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Cape eateries lead SA

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:00 +0200

Food rivalry is heating up South Africa's kitchens, with 11 restaurants claiming the top 10 spots in the country's leading restaurant awards.
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Protea website gets a facelift

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 +0200

The redesigned “global window” for Protea Hotels went live yesterday and is said to be fully optimised for the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2010. This multi-functional website incorporates a simple user interface supported by a powerful backend.
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New coffee from Lavazza

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:54:00 +0200

Ciro Beverage Solutions, which brings the Lavazza brand to South Africa, has announced a new offering, known as i Piaceri del Caffe or ‘the pleasures of coffee'. This collection of specialty espresso-based gourmet coffees will be available at leading coffee shops from November 2009.
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McDonald's takes on chicken market

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0200

“We decided to introduce the crispy chicken fillet range after considerable research into trends in the South African quick service market, where we have seen a significant growth in chicken consumption,” explains Greg Solomon, McDonald's South Africa MD, on the November launch of its new chicken menu.
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Ambor awarded Business Personality of the Year

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:00 +0200

The Cape Times/KPMG Business Personality of the Year 2009 was awarded to Allen Ambor, founder and executive chair of the Spur Corporation on 10 November 2009.
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South Africans win cooking championship again

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:27:00 +0200

The title of LG Global Grand Master Chef at the LG Life Tastes Good Championship 2009 was won for the second year by an amateur South African team, this time Jaco Pieter Willem Dreyer and Evgeni Igorevich Omeltchenko, at the Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok on 11 November 2009.
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F&B industry needs to gear up for 2010

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +0200

While the country is incredibly upbeat about the upcoming 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, I believe that the food and beverage industry is simply not ready. There is a possibility that next year's demand from hotels and hospitality venues for food and beverage is going to at least double but many retailers and wholesalers just don't realise the implications of this or anticipate the huge demand that will be placed on the country.
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News Cafe in the subcontinent

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0200

News Cafe will open in Delhi India in November 2009 and, with shop fittings currently underway in Hyderabad, the second store opening is expected mid-January 2010, with Mumbai following end March 2010.
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Hotel industry recession may lift

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +0200

“The past year from July/August 2008 to date has been an extremely difficult trading environment for the hotel industry, with a domestic economy experiencing high inflation levels with the associated high cost of money,” comments Kamil Abdul-Karrim, MD of Pam Golding Tourism & Hospitality Consulting, a member of Pam Golding Hospitality.
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Hotel price inflation could harm SA

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:41:00 +0200

Increasing accommodation prices during the 2010 FIFA World Cup could damage South Africa's prospects of enticing tourists back after the competition, says the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC).
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