In an environment where many households are food insecure and some face malnutrition, rural food hubs are a sustainable business model that can deliver affordable, nutritious food, says James Lonsdale, National Fresh Produce Manager of the Spar Group in South Africa. 21 Nov 2018
Despite campaigning for over a year to get South African consumers and companies involved in recycling liquid packaging cartons, Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak SA say that many people remain unaware that juice and milk cartons are now recyclable. 21 Nov 2018
While many restaurants in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry focused on International Fast Food Day on 16 November, Burger King® South Africa wants to change the narrative. "We don't view ourselves as a 'fast food' brand - we are a restaurant that serves good food, fast," says Ezelna Jones, Group Marketing Executive at Burger King® SA. 20 Nov 2018
A dream came true for young people in Duncan Village when the Masikhanyiselane bakery opened its doors last week in Gompo, East London. 20 Nov 2018
Two South African retailers are nominees in the Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) International Retailer of the Year awards. Independent KZN-based stores Supersave Food Town Hyper and Take n Pay Food Town Hyper were nominated in recognition of their excellence in retailing, meeting a selection of globally applied criteria determined by the IGA, which includes outstanding housekeeping, first-rate service levels, high standards of service departments and consistent pricing. 20 Nov 2018
The holiday season starts earlier every year, as three major shopping holidays originating in the US and China, namely Black Friday, Singles' Day (11-11) and Cyber Monday, are now extending to the rest of the world. This phenomenon is transforming consumers' shopping habits ahead of the Christmas season in December. 20 Nov 2018
Nespresso, part of food giant Nestlé, will become the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium to produce its coffee capsules. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major metal company Rio Tinto, which will see them work together with Nespresso's capsule manufacturers to fulfill a commitment of sourcing 100% sustainable aluminium by 2020. 20 Nov 2018
South African online wine marketplace, Port2Port.wine, scooped the Best Overall Wine List Award in Wine Searcher's Retailer Awards for the second consecutive year. 19 Nov 2018
Lesela, meaning cloth or fabric in Sesotho and Swahili, is a new mobile app that provides access to African fashion designers, both emerging and established. 19 Nov 2018
Manufacturing can (and should) be a catalyst for South Africa's future GDP growth. With a GDP that fell by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2018, following a decrease of 2,6% in the first quarter, it is imperative to look towards this industry as a key contributor. 19 Nov 2018
Retailers and shoppers are gearing up for the biggest sale day on the retail calendar, Black Friday, taking place on 23 November this year. The event marks the beginning of the festive shopping season. It also allows consumers to save on Christmas shopping and retailers to boost sales and move stock before the festive season really kicks in. 19 Nov 2018
Palm oil can be found in food and cosmetics everywhere: in fact, half of the world's population uses palm oil in food. But public awareness about the loss of wildlife through deforestation caused by palm oil crops is growing, and there's mounting pressure on retailers to reduce their sales of palm oil products, or boycott them altogether. 19 Nov 2018
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently. 16 Nov 2018
Pentawards Live speakers: Denise Siebert, vice president, design of the Global Kellogg Company, design and visual identity leader at Diageo; Ann Chen and Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo, chief design officer.
The Pentawards Live Amsterdam will be hosting international speakers from a selection of the world's most renowned brands and Microsoft's Kevin Marshall is the latest speaker to be announced. 16 Nov 2018
With Black Friday falling on 23 November this year, many of South Africa's top retailers, both online and bricks and mortar, have upped the ante in offering massive discounts to make this the most colossal shopping bonanza to date. 16 Nov 2018
One of only a handful of black ballerinas in the world, Kitty Phetla, has broken all barriers in becoming a respected dancer, choreographer, model and radio host in South Africa. Recently she has been recognised with the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist award for dance. 16 Nov 2018
The collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal in South African history. 16 Nov 2018
Rapid gravitation toward cognitive wellbeing and growing proclivity for nutritional products remain the key growth levers of the weight management beverages landscape. A new report by Fact MR projects that the weight management beverages market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of over 3.6% from 2018 to 2027. 16 Nov 2018
Ice cream brand Magnum is once again bringing its widely-popular Magnum Pleasure Store concept to SA shores with a pop-up shop in Sandton City from 16 November 2018 until January 2019. The new Magnum Pleasure Store is a contemporary, luxurious space where consumers can explore the tastes and textures of Magnum chocolate and ice cream in a way that's personal to them. 15 Nov 2018
Just over a month after its merger with Spree, Superbalist says the platform migration went ahead with no major glitches. The merger of two of South Africa's most prominent online fashion retailers was announced in June and integration was completed over a 7-week period. 15 Nov 2018
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