South Africa's favourite brands were named on Friday at the annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards, with Coca-Cola taking top honours as Overall Favourite Brand. In other award news, Cape Town's Cavendish Square took home the SACSC Footprint Marketing Spectrum Award for The Exchange. In a new development this weekend, Pick n Pay launched its price comparison model, Brand Match, which will compare selected items in your Pick n Pay basket with other stores products and specials, and will give you a cash-off coupon if you could have bought those items for cheaper elsewhere. Finally, for those Tim Noakes fans, you'll be excited to know that The Banting Kitchen, a restaurant dedicated to the high-fat/low-carb diet, has opened in Cape Town. But even if you're not following the Banting way, don't be discouraged; Lindsey Hughes, one of the owners, says they will go out of their way to accommodate any specific requests. And who knows, there could a Banting Kitchen coming soon to a town near you...
Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail (@Biz_Retail)
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