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Thank the Romans for hard cheese
by Kobus Mulder, manager: Dairy, Agri-Expo
Cheese makers know that cheese-making started some 6 000 years ago somewhere in the Middle East from where it spread to the rest of the Western world. We also know that during those early days of cheese-making, cheese was mostly made to consume within a day or two, in other words, it was fresh cheese.
The main reason for this was the lack of cheese-making technology and refrigeration. Even when cheese-making spread to Greece, who were great cheese technologists, it stayed a fresh food, mostly preserved with salt to last a few days longer. Eventually, when cheese-making spread across the Ionian Sea to Italy, hard cheese become a reality.om the cheese and how she should treat it.
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The art of freezing yoghurt
by Laura Jones
From humble beginnings with only one shop on De Wet Square, Stellenbosch, this frozen yoghurt company has grown to supply even a major retailer, and has opened frozen yoghurt bars all over the Western Cape and distributes as far as Gauteng.
Marcel’s product development and factory manager Deon Brand says the base of their product is outsourced to the Dairy Exchange. “Terry Terreblanche has been working with us for a number of years, creating a smooth-textured, low-fat frozen-yoghurt-based product that keeps drawing people to our retail shops. The frozen yoghurt base is kept exclusively for our Marcel’s shops and so are the recipes. The probiotics, BB-12(R) are added into the base product right at the beginning with the preparation of the mix.”
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Coca-Cola goes fruity
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has finalised plans to set up facilities in Biddai in the state of Karnataka, India, to specialise in the manufacture of fruit-based beverages, according to media reports. The Indian press said the move was confirmed by the state’s large and medium industries minister, Murugesh Nirani.
Nirani said the project coincides with the government’s strategy to establish Karnataka as a hot-spot for food processing. “The proposed Coca-Cola plant will go a long way in helping farmers, especially those growing horticultural crops, to find a ready market for their produce,” he added.
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Don’t ignore yoghurt indulgence
The magic combination of health and indulgence continues to drive the market for yoghurts and chilled desserts, according to a new review by Mintel. Mintel’s update on the global market for yoghurt, soy yoghurt and chilled desserts identifies a 9% increase in product launches in the category over the past year, bolstered by strong demand in Europe.
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Grow your business with SIAL
The Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) food exhibition was created in 1964 and is now held every two years at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte in France. The next SIAL will take place from 17 to 21 October 2010. SIAL will be the world’s largest meeting place for the food profession in 2010. Market players from the retail, catering and food services, the import/export trade and manufacturing attend the show.
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