Generic drug manufacturing company Cipla Medpro wants to expand into the rest of Africa in order to accelerate the company's growth according to a report published in
Business Day.
26 Aug 2011 12:37[Zeenat Moorad] In an effort to improve efficiencies and stock availability amid the threat of increased competition, Shoprite (SHP) intends to spend a total of three billion rand upgrading its distribution centres (DC).
25 Aug 2011 14:48 
The partnership between Yangzhou Perfect, a division of Perfect (China) Co and Leopard's Leap Wines will see nearly 2.9 million bottles of South African wine shipped to China by June 2012.
24 Aug 2011 10:35[Adele Shevel] Home-grown clothing retailer Naartjie Kids has opened its first stores in Saudi Arabia as it expands into the Middle East and North Africa.
22 Aug 2011 14:55 [Zeenat Moorad] Diplomat Distributors has established a marketing, sales and distribution company in SA's fast moving goods (FMCG) sector, with an initial investment of R20 million.
5 Aug 2011 14:14 
IFFCO Worldwide, a United Arab Emirates-based international group, which manufactures and markets a well-integrated range of mass-market food products, related derivatives, intermediates and services, has stepped up its marketing activities in its new South African office.
22 Jul 2011 11:05
At the opening ceremony of the Thailand Trade Show 2011, His Excellency Tharit Charungvat, the Ambassador of Thailand to South Africa, announced the opening of a centre focused on fostering trade between South Africa and Thailand, to be named the Thai Trade Distribution Centre (TTDC). It will be established in the latter part of this year in Observatory, Cape Town.
10 Jul 2011 22:32
August 2011 will see the launch of Sissy Boy Sport, its first sports-inspired footwear collection for summer. Footwear Trading has acquired the rights as a licensee to distribute and market the footwear in sub-Saharan Africa, as part of the brand's ongoing strategy to extend the breadth of its lifestyle category.
5 Jul 2011 12:10
Global ratings firm Moody's believes that a successful SABMiller's (SAB) acquisition bid of Australian brewer Foster's would benefit both companies.
28 Jun 2011 13:55
From July 2011, Logitech will sell select Jabra UC headsets, under the co-branded name 'Logitech powered by Jabra', to its channel partners and business customers, initially in the North American market. This is to seize the significant growth opportunity within unified communications (UC).
22 Jun 2011 12:07Tudortech, which already holds South African representation for established brands such as SanDisk, Olympus, Sigma and Leica, has added Belkin, a global leader in connectivity solutions. The partnership is aimed to further strengthen the product's footprint within the South African market.
17 Jun 2011 13:17BORDEAUX, FRANCE: One of the world's most influential wine critics is alarmed by the high price of Bordeaux wine, saying the region risks hurting itself by focusing so much on the East Asian market.
9 Jun 2011 13:52A South African woman runs the local operations of India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, and the second largest, Cipla, is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
24 May 2011 14:19
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