Food & Beverage
Fake food alert: are you a victim of food fraud?
FOOD fraud is a $50 billion annual industry and you're probably eating some of the evidence. That’s according to printing and traceablity experts PageMark Africa, citing...
Food industry printing made easy
CODING and marking is a method of printing essential product and traceability information onto packaging, labels and other manufactured goods and materials. These include...
Corrosion protection aluminium drives
BMG’s range of Nord aluminium drives is available with the nsd tupH (Sealed Surface Conversion System) anti-corrosion treatment, which has been developed by Nord Drivesystems,...
Bearings solutions for the food and beverage industry
CONTINUOUS, high-speed operation and the most stringent of hygiene standards and operating conditions call for reliable, robust bearings that facilitate cost-effective...
Poultry merger no featherweight deal
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, recently announced the merger of Sovereign Foods with the Cold Storage Group (CSG), an Eastern Cape...
EC poultry heavyweight acquires Midrand hatchery
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, has announced the acquisition of the Blue Hills hatchery in Midrand. The hatchery was previously known as...
‘Hygienic design’ ball bearing units
WITH companies striving to perfect a proactive approach to food safety, SKF is launching the new Food Line ball bearing units – Blue Range, which extend a hygienic-design...
Load shedding: savvy investments to weather the storm
WITH small businesses already dealing with hikes in VAT and petrol, coupled with decreased consumer spending, load-shedding is a bridge too far, particularly for...
The importance of food-grade lubricants
FOLLOWING recent outbreaks of listeria and salmonella in South Africa, food safety has come under the spotlight, particularly within food manufacturing environments. Food...
Polystyrene recycling plans aim to tackle unemployment and waste
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa has unveiled plans to increase the collection and recycling rate of post-consumer polystyrene. According to association CEO Adri...
Polystyrene makers bridle at ‘problem plastic’ label
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental...
Solving conveyor failure issues at drinks plant
BY changing to NSK Molded-Oil mounted-unit inserts, an international drinks producer has overcome repeated problems of premature insert failures on the drive system of four...
