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Steady growth for fast food franchising | 90 years of Coca Cola AfricaIn this week's top story, the Franchise Association of South Africa reveals that the fast food and quick service restaurant sector continues to show steady growth on the back of what has been a tough economic climate in South Africa. In other top news, a strategic partnership between Mastercard and Unilever is helping micro entrepreneurs in Africa and other regions overcome the cash constraints that limit their ability to buy and sell more products and ultimately grow their businesses. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola is celebrating 90 years of business on the African continent. Today, with the help of more than 55 bottling partners, the African business has expanded its portfolio of products into nearly all sub-Saharan African countries through its export business. Last but not least, Wynand Smit shares how data can drive e-commerce campaign success. Don't forget about the annual Manufacturing Indaba set to take place next month. Visit our Manufacturing Indaba special section to learn more about what the event has to offer attendees. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your retail news and event invitations to retailnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-retail@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | |  | Top stories |
| The fast food and quick service restaurant (QSR) sector continues to show steady growth on the back of what has been a tough economic climate in South Africa...read |
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| | | | |  | Issued By Manufacturing Indaba Manufacturing Indaba 2018 is to launch oT/Industry 4.0 Conference - affiliated to the symposium as an official side event... read | |
| | |  | FNB has launched a mini-ATM that uses biometrics as a means of validation for consumers, making it the first bank in South Africa to use this technology for everyday consumer banking... read | | |  | JSE-listed REIT Emira Property Fund announced recently investment in its fourth shopping centre in the US... read | |  | Vukile Property Fund has acquired the Habaneras Shopping Centre in Torrevieja, Spain... read | | |  | Mastercard, with Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA, has committed to donating 1.2-million meals to South Africans in need... read | |  | Nicole Biondi From 16 to 20 April, I joined over 1,000 people from more than 59 countries (majority Global South) in Nusa Dua, Bali for the 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit... read | | |  | Willowton Group's WoodenSpoon margarine, sponsors of the crafted sugar creations at this year's South African Cake Decorators' Guild (SACDG) Cake Decorating Competition, has announced the results of the competition... read | |    
View gallery | | |  | South African beer brand, Drifter Brewing Company, has extended its funding round after seeing an increasing demand for its product abroad, particularly in South Korea... read | |  | Issued By Offlimit Communications Blue Ribbon has decided to give mothers across the country a chance to experience a Mother's Day like never before... read | |  | The wine consumer has evolved over the years. Wine producers are no longer able to rest on their laurels and expect the same wines to remain popular for years to come... read | |  | The Independent Panel of Experts, set up to review the current list of zero-rated Value Added Tax (VAT) items, has invited all interested stakeholders to make written submissions for their consideration... read | | |  | Issued By AGT Foods Pouyoukas Foods, one of South Africa's most well-loved brands since 1986, has rebranded and modernised its packaging... read | |  | Starbucks has introduced Rooibos Lattes as part of its new spring menu that has thousands of customers in the northern hemisphere hooked... read | | |  | Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein What do we need to do to humanely sell meat to the world? Three experts: an agricultural specialist, a veterinarian and a religious scholar, answer... read | |  | The world's trade and regulation rulebook needs a reboot in order to bolster trade in food that is healthy and nutritious rather than simply cheap. "To assure that future food systems will provide healthy food for all people we'll need a big change." read | |  | Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp Increasing intra-African trade is essential for the growth and development of the continent and so the recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), set to be the first continent-wide African trade agreement, is good news... read | | |  | Issued By Pyrotec Grabbing shoppers' attention in the grocery aisle on a crowded supermarket shelf or at the point of purchase is becoming much more challenging, especially when competing against brands with bigger marketing budgets... read | | |  | Louise Hefer I've been working on a brand within the Baby Care category for a couple of years now, and I've always thought that I have a good insight into moms and how to be relevant to them... read | |  | Maroefah Smith Social media has completely changed the modelling industry. A model's origin story is now based on Instagram... read | | |  | Pep has launched a new service called Paxi (as in 'parcel taxi') which allows consumers, agents, suppliers, and institutions to send, collect, and return parcels to over 2,000 Pep store Paxi collection points... read | | |  | Dustin Homer It's well known in the logistics and supply chain game that the last mile of a shipment's journey is inevitably the most expensive - possibly accounting for over 50% of total delivery costs... read | | |  | Forty-five entrepreneurs have been selected by Heineken South Africa and its partners to participate in the 2018 Orange Corners entrepreneurial programme... read | | | | George Lucas "You can't do it unless you can imagine it." Thomas Carlyle "Necessity dispenseth with decorum." Nicolas Ghesquiere "What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment." Harry S Truman "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." Vincent Van Gogh "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" |
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