As the franchise sector suffers more debilitating losses as a result of the loadshedding crisis, industry organisation the Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) has called on government to... 

The South African wine industry exported 368-million litres of wine, valued at R9.9-billion, in 2022. Exports were 5%, or 20-million litres, lower than in 2021. The value of exports in 2022 was... 

The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people, including chicken farmers. In the poultry... 

Uthingo Mills KwaZulu-Natal, a black female owned business, officially launched its maize meal product at the weekend. The maize meal company is currently contracted by Spar Group to provide... 

Retailer Pick n Pay has launched a new pick-up point for online shop Takealot’s customers in one of its stores in Cape Town. This is part of a pilot aimed at giving customers the convenience of... 

South African food distributor Hume International will invest R30-million towards expanding its dry store facilities over the next year, as it seeks to meet surging local demand and grow its export... 

Food and beverage company Nestlé's East & Southern Africa Region (ESAR) is undertaking several sustainability initiatives, aligned with the group’s 2030 ambition of zero environmental impact by its... 

Food and beverage company PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa has opened a new production line at its Weet-Bix facility, in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, which will boost production capacity. The new line... 

As global demand for and use of products such as pesticides and fertiliser increases, it is imperative that stakeholders minimise the adverse impacts of these products on human and environmental... 

The Health Promotion Levy (HPL), commonly known as the sugar tax, still poses the greatest threat to the continued existence of the sugar industry, says South African Sugar Association (SASA)... 

The Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan 2030 aims to prevent the sugar industry from collapsing, following its decline in recent years. The industry depends on government to create viable measures to... 

Original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bell Equipment’s UltECO 6 sugar cane slew loader was designed to be the lowest-cost, controlled-traffic loading tool globally and incorporates a slewing cab... 

Industry body SA Canegrowers has made a submission to the National Treasury, calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to not only suspend the increase in the sugar tax, but to eliminate the tax... 

Tiger Brands’ beverage business, which produces some of South Africa’s signature brands such as Oros, Energade and Rose’s, has been focused on expanding its market share and growing its offering in... 

Embattled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett plans to hold a virtual shareholder meeting on December 9, to vote on the remuneration of the company’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs). This follows... 

Industry body Vinpro says South African wine grape producers expect a good, albeit smaller, crop in 2023, following a dry but healthy season. In what is the first of four crop estimates issued by... 

Food manufacturer Tiger Brands has reported a 10% increase in total revenue to R34-billion from continuing operations, ultimately delivering robust results for the financial year ended September... 

South Africa’s citrus growers industry has, despite achieving a marginal increase in export volumes for the 2022 season, compared with that of 2021, faced a myriad of challenges during this period,... 

A consortium comprising the sugarcane growers that supply troubled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett, has submitted an expression of interest to business rescue practitioners (BRPs) to acquire... 

Local beer maker South African Breweries recently unveiled its brand repositioning strategy. Darren Parker tells us more. 

Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation (hereafter referred to, for short, as food inflation) in South Africa continued its upward momentum in October, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy... 

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has described South African Breweries’ (SAB’s) R825-million investment in its Prospecton brewery as an “overwhelming vote of confidence in the future of the... 

Food and beverage company Nestlé's East & Southern Africa Region (ESAR) has installed a 966 kW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at its Babelegi manufacturing plant, in... 

South African packaged goods company Tiger Brands has set itself an ambitious target of doubling the consumption of its beverages in the domestic market and being a preferred beverage manufacturer... 

Shares in Astral Foods rose more than 4% in morning trade after it reported full year revenue growth of over a fifth, and it more than doubled its profits. The strong performance came as the... 

Health risks associated with conventional lubricants pose a challenge to beverage manufacturers, consequently requiring them to eliminate contamination of final products as much as possible.... 

Beer manufacturer Heineken continues its journey to being a sustainable company through its Brew a Better World strategy. The strategy is built on three pillars: the environment, social impact and... 

Beer maker South African Breweries (SAB) has revealed a new logo and slogan as part of a holistic brand repositioning campaign. The new logo features a gold circle that transitions into a red line,... 

Investment company Brait, whose largest shareholder is Christo Wiese, has announced plans to spin off and separately list Premier Group, in an initial public offering (IPO) that would value the... 

Last month, global designer and manufacturer Emerson announced that a customer in China has recently purchased the three-millionth Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controller for use in the water... 

Steel, tube and valve supplier Stewarts & Lloyds’ Pipes & Fittings division has received its first consignment of vacuum break valves from local valve manufacturer Variant Air and has distributed... 

Manufacturing production increased by 2.9% year-on-year in September, with the largest positive contributions made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (43.2%... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has responded to trade consultant XA Global Trade Advisors’ call on government to conduct an urgent review of the impact of... 

Beermaker Heineken unveiled its grid-based 6.5MW solar power plant at the company’s Sedibeng Brewery in Midvaal last month which will supply 30% of its power consumption as part of the company’s... 

Sugarcane industry organisation SA Canegrowers’ members have accepted a proposal by the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for Tongaat Hulett that ensures the payment of outstanding payments due...