In response to a recent report, Heineken has released a statement that it won't in fact be building a malting plant at its new brewery in Sedibeng, Gauteng. 22 Jun 2009
On the face of it Rainbow Chicken's annual results were horrid. While revenue increased 14.4% to R6,8bn, pretax profit dropped 45% to R441m and headline earnings declined 40% to R318,8m. 22 Jun 2009
Every time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers. 22 Jun 2009
Using Software as a Service (SaaS) or cloud computing to outsource otherwise costly infrastructure - such as human resources, call centres and automated payroll - has allowed many savvy small businesses to improve efficiencies, grow profits and maintain their business focus by buying services on demand. The benefits of the on-demand model, such as low- or no-cost resources on demand, and paying only for services used are now being applied to previously cloudless business practices. 22 Jun 2009
Lifestyle wine brand Arniston Bay is the official wine sponsor of the Pick 'n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. 19 Jun 2009
LONDON: Increasing economic pressures affecting the retail industry means companies in Western Europe and North America will increasingly look to outsource technology and business processes in a bid to cut costs, and focus on core skills. This is according to a new report by independent market analyst firm, Datamonitor. The report, “Retailing in a Recession: The Opportunities for Outsourcing”, looks at the business processes retailers are outsourcing, and why. 19 Jun 2009
BORDEAUX, FRANCE: Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, opens Sunday, 21 June 2009, as 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis. 19 Jun 2009
East London's new mega mall next to Hemingway's Casino is rapidly taking shape, with one retail store already nearing completion. 19 Jun 2009
Heineken NV will add a malting plant to its Sedibeng brewery to be completed later this year. 19 Jun 2009
PARIS: Japanese designer Kenzo Takada waved off his personal art collection at auction for €1,9 million (US$2.6 million), just over the estimated value. 19 Jun 2009
Even when the chips are down JD Group CEO David Sussman has a bullish outlook on life. So when he points to an uptick in the furniture group's credit sales as “heartening” in a consumer recession, it would be easy to dismiss this as overly enthusiastic. 19 Jun 2009
South Africa's current account deficit has widened, the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday, 18 June 2009. 18 Jun 2009
The worldwide mobile phone market shipped 35-million fewer units than it did during the same period one year ago, and all indications point to that trend continuing through Q4 2009. 18 Jun 2009
Fake Bafana Bafana, Spain and Brazil jerseys are selling like hot cakes at the William Nicol drive off-ramp from the N1 highway in Johannesburg. 18 Jun 2009
Nestlé has introduced four new flavours to its range of Ceralac cereals to help moms introduce new tastes to their babies diet while maintaining the nutritional value of what they eat. 18 Jun 2009
Independent research by leading local financial website, ThinkMoney, has confirmed that Capitec Bank offers South Africa's lowest bank charges. 18 Jun 2009
MOSCOW: Moscow will start importing Belarussian dairy products again, a Russian official said Wednesday, 18 June 2009, resolving a so-called "milk war" which had driven a wedge between the longtime allies. 18 Jun 2009
Premier Foods Western Cape regional director Terrence Lavery yesterday, 17 June 2009, laid bare details of collusion between bakeries to fix bread prices. 18 Jun 2009
International Africa Fashion Week, currently under way at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, is proving to be a resounding success. 18 Jun 2009
There has been a significant shift from new vehicles to used cars, with end-user interest pushing up prices despite excess supply, says Clive van Horen, head of secured lending at Nedbank. 18 Jun 2009
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