Kleoss Capital, a 100% black-owned South African private equity investment manager with a level 1 B-BBEE accreditation, has acquired a significant minority shareholding in Real Foods (owners of the Kauai, Nü Health Café and Kohu brands. 17 Aug 2016
Workers at South African Breweries (SAB) who own shares through the Zenzele scheme are to get an average advance payment of about R32,000 when the deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) goes through, following a hard-fought battle by the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu). 16 Aug 2016
Retail sales are the highlight of this week's data releases and will provide a glimpse of the sector's contribution to second-quarter GDP. 16 Aug 2016
A global search by Glenfiddich aims to recognise and reward maverick individuals who collaborate with artists outside of the traditional drinks world in order to create a more surprising, inventive and unique drinking experience. 16 Aug 2016
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Yuppiechef celebrates 10 years of business success this August and its founders reflect on their successful journey from a home-based business of 12 items to 6,000 products from over 400 local and international brands, shipping to five countries in Southern Africa. 16 Aug 2016
Pokémon Go is the most popular mobile game in history and is now a full-blown global phenomenon, with more daily users than Twitter, more in-app time than Facebook and within two days of its release, it was on more Android phones than Tinder. 16 Aug 2016
Lebogang Maile, MEC for Gauteng Department of Economic, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Alan Thompson, Regional Senior Vice President-Africa for RB South Africa officially declare the newly upgraded Dettol Antiseptic Liquid Plant open, as of 11 August 2016.
RB South Africa officially opened its newly upgraded Dettol Antiseptic Liquid (ASL) Plant and addition of a new Dettol soap line at the Elandsfontein site, in response to a greater demand for supply. The upgraded plant has resulted in a 20% increase in employment. 16 Aug 2016
Ecoffee Cup, a local South African brand has launched today, Monday, 15 August, a unique range of reusable and recyclable takeaway cups that are also stylish, in response to the waste epidemic that sees 100bn single-use coffee cups thrown away each year. 15 Aug 2016
The foundation said that while Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s “ground-breaking bill…is an important step‚ it will not completely resolve our excess salt intake”.
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There'll be less salt in the processed foods South Africans eat from Thursday‚ but‚ the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA said‚ our eating habits still have to change. 15 Aug 2016
Association of Meat Importers and Exporters CEO David Wolpert. Picture: Financial Mail
US chicken-in-bone exports to SA have so far neither met expectations nor come near the maximum level allowed for under the quota agreement thrashed out between the US and South African governments earlier this year. 12 Aug 2016
The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Woolworths have announced a second five-year partnership, following the success of the first three-year sustainable business partnership. 12 Aug 2016
Organic online retailer, Faithful to Nature has entered into an industry safeguarding partnership with Topic, a consumer-led NPO that uses laboratory testing as well as farm and factory visits to establish whether ingredients are verified and label claims accurate. 12 Aug 2016
KAP Industrials followed in the footsteps of its biggest shareholder, Steinhoff International, on Wednesday, with the announcement it would acquire Safripol, the South African manufacturer of plastics, for R4bn. 12 Aug 2016
The manufacturing sector, which accounts for about an eighth of SA's economy, grew 4.5% year on year in June following a revised increase of 3.9% (4%) in May, Statistics SA data showed on Thursday. 12 Aug 2016
The proposed sugar tax will leave a sour taste in the beverage industry, which says it believes that the resultant drop in sales will result in thousands of job losses. 12 Aug 2016
The method of delivery of the customer service experience needs to be continually updated to match the desires and expectations of an ever-changing customer base and that is why we believe that the customer experience landscape is ripe for disruption, with companies slowly making progress toward more seamless and simpler customer experiences. 11 Aug 2016
Dupont's Pioneer unit hopes to expand its hybrid corn seed partnership with African governments and aid groups, to Tanzania, after setting up programmes for farmers to use its seed in Ethiopia and Zambia. 11 Aug 2016
UK-focused investment group Brait's share price plunged as much as 10% to a low of R110.33 on Wednesday, after it reported that the pound's Brexit plunge had caused its rand-denominated net asset value to fall. 11 Aug 2016
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