The Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) Q1 2021 shows a littering of publications resigning or being discontinued, with not much good news...
Danette Breitenbach 2 days ago
This Africa Month, we chat to Mondelez International's new president of its Sub-Saharan Africa business unit about his appointment and mapping a growth strategy in Africa...
Lauren Hartzenberg 3 days ago
The second edition in the Dentsu wisdom series titled Consumer packaged goods like never before has officially launched. The content in the latest report includes analysis from 19 experts...
Issued by Dentsu 7 May 2021
FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output...
Ogilvy Johannesburg's work for Cadbury Dairy Milk South Africa was recently awarded the Purpose-Led Marketing Award at the Marketing Achievement Awards (MMA)...
Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 23 Apr 2021
Increased agricultural trade between African countries can drive sustainable development and play a pivotal role in the transformation of our food systems...
Vegetable oils drive FAO's Food Price Index higher in March while cereal quotations dip...
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) took place last night by way of a premium virtual event, giving everyone the opportunity to safely participate in the evening's festivities...
Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 1 Apr 2021
Lactalis South Africa's 10-months Mature Gouda, made especially for Woolworths, was once again crowned the South African Dairy Product of the Year...
David Donde, the visionary behind Truth Coffee, has broadened his horizons and launched a chocolate company with long-standing Truth COO Ken Walton...
Lauren Hartzenberg 24 Mar 2021
Afda alumnus and accomplished South African colourist Kyle Stroebel's recent work on the picturesque documentary My Octopus Teacher received national and international praise...
Jasmine Walters, Issued by AFDA 19 Mar 2021
South Africa's economic recovery relies to a large extent on creating a more enabling business environment and putting the right structural economic reforms in place.
Ian van Niekerk 16 Mar 2021
In 2020 alone, amidst a pandemic, South Africa exported US$10,2bn worth of agricultural products, the second largest on record. One market that has consistently been important to South Africa is the African continent, which on average, accounts for 40% of South Africa's agricultural exports...
Wandile Sihlobo 12 Mar 2021
The early estimate for 2021's wheat output is positive but 45 countries are in need of external assistance for food...
Researchers have been working with farmers to test ten new varieties of grasses that are higher in protein, lower in fiber and mature faster. They boost both the quality and quantity of milk...
Farmers to the south of the country are grappling with an unprecedented crisis as the Kouga Dam, dropping below 7%, looks set to run dry for the first time ever...
Covid-19 restrictions on restaurants and catering have led to supermarkets being the key route to market...
Thando Vilakazi and Namhla Landani 16 Feb 2021
The attrition in the magazine category continues in the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) Q4 with many sectors losing members as the sector battles with resignations, discontinuations and terminations...
Danette Breitenbach 11 Feb 2021
As with pregnancy, nutrition is a particular focus of postpartum care. New mothers need the support to recover from the rigours of pregnancy and childbirth so that they can cope well with the different challenges presented by infant care...
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 11 Feb 2021
From the bright minds behind Mielie Mailer comes Oh Oat, a locally-produced oat milk brand with a sustainable approach to packaging...
Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2021
Following a strategic and creative pitch, Lactalis SA has awarded its integrated marketing communications on its Parmalat, Melrose and President Cheese brands, excluding media planning and buying, to HelloFCB+...
Issued by Nahana Communications Group 21 Jan 2021
Late last year, the Fair Cape Cares Foundation donated a further R250,000 worth of dairy products to feeding schemes in the Cape Town area in conjunction with Pippa Hudson's show on Cape Talk...
Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 18 Jan 2021
Boomtown has hit the ground running in 2021 with a new client - already! - to add to the half a dozen it signed up during the Covid-19 months...
Issued by Boomtown 13 Jan 2021
The plant-based movement has become an unstoppable trend globally as well as in South Africa during the last few years. Entrepreneur, food consultant and plant based advocate Mira Weiner highlights seven key plant-based trends for 2021...
Mira Weiner 11 Jan 2021
World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported...
The closing date for entries is 1 February 2021...
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently...
Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Dec 2020
A promising new test for Johne's disease in dairy cattle has been developed at the Institute for Global Food Security and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast...
Nestlé has announced the launch of its Skimmelkrans Net Zero Carbon Emissions Project - a project set to create the company's first carbon-neutral dairy farm, located in George, South Africa...
Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November...
OFM, inspiring listeners to live the real good life in central South Africa, is looking for the dishes that make central South Africa salivate! The Real Good Recipe Book seeks to showcase central South Africa's favourite recipes...
Issued by OFM Radio 26 Nov 2020
This month's Marketing Mastermind is Alanta Moodley, category brand manager at Mondelez International. She discusses the Cadbury Dairy Milk Generosity campaign...
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently...
Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Nov 2020
This year's Festive Vegan and Plant-Powered Show (FVPPS), set to take place online on Saturday, 28 November 2020, will play host to a wide range of plant-based food and lifestyle brands...
Ruth Cooper 10 Nov 2020
As with Q2 of 2020, the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) Q3 results do not hold much good news in the magazine category as the effects of the discontinuation of several titles continue to be felt. As with Q2, many titles also did not submit data for this period...
Danette Breitenbach 9 Nov 2020
Modern agriculture releases lots of different greenhouse gas emissions, each with complex effects on the global climate...
John Lynch 9 Nov 2020
The winners of this year's Gold Pack Awards were announced during an online ceremony last week. The awards platform is regarded as the premier event for South Africa's packaging industry...
The Festive Vegan and Plant-Powered Show has announced that MasterChef Australia finalist Simon Toohey - who came third in last year's competition - has been added to the lineup...
The company says Covid-19 has made a difficult trading environment worse...
Joseph Chirume 15 Oct 2020
As one of the beneficiaries of Tractor Outdoor's SME Advertising Fund, Foodbox stocks a wide variety of fresh, locally-sourced produce, which includes everyday staples such as meats, cheese, dairy and vegetables...
Issued by Tractor Outdoor 12 Oct 2020
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Food Price Index averaged 97.9 points during the month, up 2.1% from August and 5.0% higher than its value in September 2019...
OkJa, one of the beneficiaries of Tractor Outdoor's fund, is a plant-based food and beverage business that was founded in 2019 by Rui Esteves and David Chait...
Issued by Tractor Outdoor 30 Sep 2020
Tyrone Van Heerden, head of strategy at Iris, looks into the continuous trend of the cancel culture, the impact that it has on brands and how communications professionals can try and reduce the risk...
Tyrone Van Heerden 17 Sep 2020
AI, robots and other technologies could transform farming - for worse as well as for better...
David Rose and Charlotte-Anne Chivers 16 Sep 2020
International quotations for sugar, vegetable oils and coarse grains increased from July, while worldwide cereal harvests remain on course to hit annual record...
Genomic testing will enable farmers to fine tune their management, selection and breeding decisions with confidence...
Covid-19 has prompted widespread discussion of the resilience of food systems and how efficiency and competitiveness have been previously understood...
Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020