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Findings from The Age of Proteinmaxxing and the Future of Protein Demand report indicate that high-protein food, drinks and supplements generated more than $3tn in retail sales in 2025 alone. Image credit:

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Findings from The Age of Proteinmaxxing and the Future of Protein Demand report indicate that high-protein food, drinks and supplements generated more than $3tn in retail sales in 2025 alone. Image credit:

Get on board, because there’s no stopping the $3tn proteinmaxxing train

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Winning the conversation does not always mean winning the sale in South Africa’s fast food race

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22 Jul 2026

Disruptor brands cash in on SA’s retail banking sector

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Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

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Estée Lauder names Madeleine Boyd to lead global brand comms

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Men’s wellness spending reshapes grooming into a high-growth market

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Maroefah Smith 9 Jul 2026

The Ordinary leads AI beauty rankings as Chanel and other legacy brands lose ground

7 Jul 2026

Beyond the pharmacy: Dis-Chem is reimagining the future of healthcare retail in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Jun 2026

Women’s health and men’s beauty: Gender shifts are having a moment

Maroefah Smith 25 Jun 2026

Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

24 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth: South Africa’s beauty industry has no postcode

Lemogang Sebesho 23 Jun 2026

Soothe operator: Why South African skin needs locally-made products

18 Jun 2026

5 things SA's supplement industry must fix before making another capsule

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Jun 2026

PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

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Separating fact from fiction in 2026’s most viral skincare trends

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NtryMed debuts The Ordinary-style efficacy at accessible prices in SA

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