The Chilla offering of fully imported gourmet frappes, fruit smoothies, hot chocolate and chai spiced lattés has been added into Ciro Beverage Solutions extensive beverage range. The wholly owned subsidiary of AVI Limited recently announced its strategic partnership with the Chilla Beverage Co. 17 Jun 2010
WASHINGTON, USA: Coca-Cola said Monday, 7 June 2010, it had forged a 20-year pact to distribute products of another American softdrink company Dr Pepper Snapple, which will receive US$715 million under the deal. 10 Jun 2010
Future Point Systems recently awarded Suritec the sole distribution rights of the Starlight Information Visualization System (Starlight) in South Africa. Future Point Systems was founded in 2006 in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) as a private commercial enterprise to develop and market Starlight VIS (Visual Information System). 28 May 2010
Around 90 000 additional tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be made available for public sale across all 64 matches from Friday, 28 May 2010. 27 May 2010
The bitter beer battle bubbled up Tuesday, 25 May 2010, when Brandhouse, the company producing Amstel locally, accused rival South African Breweries (SAB) of encouraging township retailers to sell Amstel above the recommended price. 27 May 2010
Stafford Bros & Draeger has been appointed as the official distributor for The Berry Company, a British company that has found success with berry juices aimed primarily at health and fitness enthusiasts. 7 May 2010
The Howling Moon rooftop tents and other South African made products have been introduced to the American market for the first time at the 2010 International Sportsmen's Exposition in Salt Lake City. Distributed by BunduGear, a Santa Fe, New Mexico based outdoor equipment company to the US market, the owner, Roualeyn de Haas, uses the fitting slogan, ‘Safari-tested. Safari-tough.' 23 Apr 2010
SABMiller CEO Graham Mackay is not known for walking away from a battle — unless it suits him to do so. 8 Mar 2010
Manhattan Associates of the US and local partner Supply Chain Junction have collaborated to provide Foschini Group with an order fulfilment platform. Manhattan's Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) has been installed in Cape Town at two adjacent distribution centres (DCs) of 7500m² to fulfil store orders for the Markham and Exact! clothing divisions. 18 Feb 2010
World-renowned brand Sally Hansen has signed a licence agreement with Indigo Cosmetics. For over 50 years, the brand has led the way in nail treatment and colour. Today, its continuous innovation, fashion-driven style and high quality salon-inspired services have reputedly made it the number one nail expert in the US. 4 Feb 2010
La Marina Foods, one of the largest purveyors of local and imported seafood, cheeses and other specialty foods to the hospitality and food service industries, will add Häagen-Dazs ice cream to its distribution. 1 Feb 2010
Chemicals & Marketing (C&M) Company has been appointed as the official distributor of Engen's full range of lubricants and selected chemical products in Malawi, both companies announced late last week. 18 Jan 2010
Axiz, a leading IT infrastructure distributor, will distribute Lenovo products from beginning of November 2009. Products include notebooks, desktops, workstations, servers and monitors for corporate clients and a retail offering of notebooks, netbooks and all-in-one desktops. Axiz will also be distributing accessories and warranty options for both ranges. 24 Nov 2009
Sunglass Hut, the international sunglass retail division of Milan and New York's listed Luxottica Group, has partnered with Edgars to roll out a store-within-store concept to 22 of Edgars top stores nationwide. 18 Nov 2009
OPROshield mouth guards, described as the world's most advanced self-fit mouth guard, and supplied to many of the 2009 British and Irish Lions team, are now available in South Africa. 13 Oct 2009
This year's AVA Expo, taking place from 29 October - 1 November 2009 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, will see the South African launch of the world-famous Schecter guitar. 7 Oct 2009
Gary Scarafile, the regional sales director of the US$12 billion Nebraska-based conglomerate ConAgra, flew into Cape Town, on Tuesday 25 August 2009, to present the award of Distributor of the Year for Europe, Middle East and Africa to JMC. 28 Aug 2009
After a partnership agreement with the Global Brands Group, Esquire Technologies is the official distributor of computer accessories carrying the FIFA brand for the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. 24 Aug 2009
British American Tobacco (BAT) on Thursday, 30 July 2009, said that cigarette volumes in South Africa were down from last year, exacerbated by an increase in illicit trade and reductions in trade inventories. 31 Jul 2009
MILAN, ITALY: Italy's Luxottica, ostensibly the world's biggest maker of sunglasses, on Tuesday, 28 July 2009, said its net earnings dropped less steeply in the second quarter giving the company greater confidence about the future. 29 Jul 2009
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