NEW YORK - The slow global economy and the health-driven turn against sweet sodas dented Coca-Cola sales for the sixth straight quarter, delivering a 28 percent hit to net income, the company reported Wednesday. 27 Oct 2016
Fast-moving consumer goods company Pioneer Food Group expects to deliver credible full-year results, despite the effects of the drought, which have already put a squeeze on the company's interim earnings. For the year to end-September, Pioneer will report an increase in headline earnings per share of between 30% and 40%, from headline earnings per share of 665c in the previous year. 26 Oct 2016
In addition to being concerned about the match between a franchisee and a franchisor, in terms of psychometric testing, franchisors should review their own leadership and management capabilities, as becoming a franchisor changes the nature of a business. 26 Oct 2016
My husband and I were dining out recently. When I returned to the table after visiting the ladies room, the waitress asked where my handbag was, as she had noticed I took it with me, but had not returned with it. She immediately went to the ladies room to fetch my bag and was so attentive to our needs the entire night that I walked away thinking I could not have asked for better service. 26 Oct 2016
A battle royal is looming over the proposed payout to dissenting KWV minority shareholders following the sale of the company's operational assets to Vasari Global, a company controlled by Vivian Imerman. 26 Oct 2016
Famous Brands CEO Darren Hele.
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Famous Brands will not pay dividends until 2018 as the company pushes to meet internal growth targets. 25 Oct 2016
Pioneer Foods Group said on Tuesday that it expected adjusted headline earnings per share from continuing operations in the year to the end of September to rise between 1% and 9% from a year ago. 25 Oct 2016
Local analysts have welcomed British American Tobacco's (BAT's) $47bn bid to buy out the minority shareholders in US tobacco group Reynolds, which would increase BAT's exposure to the US market and to higher-growth emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. 25 Oct 2016
The Lewis share price slumped to its lowest level in seven years on Friday after a trading update revealed that the soon-to-be released interim results would show earnings down by as much as a staggering 45% on the financial 2016 interims. The share fell 8% to R38 in morning trade before recovering to close at R40.27, a fall of 3.3% on the day. 25 Oct 2016
Shoprite subsidiary Computicket's attempt to have anti-competitive behaviour complaints against it dismissed "because it was made by the commission not the commissioner" was dismissed by the Competition Tribunal on Friday. 25 Oct 2016
Famous Brands CEO Darren Hele.
Picture: Daylin Paul
Famous Brands, whose franchises include Debonairs Pizza, Wimpy and Steers, reported a 62% jump in interim aftertax profit to R411m on 23% growth in revenue to R2.45bn for the six months to end-August. 25 Oct 2016
At the recent Nedbank Green Wine awards, Earthbound received two awards for its Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 - Organically Grown Overall Winner and Organically Grown Best Red Wine. 24 Oct 2016
The Professional Beauty Awards, which recognises the beauty, spa, nails and aesthetics markets has awarded RUB salon with the Nail Salon of the Year award for 2016. There were over 250 entries for 2016. 24 Oct 2016
Foodserv has launched a new easy-to-use and multi-functional oven, the Rational SelfCookingCenter XS, a compact oven designed to fill the market gap for an intelligent oven that delivers the same hi-tech features and benefits as its larger counterparts but is not as bulky. 24 Oct 2016
123RF
How a company deals with complaints is a game-changer; the process should not be viewed merely as dealing with annoying customers, but as an opportunity for improved service delivery. 24 Oct 2016
The second edition of the 2016 Truth Loyalty Whitepaper, one of the most comprehensive snapshots of the current state of loyalty in South Africa, has been released. It indicates that more South Africans are using loyalty programmes than in 2015 and the biggest growth (at 13%) can be seen among the younger population (under 25 years of age), among those with a household income of R20,000 or less (up 9.5%) and among men (up 7%). 21 Oct 2016
The current partnership between Gumtree and Standard Bank-powered escrow service Shepherd has been heightened through the introduction of a pay button, which allows customers to buy, sell and receive items from www.gumtree.co.za in a safe and secure manner, much like conventional online retailers. 21 Oct 2016
Ilanga Mall
As part of its Next Generation project, which provides customers with an improved shopping experience, a more efficient environment for staff and better service, the Pick n Pay store in Ilanga Mall Nelspruit had its relaunch this week. 21 Oct 2016
The Sneaker Exchange returns to Cape Town on 29 October 2016, taking place for the first time at the GrandWest Sun Exhibits. 21 Oct 2016
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