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Vinpro announces wineland tourism data gathering pilot
17th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Vinpro has announced its support for a new wine tourism research pilot programme, which intends to generate tourism intelligence and help wineries use this information to grow their... 


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SAB commits to invest R5.8bn in South Africa this year
13th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Breweries (SAB) has announced a R5.8-billion commitment to investment in the South African economy this year in addition to the R11.7-billion invested in the preceding two years.... 


Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands lauches Sensorium, partners for healthier products
13th April 2023

Fast moving consumer goods manufacturer Tiger Brands launched a new centre to promote research and innovation within the groups various divisions on March 16. 


Lactalis invests R140m in powder facility to boost skimmed milk production capacity
11th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Dairy producer Lactalis South Africa has invested R140-million in a new evaporator dryer powder plant facility at its cheese manufacturing plant in Bonnievale, in the Western Cape, which will... 


Westfalia avos
Standard Bank helps Westfalia expand its footprint with $100m facility
6th April 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa’s largest bank by assets Standard Bank has participated in a $300-million dual-currency revolving credit facility (RCF) extended to multinational fresh fruit and related products supplier... 


Pick n Pay truck
PnP unpacks importance of food waste reduction
31st March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Grocery retailer Pick n Pay (PnP) has managed to reduce the volume of food waste in its operations by 28% in the past four years. The company is working towards reducing food waste by 50% by 2030.  


Container ship
Report highlights costs of South Africa’s ‘opaque and lethargic’ tariff investigations
29th March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A new report into ongoing tariff investigations in South Africa indicates that it is taking an average of 22 months to finalise decisions on whether to either increase or remove an import duty,... 


White bread
Commission zooms in on poultry products, bread prices in latest EFPM
28th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Competition Commission notes in its latest ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM)’ report for 2021 and 2022 that maize meal, sunflower oil and white and brown bread had seen opportunistic... 


South African food inflation still running high in February
28th March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter: food) inflation jumped 1% in month-on-month terms in February, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported. In... 


A bakery
Diesel refund does not cover all of the food value chain – FASA
27th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) is concerned that giving relief to only one section of the food chain, namely food manufacturers, is unfair to retailers,... 


Oceana to list on the A2X
27th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified fish protein company Oceana Group has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets in South Africa, with its shares to be available for trade on A2X from April 3. “From an... 


Premier rises in Johannesburg as billionaire Wiese’s Brait lists food unit again
24th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Premier Group rose from its listing price as the company, which makes South African staples such as Blue Ribbon bread and Snowflake flour, started trading on Johannesburg’s stock exchange Friday.... 


A sugar mill
Major sugar mill in KwaZulu-Natal enters business rescue
22nd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Gledhow sugar mill in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, which services more than 245 sugarcane growers, has been placed in business rescue. Industry body the South African Cane Growers Association (SA... 


the sensorium
Tiger Brands rethinks product innovation with launch of head office-based Sensorium
17th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) producer Tiger Brands has launched a new multipurpose centre – the Sensorium, which is designed and intended to foster a culture of innovation in the business and... 


A portrait photo of Navisha Bechan-Sewkuran from Mondelēz International who is committed to inspiring consumers to snack mindfully
Nutrition programme delivering the goods
17th March 2023

South African learners and schools continue to benefit measurably, meaningfully as a result of holistic health and nutrition initiative the Health in Action (HIA) programme. The number of children... 


Crates of various Coke and Pepsi products in bottles in cling wrap
Unchanged levy announcement welcomed
17th March 2023

In a media statement release last month industry representative The Beverage Association of South Africa (BevSA) on behalf of the industry, said it welcomes Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana 2023... 


Aluminum food cans opened up to display their contents, which are baked beans beans, peas, mushrooms, corn, peppers and kidney beans
Expo advances export potential of food sector
17th March 2023

South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC) GM Jill Atwood-Palm says the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to... 


A red carpet leading up to a newly revamped Tavern, The Spot 1818, in Soweto, as part of Heineken South Africa's Taverns of the Future initiative
Initiative sets out to improve tavern experience
17th March 2023 By: Halima Frost

Earlier this month, multinational brewing company Heineken South Africa spearheaded the launch of an initiative, Taverns of the Future, at The Spot 1818 in Phiri, Soweto.  The Spot 1818 is one of... 


A high pressure vacuum cycling still at the Doña Distillery used to infuse flavor into whisky to make an aperitif
Technology speeding up distillation process
17th March 2023 By: Halima Frost

Using vacuum cycling technology, local liquor manufacturer Doña Distillery has helped beverage producer and marketer Redford Beverages fast-track the development of its two new proudly South... 


Libstar's Lancewood yoghurt
Impairments, operating costs eat into Libstar’s earnings for 2022
16th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed consumer packaged goods giant Libstar has posted an 11.8% year-on-year decrease in normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 31. The company says trading... 


Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza
South Africa has plans in place to safeguard food supply amid power crisis
15th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government has contingency plans in place to safeguard key food-production facilities against an escalation in power cuts that are already at record levels, the nation’s agriculture... 


Citrus cartons for export
South Africa's citrus exports expected to take strain in 2023
13th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following what has been an extremely tough year for citrus growers, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) predicts another year of export declines may be in store, ahead of the... 


Premier to list on the JSE; Brait to sell shares
10th March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Consumer goods company Premier Group has released an abridged pre-listing statement relating to the admission to listing of the ordinary shares of Premier Group in the “Food Products” sector of the... 


Heineken’s African purchase gets final antitrust body approval
9th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Heineken's acquisition of South Africa’s biggest wine exporter got the final regulatory approval it needed, setting up the Dutch brewer for expansion across the continent. South Africa’s... 


Castle Lager feeds communities with new Bread of the Nation campaign   
Castle Lager feeds communities with new Bread of the Nation campaign   
8th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s oldest beer brand, Castle Lager, has partnered with food activist organisation SA Harvest to launch a first-of-its-kind Bread of the Nation campaign. The campaign involves Castle... 


Sea Harvest takes a further 28% of Viking Aquaculture
8th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest will acquire a further 28% of the shares in and loan claims against abelone and oyster producer Viking Aquaculture for R210-million. "The... 


Sea Harvest truck
Sea Harvest takes R361m knock on higher input costs, loadshedding
7th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed vertically integrated seafood company Sea Harvest has described 2022 as one of the most challenging financial years in the last decade, pointing out that the year was marked by... 


RCL Foods delivers resilient interim results in a tough period
6th March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed RCL Foods says it delivered a resilient set of results for the six months ended December 31. Revenue for the period  increased by 17.6% year-on-year to R20.2-billion, driven by a... 


Chick
SAPA unpacks green shoots, worrying factors in state of the poultry industry address
1st March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) is preparing an application for export accreditation in the European Union (EU) and Saudi Arabian markets, which GM Izaak Breitenbach says could have a... 


Distell’s African sales rise as Heineken waits to complete deal
23rd February 2023 By: Bloomberg

Distell Group boosted revenue in South Africa and across the continent as a deal between the country’s biggest wine exporter and Heineken NV continues to go through a regulatory approval process.... 


Soda cans
No increase in sugar tax for now
22nd February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following heavy lobbying from industry bodies the Sugar Association of South Africa and South African Cane Crowers’ Association, government has decided to not increase the Health Promotion Levy... 


Bakery operations
Govt extends diesel fuel levy refund to foodstuff manufacturers
22nd February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To limit the impact of the energy crisis on food prices, government has decided to extend a diesel fuel levy refund to manufacturers of foodstuffs for a period of two years, effective from April 1,... 


Bidcorp profit surges on resurgent demand
22nd February 2023 By: Reuters

Food services company Bid Corporation (Bidcorp) reported a 45.5% jump in half-year earnings on Wednesday, benefiting from resurgent demand across the hospitality, tourism, and leisure sectors.... 


Man with food market
Only practical budgetary, fiscal measures can salvage food security – Agri SA
20th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While President Cyril Ramaphosa did not address food security and the factors impacting the agricultural sector in much detail during his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) earlier this month,... 


SA Canegrowers call on Parliament to get sight of Treasury's sugar tax policy-making
20th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Sugarcane industry organisation SA Canegrowers has written to the chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance requesting oversight into the National Treasury’s policy-making regarding... 


Beer tap
Basa appeals to Godongwana to fix disparities in alcohol excise duty regime
20th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) has again called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to amend the current excise regime governing the alcohol industry, which it says has negatively... 


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