Food & Beverage Reporter

Food & Beverage Reporter (FBR) is one of South Africa’s leading B2B magazines, with a track record of more than 25 years in the industry. With thought leadership and in-depth coverage of technical topics, news, and local and international developments across the foodbev and allied industries, the magazine caters for South Africa and neighbouring countries. FBR also carries a specialist Packaging& Processing Reporter section in each issue, exploring technology, ideas, and trends in these key segments of the food chain. In response to changing readership trends we offer a fully digitized publication, with both Apple and Android apps In March each year, FBR’s annual Supplier Directory is distributed both in print and online versions providing you with a handy guide to local suppliers and service providers on the continent.

From the editor

Food & Beverage Reporter

Tiger Brands fruit processing operations

Tetra Pak’s new country manager

The SPAR Group shows resilience despite economic challenges

Woolies SA Dairy Championships wins

3 Consumer trends shaping the future of beverages and foodservice • With a projected 4.06% CAGR (2022-2027), the global café and bar market is a healthy, fast evolving industry with many areas of opportunity.

SK Chemtrade’s functional beverages using botanicals from Ransom Naturals • For manufacturers striving to create healthy, enjoyable beverages that meet customer aspirations for health and wellness in their lifestyles, functional additives like botanicals are becoming popular.

Growth ahead for the SA soft drinks industry • Euromonitor International’s latest research shows the soft drinks industry in South Africa recorded higher growth in sales for 2022 compared to previous years, reaching 6.7 billion litres off-trade, a 5.2% spike compared to 2021.

How emulsifiers are revolutionising baked goods • Cake manufacturers are constantly seeking innovative solutions that allow them to create a wide variety of cakes while maintaining high-quality standards.

ADM helps to create a more sustainable slice • From field to fork, consumers want to know the story behind their food and if it was produced responsibly and in an environmentally sustainable way.

Conscious consumption in the bakery aisle • From field to Conscious consumers are a growing demograpic and increasingly aware of their eating habits and dietary choices.

Advanced food processing technologies could make the food industry more sustainable • Food goes to waste at every stage in the food manufacturing and distribution process – from farming and production to packaging, storage, distribution, retail and finally once it reaches consumers. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), globally we lose or waste just over a third of the food we produce every year.

Wide-ranging energy solutions and expertise: Danfoss celebrates 30 years in South Africa • Danfoss, a multi-national Danish engineering company, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in South Africa, marking three decades of growth and expansion in the region.

Benefits of choosing smart ingredients in child nutrition • Nutrition early in life is crucial for the development of infants and children and is known to have consequences throughout the lifespan

Margarine wars: Product labelling in the spotlight • The dispute began when Clover objected to Stork promoting, marketing, distributing, and selling a product as a butter product, when it was in fact not such a product, but a modified butter product. Clover objected to the product label, which it felt misrepresented modified butter as a butter product.

Nampak’s new scanning electron microscope supports innovation • Nampak has invested in a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope...