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Inside a sugar silo at Durban export terminal
BFAP warns of looming sugarcane job losses if sugar tax is increased
16th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A study by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) finds that an above-inflation increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), or sugar tax, would put 6 000 farm-level jobs and 3 000... 


Shoprite, Coca-Cola, Burger King and others urge Ramaphosa to halt fuel taxes
8th February 2023 By: News24Wire

The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) on Tuesday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to scrap the sugar tax, as well as suspend the fuel duty and road accident fund levies for the industry... 


Tongaat Hulett executive director and incoming acting CEO Dan Marokane
Tongaat Hulett appoints acting CEO
7th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

Following the resignation of Tongaat Hulett CEO and executive director Gavin Hudson, with effect from February 28, the company has appointed executive director Dan Marokane as acting CEO. His... 


Agri SA executive director Christo van der Rheede
Agri SA reiterates warning of food shortages, price spikes as loadshedding continues
7th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Agri SA has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to address food security in his State of the Nation Address on February 9, given that the agricultural sector has lost more than... 


Treasury misses sugar tax reasoning deadline – SA Canegrowers
1st February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The National Treasury has missed the 30-day legislative deadline to respond to a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application submitted by industry organisation SA Canegrowers, which... 


Anti-dumping duties lapse on French fry imports
31st January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The anti-dumping tariffs on French fries placed on three European countries by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) have lapsed, which will bring relief to... 


Tongaat Hulett business rescue plan delayed; CEO resigns
30th January 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Tongaat Hulett announced that the joint business rescue practitioners (BRPs) have requested approval from creditors for an extension of the date for the publication of the business... 


Doctoral scientists being trained to adapt crops to improve food security
27th January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The African Plant Breeding Academy, which trains plant breeders in advanced crop breeding, is training 11 doctorate-level scientists from across the continent to use Clustered Regularly Interspaced... 


Sugarcane fields in South Africa
Sugar industry warns of R723m in loadshedding-induced losses for this year
26th January 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Industry body SA Canegrowers has appealed to government to implement measures to mitigate the impact of loadshedding on sugarcane growers, warning that its data shows that the South African sugar... 


grapes in hands
Weather, loadshedding contribute to smaller wine grape crop
25th January 2023 By: Darren Parker

The 2023 wine grape harvest – from January to April – is expected to deliver a smaller crop than in 2022, viticulturists and producer cellars have indicated in the latest crop estimate.... 


Chickens
Astral selling poultry products at a loss of R2/kg owing to loadshedding
25th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods has advised that its poultry division has experienced severe operational disruptions through the first quarter of its 2023 financial year, mainly as a... 


Franchise sector calls for govt to urgently deal with the loadshedding crisis
24th January 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Wine export volumes hold up despite port challenges, cost pressures
19th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


An energy crisis is seeping into South Africa’s food supply
18th January 2023 By: Bloomberg

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... 


New maize meal brand launched in Spar's KwaZulu-Natal stores
18th January 2023 By: Yvonne Silaule

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... 


Pick n Pay sees good initial response to pilot Takealot pickup point
9th January 2023 By: Darren Parker

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... 


Hume to invest R30m to expand dry store facilities in 2023
14th December 2022 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


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Nestlé ESAR undertaking sustainability initiatives
14th December 2022

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... 


PepsiCo launches R300m additional production line for breakfast cereal
12th December 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Unep calls for more meticulous pesticide, fertiliser management as global demand grows
9th December 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


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HPL threatens industry recovery
9th December 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

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)... 


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Plan aims to save industry
9th December 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

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... 


An image of Bell Equipment's UltECO 6
Sugar cane loader maximises capabilities
9th December 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

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... 


Tongaat Hulett's sugar operations in KwaZulu-Natal
Canegrowers call on Godongwana to eliminate the sugar tax
8th December 2022 By: Kenneth Creamer

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
Tiger Brands explores new beverage markets
7th December 2022

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... 


Tongaat to convene meeting to vote on BRP fees
6th December 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Green grapes
So far so good, says Vinpro as it shares wine grape crop expectations
5th December 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Tiger Brands reports a 10% increase in total revenue despite poor economic conditions
2nd December 2022 By: Darren Parker

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... 


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After challenging season, citrus industry moves to mitigate new and old risks
2nd December 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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,... 


Sugar production in KwaZulu-Natal
Sugar growers-led consortium sets out to buy Tongaat's assets
30th November 2022 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


SAB reveals new branding
SAB reveals new branding
30th November 2022

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


South African food inflation maintained its upward momentum in October
29th November 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Premier sees SAB’s R825m Prospecton investment as a vote of confidence in KZN
28th November 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

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... 


A solar photovoltaic plant has been installed at Nestlé's Babelegi factory, in Hammanskraal
Nestlé adds solar capacity at its Babelegi plant as part of 2050 net-zero plans
22nd November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Oros production line, at Tiger Brands' Roodekop facility
Tiger Brands targets increased consumption of its beverages
22nd November 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Astral lifts as poultry producer's profit more than doubles
21st November 2022 By: News24Wire

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... 


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