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FAO Reports on Food Losses

Some years ago Food Processors worried about rural grain losses in the “development sector” and the high cost of effluent BODs in the Industrial sector. This was where waste was important to them and where it focussed action.

 

Now the FAO has commissioned a study “Global Food Losses and Food Waste” that brings a [...]

Processed Export Vegetables – Online Opportunity

This opportunity for the processing of vegetables in South Africa for defined export markets is based on an existing manufacturing facility and what appears to be a well developed business plan.

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Food Processor’s Reference Manual – Free Online Information

Here is a 288 page , high quality manual covering the steps required to set up a small food processing business.  

 

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The table of the contents of the book says it all 

The only downside is that it is written for Canada so many of the [...]

Design Your Own Drinks – Single Screenshot Series

I previously posted on getting your chewing gum in your own customised package, but here you can create a carbonated soft drink for your own use and for sale through the manufacturing company.

 

 

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Technology Entreprenure to Next Big Takeout Restauranteur?

So can a technology gadget entrepreneur succeed with a brand new concept in the take out market. Jonathan Kaplan introduced the flip cam to the consumer multimedia sector. The cheap and simple video camera, which served a particular need, was a big success until smart phones began to provide the same functionality.

At this stage [...]

Food Content Misrepresentation – Single Screenshot Series

from: On Food (click image for full story online)

Marketing of Functional Food and Beverages – Free Online Information

This is a useful short report of 9 pages that covers many issues and includes a useful categorisation using twelve medical issues that can respond to functional foods.

from: Food Product Design (click image for full story online)

One of the functional food trends that the report mentions are superfruits, which are a [...]

Electronics in French Supermarkets – Five Months in Bourgogne III

I have noticed a number of electronic processes in French Supermarkets that are probably in place to save labour and might therefore not be appropriate for South Africa. However, they are interesting in that they show what is happening in France.

LCD Shelf Price Indication

On a previous visit, about three years ago, many supermarkets [...]

Food Safety In An Informal Food System

This 2004 report gives some interesting information on cooked food vending in Lusaka and Harare which accommodate 5 355 and 1 100 businesses. The size of the sector in Harare was felt to be growing because of the difficult economic situation but constrained law enforcement situation.

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Structure & Size of British Water Market – Single Screenshot Series.

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