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E-commerce

Temu helps Madagascar vanilla brand expand into 14 European markets

10 hours

Nestlé refreshes Maggi chicken noodles with South African-made recipe

FMCG

Nestlé refreshes Maggi chicken noodles with South African-made recipe

3 Aug 2026

Winning the conversation does not always mean winning the sale in South Africa’s fast food race

Research

Winning the conversation does not always mean winning the sale in South Africa’s fast food race

Issued by Rogerwilco 30 Jul 2026

Tiger Brands brings Mrs Ball’s production in-house at R200m Paarl mega-site

Design & Manufacturing

Tiger Brands brings Mrs Ball’s production in-house at R200m Paarl mega-site

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Jul 2026

Why skills matter as much as funding for SA's food entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Why skills matter as much as funding for SA's food entrepreneurs

Wael Khoury 23 Jul 2026

The fast food brands South Africans notice are not always the ones they buy

Research

The fast food brands South Africans notice are not always the ones they buy

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 Jul 2026

Wael Khoury, managing director of Tetra Pak Southern Africa, looks at what is needed for food entrepreneurs to succeed (Image source: © 123rf )

SMEs

3 ways for food entrepreneurs to build skills to succeed

Wael Khoury 21 Jul 2026

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

Issued by Isanti Glass 10 Jul 2026

Giraf Macadamia says trust, not price, will win plant milk buyers

FMCG

Giraf Macadamia says trust, not price, will win plant milk buyers

Philip Moufarrige 8 Jul 2026

The growing influence of AI on consumer food choices

Food & Wine

The growing influence of AI on consumer food choices

Prof Estelle Van Tonder & Prof Christo Bisschoff 8 Jul 2026

Promotions & Activations

Lego and McDonald’s tap into collectable culture to win the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Maroefah Smith 2 Jul 2026

KFC brings chickens to the field. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Fifa World Cup 2026 | Go sports, go culture, go brands!

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jun 2026

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Farm-to-table strengthens food security and sustainability

Agriculture

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Farm-to-table strengthens food security and sustainability

5 Jun 2026

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Media

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Ingrid von Stein, Issued by Dentsu 11 May 2026

Marketing & Media

Why Easter is becoming a key marketing moment on TikTok

Jochen Bischoff 26 Mar 2026

On the double decker meal. Source: Debonairs.

Advertising

“Mzansi’s fave pizza”? ARB says Debonairs’ claim still half-baked

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Mar 2026

Mr D accelerates multi-category retail strategy with Absolute Pets partnership

Food & bev. services

Mr D accelerates multi-category retail strategy with Absolute Pets partnership

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 19 Feb 2026

Dries D'Hooghe, chief operating officer, Massmart, with the staff of the first Walmart store to open in SA (Image: Danette Breitenbach @ Bizcommunity)

Retailers

What's the hype about Walmart? Take a look in-store

Danette Breitenbach 21 Nov 2025

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

Research

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

16 Oct 2025

Matthew Bresnahan is the new CMO. Source: Pret A Manger.

Marketing

Pret A Manger taps Matthew Bresnahan as CMO amid global push

30 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: Ina Paarman: a legacy of passion, leadership and perseverance

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Ina Paarman: a legacy of passion, leadership and perseverance

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Aug 2025

Branding

World’s top 100 food brands valued at $250.8bn, with Nestlé number 1

13 Aug 2025

Research

What South Africa’s fast food choices reveal about brand loyalty, value and visibility

Issued by Rogerwilco 5 Aug 2025

Africa’s culinary evolution: what food industry leaders need to know

Food & bev. services

Africa’s culinary evolution: what food industry leaders need to know

30 Jun 2025

Source: © KFC Collectively, 16.28 million South African adults have eaten from the top 5 fast food outlets, roughly the same number that voted in the 2024 South African elections

Food & bev. services

South Africans love their fast food... especially KFC

28 May 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Malcolm Marx makes the switch from rugby player to doctor in new ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Malcolm Marx makes the switch from rugby player to doctor in new ad

Brendan Seery 28 Oct 2024

Trick or treat? Halloween spending set to decline this year

Retail

Trick or treat? Halloween spending set to decline this year

24 Oct 2024

Lay’s has announced its official sponsorship of the Fifa World Cup 26 and Fifa Women’s World Cup 2027 (Image supplied)

Sponsorship

Lay’s announces official sponsorship of the Fifa World Cup 26 and Fifa Women’s World Cup 2027

16 Sep 2024

Image source: Tatiana Gladskikh –

Consumer Law

Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

South African fast food market’s taste for technology driving growth

Research

South African fast food market’s taste for technology driving growth

Issued by Insight Survey 4 Sep 2024

FMCG

Bull Brand launches 3 new ready-to-eat mince products

18 Jun 2024

Disrupting SA's food services market

Food & bev. services

Disrupting SA's food services market

18 Jan 2024

Fast food outperforms as customer dining behaviour changes

FMCG

Fast food outperforms as customer dining behaviour changes

2 Nov 2023

Branding

Iconic global brand Nestlé world's most valuable food brand - again

31 Aug 2023

Kobus Gertenbach, Premier Group CEO. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Consumer goods company Premier Group posts almost 40% jump in annual profit

Tannur Anders 6 Jun 2023

South African fast food franchises - adapting to challenges and expanding abroad

Franchising

South African fast food franchises - adapting to challenges and expanding abroad

Oresti Patricios, Issued by Ornico 5 Apr 2023

Chicken Licken's latest Easybucks offerings are unbelievable, but true

Advertising

Chicken Licken's latest Easybucks offerings are unbelievable, but true

Issued by Joe Public 28 Mar 2023

Marketers, we love what you're doing... now you can #DoMore on Biz

Marketing

Marketers, we love what you're doing... now you can #DoMore on Biz

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 21 Feb 2023

Source © The Citizen While South Africans love overseas brands, they also love local brands such as Nando's

Marketing

Unpacking SA's marketing economy

9 Feb 2023

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Agro-processing

Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production

Nelson Banya 25 Jan 2023

Kellogg's Noodles: A convenient and easy-to-make meal that can be enjoyed at anytime

FMCG

Kellogg's Noodles: A convenient and easy-to-make meal that can be enjoyed at anytime

Issued by Kellogg's 7 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied

Retailers

SA retailer Absolute Pets boosted by pandemic, growing pet spend

11 Nov 2022

Advertising

Addressing tomorrow's problems today: Reap the brand-building power of cultivating a futurist mindset

Renissa Gounden and Amit Nanoo, Issued by Kantar 25 Oct 2022

Outgoing Unilever CEO Alan Jope. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire

27 Sep 2022

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

How To Start Up

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Aug 2022

#Newsmaker: Vuyo Henda steps up to the plate as Spur Corp's new chief marketing officer

Retail Marketing

#Newsmaker: Vuyo Henda steps up to the plate as Spur Corp's new chief marketing officer

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

FMCG

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Pet food and pet care categories surprisingly resilient during pandemic

Research

Pet food and pet care categories surprisingly resilient during pandemic

Issued by BMi Research 8 Feb 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Tasty fast-food moves

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Tasty fast-food moves

Brendan Seery 1 Feb 2022