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Compact aluminium gear units used in F&B industry

24th August 2018 Automation and drive specialist SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has introduced a new assembly line at its Johannesburg head office for local production of its K19 and K29 helical bevel gear units. One of the key features of the K19 and K29 series is its compactness and all-aluminium construction,... →

Company first to use CO2 refrigeration in South Africa

By: Halima Frost 24th August 2018 Food manufacturer BM Foods – the holding company of South African food brand Mediterranean Delicacies – has become the first food manufacturing company in South Africa to use a carbon dioxide- (CO2-) driven refrigeration system at its Cape Town factory. “With the more aggressive cooling potential... →

ON TOP OF IT The fans of the CO2 refrigeration units at the top of the factory, in Cape Town

Electropolished metals making pumping smoother

By: Halima Frost 24th August 2018 Following the introduction of the Packo Pump brand to the South African food and beverage industry, industrial equipment supplier Verder Pumps South Africa says the brand is electropolished as part of its finishing process. Verder Pumps Packo Pumps product specialist Dwight Nortman explains that... →

PACKING A PUNCH Smaller yet as powerful, the Packo Pump is food grade across the board

Making quick work of salvaging gas

24th August 2018 Industrial gas company A-Gas has launched its Rapid Recovery aftermarket service to combat the flood of sub-standard refrigerants in disposable cylinders in the food and beverage industry being imported from many global suppliers. The inferior products hamper the cooling capacity of systems,... →

LIFE’S A GAS Filling points can fill tanks from 5 kg to 1 t drums

Software well suited for food and beverage industry

By: Halima Frost 24th August 2018 Having supplied big beverage and baking goods suppliers with its software, Syspro believes that its Syspro 8 system is well suited to the food and beverage industry. The Syspro 8 system includes the integration of several new features, comprising machine learning, and social media as... →

FEEDING THE INTEGRATION NEED Syspro 8 fills the need for system integration in industry

Bidcorp FY18 headline earnings rise 9% y/y

By: Anine Kilian 22nd August 2018 JSE-listed Bidcorp on Wednesday reported a 9% year-on-year increase in headline earnings a share to R12.86 for the year ended June 30. Group CE Bernard Berson said the company achieved solid results, backed by strong operational cash flows and a positive trading performance in all regions in... →

New Asia market manager appointed for South African wines body

By: Schalk Burger 17th August 2018 Winemaker industry body Wines of South Africa (WoSA) has appointed Marcus Ford as its new Asia market manager, effective August 20. He will be based in Shanghai, China, and responsible for running all marketing activities throughout mainland China, Hong Kong and Japan, the organisation said on... →

SAPA to continue to campaign for chicken to be exempt from VAT

By: Anine Kilian 14th August 2018 The South African Poultry Association will continue to campaign for chicken to be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) because it believes it is in the interests of the country and lower-income households, it said in a statement on Tuesday. SAPA is disappointed that the Woolard panel did not... →

Tiger Brands class action lawsuits combined into one certification application

By: Marleny Arnoldi 14th August 2018 The attorneys acting on behalf of the different applicants in two separate listeriosis class action lawsuits against Tiger Brands over the listeriosis outbreak have agreed to combine the lawsuits into a single certification application. Tiger Brands on Tuesday said its legal representatives... →

Montego expands Eastern Cape pet food factory

By: Schalk Burger 14th August 2018 Local pet food manufacturer Montego Pet Nutrition increased production at its Graaff-Reinet facility, in the Eastern Cape, by 30%. The R70-million expansion, which will also create 30 more direct jobs, included a new 3 600 m2, R15-million depot, divided equally for use as a warehouse and treats... →

Sea Harvest to report up to 3% rise in H1 headline earnings

By: Anine Kilian 10th August 2018 JSE-listed Sea Harvest expects to report a 0% to 3% increase in its headline earnings for the six months ended June 30, to between R110.7-million and R114-million, after absorbing transaction costs related to its acquisition of Viking Fishing. Earnings per share (EPS) for the six months are,... →

AB InBev to build new brewery in fast-growing Mozambique

By: Reuters 8th August 2018 Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, will start building a more than two-million hectolitre a year brewery in Mozambique in the second half of next year, the company's Africa head said on Tuesday. The Mozambique investment will look to fend off competition from rival Heineken, which... →

Staude to retire as Tongaat CEO; CFO to take extended medical leave of absence

By: Creamer Media Reporter 6th August 2018 Peter Staude will retire as CEO of JSE-listed Tongaat Hulett, with effect from October 31. He worked for the company for 40 years and served as CEO for the past 16 years. →

South Africa’s Appletiser expands into European market

By: Simone Liedtke 30th July 2018 South Africa’s home-grown apple juice brand Appletiser has expanded into Spain, with new market launches set to follow across Western Europe and the Americas. Coca-Cola sent out over 20 000 presentation kits to the Spanish market as an introduction and, as hoped, customers fell for the flavour.... →

Sappi to build xylitol, furfural production demo plant

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th July 2018 Pulp and paper producer Sappi has decided to build a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex technology for the production of xylitol and furfural. The plant, which will become operational in early 2019, will be located adjacent to the existing sugars and lignin extraction plant... →

Vacuum systems leak detection a first for Southern Africa

By: Halima Frost 13th July 2018 South African pump distributor Integrated Pump Technology has added on-site vacuum leak detection of vacuum systems to complement its existing service offering of design, supply, service and repairs of vacuum pumps and systems. Making use of the recently launched Leybold Phoenix Quadro portable... →

Lucky Star operations in Western Cape get two desalination plants

By: Schalk Burger 11th July 2018 Wednesday marked the official launch of two desalination plants that were designed, installed and commissioned by JSE-listed AECI water and process subsidiary ImproChem at fish products company Lucky Star’s cannery and fishmeal operations on the West Coast. The desalination plants at Lucky Star’s... →

ImproChem engineered solutions executive director Sepadi Mohlabeng, ImproChem MD Graham Sanders, Oceana chairperson Mustaq Brey and Saldanha Bay acting mayor Elize Steyn

Gold Brands to sell Black Steer franchise business

By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th July 2018 JSE-listed Gold Brands will sell its Black Steer franchise business to Laudian Franchise Management One for R3.2-million. The sale is aimed at increasing Gold Brands’ cash flow and reducing its debt. →

Danone's Morocco dairy firm loses 50% of milk market – CEO

By: Reuters 27th June 2018 France's Danone will never quit Morocco despite its local dairy firm Centrale Danone having lost more than 50% of its market share in fresh milk due to a consumer boycott, Danone's chief executive said on Tuesday. Unknown activists launched a consumer boycott campaign on April 20 against major... →

Sundale, Just Milk acquire Cookhouse Creamery from Dairybelle

By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th June 2018 Sundale Free Range Dairy, which is located in the East London Industrial Development Zone, has joined forces with Just Milk – the largest organisation of dairy farmers in the country – to acquire the iconic cheese operation Cookhouse Creamery previously owned by Dairybelle. →

South African sugar industry to march over influx of imports

By: African News Agency 26th June 2018 Hundreds of sugar cane farmers from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces will on Tuesday march to the Department of Trade and Industry in Tshwane demanding that a tariff on sugar be reinstated to protect the domestic industry from cheap imports. The South African Sugar Association (SASA) said... →

SAGCC, partners aim to digitalise industries

By: Melissa Zisengwe 22nd June 2018 The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAGCC) and its partners are looking into automating and digitalising South African supply chain industries. According to the SAGCC, there is a substantial shift towards automation and digitalisation in organisations in Germany and in... →

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NEW STANDARD There is a shift towards automation and digitalisation of supply chains

Delegation seeks partnerships with food and beverage industry

By: Melissa Zisengwe 22nd June 2018 Last month, the German VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association held a symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a delegation of 13 high-profile and diversified member companies to present their products and services to the South African food processing and packaging industry.... →

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MARKET POTENTIAL The German VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association says there is a demand for food technology in South Africa

Manufacturer showcases food & beverage processing technologies

By: Melissa Zisengwe 22nd June 2018 Manufacturing company KHS South Africa, a subsidiary of Germany-based KHS GmbH, presented its technology and solutions to 90 local food and beverage companies at the German Technology Symposium, held in Johannesburg, last month. The symposium, which was the first symposium tailored for the food... →

FILLING THE GAP KHS expects its innovative product range to further strengthen local market share

German company looks to enter African markets

By: Melissa Zisengwe 22nd June 2018 Technology developer Hosokawa Alpine Aktiengesellschaft plans to enter the South African market with Sugarplex – a sugar grinding machine for sugar milling companies in the food industry. The company was part of the diversified delegation at the German technology Symposium held in Johannesburg,... →

SUGAR MILLING Hosokawa introduced the Sugarplex sugar grinding machine to the local African market at the German technology Symposium

Industry 4.0 to add benefits across the entire value chain

By: Schalk Burger 14th June 2018 The nascent industrial revolution happening across the world, termed Industry 4.0, is helping to improve the entire value chain through the digitalisation of all processes and the integration and improvement of the interdependent processes, says industrial systems multinational Siemens Digital... →

South Africa’s metrology institute reports successful food safety conference

By: Rebecca Campbell 14th June 2018 The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) announced earlier this week that it had held its first Africa Food Safety Workshop during the first week of this month, in Pretoria. The event was attended by delegates form South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. They represented... →

Food producer Libstar bets on yoghurt to boost market share

By: Reuters 14th June 2018 South Africa's Libstar Holdings is launching a new range of yoghurt in a bid to gain market share from French group Danone and local leader Clover Industries in the country's competitive dairy sector. The new yoghurt ranges and shakes, traded by Libstar unit Lancewood will be launched by July, CE... →

Sea Harvest to acquire fishing business, stake in subsidiaries of Viking Fishing

By: Marleny Arnoldi 13th June 2018 A consortium of broad-based black economic empowerment investors, led by fishing and food business Sea Harvest together with its subsidiary Sea Harvest Corporation, has entered into sale agreements with Viking Fishing Holdings to acquire the fishing business and selected shareholdings of Viking... →

Indaba will create intra-Africa trade opportunities

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 8th June 2018 With the 2018 Manufacturing Indaba’s focus being on the development of intra-Africa trade, event organiser Siyenza Management MD Liz Hart says the event will bring key stakeholders together to create opportunities for engagement and dialogue. She tells Engineering News that Africa has many of... →

EXPANDING EXHIBITION Siyenza Management aims to expand the Manufacturing Indaba – the larger the event, the more companies to engage with and to explore added business opportunities

Local manufacturing crucial for economic growth

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 8th June 2018 Providing locally manufactured goods and supporting local manufacturing are massively important for the growth of the South African economy, says plastic conveyor components manufacturer IRP Engineering Plastics MD Kris Kibble. “Supporting international supply over local manufacture and supply... →

KRIS KIBBLE IRP Engineering Plastics places a large focus on local manufacture and it is an issue that we as a company constantly reiterate to our market

Africa's largest fishing firm Oceana could lose fishing rights in Namibia

By: Reuters 6th June 2018 Africa's largest fishing company Oceana Group faces a battle to hold onto its fishing rights in Namibia after the southern African country said listed firms would no longer be awarded quotas. Bidvest Namibia, which is listed on Namibia's stock exchange, could also lose its local fishing rights... →

Nestlé launches 'zero water' manufacturing facility in Western Cape

By: Anine Kilian 5th June 2018 Nestlé South Africa on Tuesday launched its R88-million zero-water dairy manufacturing facility in Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape. The facility will allow Nestlé to reduce the factory’s water consumption by more than 50% during the first year of implementation by reusing the water recovered from... →

Distell relists on the JSE

By: Anine Kilian 1st June 2018 Beverage producer Distell relisted on the beverage sector of the JSE on Friday. “Today marks an important journey in our company’s evolution as it simplifies a historically multitiered ownership structure of Distell, through investment holding company Capevin, providing investors with a... →

African Swine Fever outbreak reported in South Africa

By: Reuters 31st May 2018 African Swine Fever (ASF), a severe haemorrhagic disease of pigs, has been reported in South Africa's Northern Cape Province, the department of agriculture said on Thursday. The new blow to South Africa's pork industry comes as prices tumble after a Listeria outbreak that has killed more than 200... →

Albany reopens Virginia bakery after R70m refurbishment

By: Anine Kilian 31st May 2018 Bread producer Albany has reopened its bakery in Virginia, in the Free State, following a R70-million refurbishment. The new bakery will initially operate for 12 hours a day, across two shifts, with plans to eventually increase output to full capacity, baking for 24 hours a day, across three shifts. →

Coca-Cola Co's Africa distributor to invest $100m in Kenya over next 5 years

By: Reuters 30th May 2018 Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the continent’s largest soft drinks bottler, said on Wednesday it would invest $100-million in Kenya over the next five years to improve infrastructure and launch new products. The company, which sells and distributes Coca-Cola Co products in Africa, plans to... →

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