

By Unilever - on 28 September 2022

With a third of all food produced in the world wasted annually, we look at how this multinational consumer goods company is working to reduce that waste

‘Upcycling’ promises to turn food waste into your next meal

By Guest Author on 02 August 2021

How would you like to dig into a “recycled” snack? Or take a swig of juice with “reprocessed” ingredients made from other food byproducts? Enter “upcycling.” That’s the relatively recent term for the age-old concept of using low-valued food

The Food Waste Challenge: Increase Sustainability & Reduce costs | Infographic

By Testo South Africa SANAS Calibration Lab JHB on 04 December 2019

Reducing food waste is profitable from three points of view. Saving costs, protecting resources and fighting hunger. Take a look at this infographic to see what Testo has to say about their take on food waste...

How can I reduce food waste through effective inventory management?

By SYSPRO Pty Ltd on 07 October 2019

You may have noticed that food waste is trending on many media channels recently. This is an international crisis which we as the food industry must urgently address. It is not only an ethical discussion but consider how many Rands does you

How 26 Percent of Participants Transferred Bacteria from Raw Chicken to Their Salads

By Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on 30 August 2019

The debate on whether or not to wash raw poultry is a fierce one, but until recently it was not a debate backed by science. A recent study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) further demonstrates that individuals are putting them

Clean THEN Sanitize: A One-Two Punch to Stop Foodborne Illness in the Kitchen

By Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on 30 August 2019

You’re about to sit down to a nice meal with a freshly cooked chicken breast. You have your dishes in the dishwasher and you’ve finished wiping down your surfaces. You’re done in your kitchen, right? Wrong! Whenever you cook raw meat or pou

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - But should it?

By Guest Author on 12 September 2018

There is currently a grand consensus of academics, policymakers and food campaign groups that “something must be done” to reduce food wastage. Malnutrition is real, but so too is the obesity crisis.

Consumers, not supermarkets, need empowering to tackle the food waste crisis

By Guest Author on 26 June 2017

Consumers, not supermarkets, need empowering to tackle the food waste crisis, or so say expert psychologists. A new trans-national research study has set out the key psychological drivers that lead to consumers wasting food.

Tackling the food waste challenge with technology

By Guest Author on 22 February 2017

Innovation in packaging and refrigeration can reduce waste – as can changes in behaviour. The challenges of the 21st century will stretch our collective capacity for innovation like never before. Take food security...