Mr Delivery, a home-grown delivery service that began operating in 1992, says it is ready for the increased competition in the home delivery and takeaway food sector. 13 Jul 2016
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Sandwich Baron ran a 'Varsity Eat Off' as one of 20 activations. 12 Jul 2016
A new cushion range, Scatterloader, which supports a skills development NPO, is now available from online fashion store Superbalist.com. The new start-up company, founded by Capetonian Tania Phillips, offers a range of unique hand-painted cushions to customers with a love of Africa. 12 Jul 2016
Country Bird Holdings (CBH) looks to be on track to block a proposed scheme that threatens to put control of Sovereign Foods out of its reach. 12 Jul 2016
While it may be tempting for big food franchises entering South Africa to import their goods from suppliers in their 'head office' country, there are many good reasons to set up a strong, effective local supply chain - from product quality to sustainability, from speed-to-market to managing costs and creating local employment opportunities. 12 Jul 2016
SA's new sugar tax could add 20% to the price of a Coca-Cola, but would exempt Liquifruit and other 100% fruit juices, along with unsweetened milk and bottled water. 12 Jul 2016
KFC's Add Hope initiative, together with Joint Aid Management (JAM) South Africa, will be packing 1,000 food parcels at the KFC head office in honour of Madiba this year. 12 Jul 2016
Mondi is acquiring Russian flexible packaging maker Uralplastic for an undisclosed amount. 11 Jul 2016
Country Bird CEO Kevin James.
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As Country Bird scooped up another 3.5m Sovereign Food shares on Friday, details began to emerge of plans for a huge payout to the top six Sovereign executives in the event of a hostile takeover. 11 Jul 2016
Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes says he is confident about the group's future after the retailer secured support from its bondholders and bank lenders to obtain R1.5bn in bridge financing. 11 Jul 2016
Beyers Chocolates appointed integrated agency, Stratitude, to redesign its new slab range, which resulted in an increases of 48% in sales over the existing range. 11 Jul 2016
Pieter de Bod and André van der Veen.
At the 2016 International Spirit Challenge (ISC) awards function in London earlier this week, the KWV won the prestigious title of World's Best Brandy/Cognac Producer for the second year and World's Best Brandy for its KWV15, beating Cognacs and brandies from 70 countries. 8 Jul 2016
Edgars’s traditional apparel retail model includes sourcing from low-cost regions, which means there is a long waiting period between placing an order and receiving the merchandise.
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It has been a little more than three months since Edcon's 2016 financial year calendar came to a close, but the highly indebted retailer has yet to release its results. 8 Jul 2016
At the recent Wholesale and Retail Sector Education Training Authority (W&RSETA) Good Practice Awards, Woolworths won in the 'Enterprise: Super Large Retail Category' for 2016. The awards were adjudicated by a panel including representatives from the SETA, the Consumer Goods Council, Black Business SA and the body of Accredited Private Providers in Education, Training & Development. 8 Jul 2016
PARIS - French dairy giant Danone said on Thursday it had agreed to buy US organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods with a view to creating a world leader for organic produce. 8 Jul 2016
At 2015's drama-filled annual general meeting (AGM), 40% of Lewis Group's shareholders voted against the company's remuneration policy - it is a record level of opposition for the remuneration policy of a JSE-listed company. 8 Jul 2016
From the rand's perspective, now would be a good time for the government to announce whatever bad news or bizarre Cabinet appointments it might have up its sleeve. Of course, even at the best of times, given the nature of foreign exchange markets, it is tempting fate to suggest the rand's short-term outlook is reasonably firm. These are certainly not the best of times; we are just weeks away from critical local elections, and there's no sign of the economy doing anything more than skirting recession for the next year or so. And let's not forget the possible ratings downgrade we have sidestepped so far. 8 Jul 2016
Brick-and-mortar storeowners need to offer what internet cannot. This is where an engaging customer experience through creative retail design plays a crucial role. Storeowners need to keep abreast with changes and restructure their stores in ways to retain their customers as well as absorb new ones. 8 Jul 2016
The Nestlé Art Project, part of Nestlé South Africa's centenary commemoration, has shortlisted 15 South African art students from secondary and tertiary institutions as finalists. 8 Jul 2016
At the International Spirits Challenge (ISC), held in June 2016 in the UK, The Glenlivet achieved gold for its Master Distiller's Reserve and seven silver awards. The Master Distiller's Reserve is a special edition Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, launched in honour of master distiller Alan Winchester. 7 Jul 2016
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