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Salba welcomes ban on duty-free alcohol, tobacco sales to foreign diplomats
6th October 2023 By: Darren Parker

The South Africa Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba) has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s amendment to the Customs and Excise Act and Value-Added Tax Act, banning the duty-free sale... 


Winners of the SAB Beyond Awards for 2023, along with Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
Woolworths lauded for its SDG successes at sustainability awards
6th October 2023 By: Darren Parker

Retailer Woolworths took home the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Champion award, which recognises the organisation with the most comprehensive and impactful overall contribution towards the... 


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EPR regulations positive for waste reduction
6th October 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

The amended Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, instituted in November 2020, require product importers and manufacturers in the packaging industry to contribute towards the... 


Futurelife's new facility in the Dube TradePort SEZ, in KwaZulu-Natal
Futurelife opens new R75m manufacturing facility in Dube TradePort SEZ
5th October 2023 By: Darren Parker

South African health foods manufacturer Futurelife, wholly owned by food and beverage company PepsiCo South Africa, has opened its new manufacturing facility in the Dube TradePort special economic... 


Chickens
Bird flu: Poultry industry warns that possible temporary import rebates could destroy it
4th October 2023 By: News24Wire

The government is considering a temporary rebate on poultry meat import duties to mitigate South Africa's worst-ever bird flu outbreak, but this has elicited a warning from the South African... 


Chickens in cages
South Africa mulls trade options as bird flu hits poultry supply
3rd October 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government is assessing trade measures and the possibility of vaccination to ease shortages of poultry products and contain the spread of avian flu in the country. Agriculture, Land... 


South African food inflation continued its downward trend in August
2nd October 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation) in South Africa continued to decelerate in August, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the Bureau... 


A gentleman giving a talk standing on a stage in front of a large screen with the word PHYGITAL
Talk of the town at Indaba
29th September 2023

The Manufacturing Indaba, being held in October, endeavours to promote positive changes in sub-Saharan Africa’s manufacturing landscape – a source of livelihood for millions of people and leading... 


Chickens
Bird flu crisis: Govt to fast-track vaccines amid fears of chicken, egg shortage
26th September 2023 By: News24Wire

The SA government plans to fast-track the use of vaccines to fight bird flu as virulent strains of the disease sweep across SA's poultry sector.  Making the announcement in a statement on Monday... 


chicken processing line
Loadshedding and ‘worst-ever’ bird flu hit Astral profit
21st September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Poultry producer Astral Foods expects to post a loss this year as the company had to foot a R919-million bill to mitigate against loadshedding, while the industry suffers its “worst-ever” bird flu... 


Albany invests in refreshed brand positioning
19th September 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Tiger Brands’ Bakeries business Albany is refreshing its brand positioning and encouraging more people to celebrate their ‘realness’. In the last year, the Tiger Brands Bakeries management team... 


Fruit and vegetables
Commission unpacks why food inflation remains high despite overall inflation easing
13th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While overall inflation has come down in recent months to its lowest level since October 2021, food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate for all goods and services. The Competition... 


Libstar to simplify portfolio, consolidate divisions and product lines
12th September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed consumer packaged goods company Libstar will simplify its portfolio composition by reducing exposure to underperforming business units, formalising divestment mandates or other strategic... 


Roasted chicken
Hume warns of high poultry prices ahead of festive season
11th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africans are facing the possibility of a chickenless festive season this year owing to a perfect storm of supply shortages and rapid price hikes, says meat wholesaler Hume International. MD... 


A maize farm in Lichtenburg
Agriculture was the fastest growing sector of the SA economy in the second quarter
11th September 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has, in its brief report 'Perspectives on Agriculture’s Performance in Q2 of 2023', highlighted the contribution of the agricultural sector to... 


An aerial view of the Westgate Shopping centre with teh rood almost completely covered in a solar photovoltaic panel array
Firm pushing for investment in energy projects
8th September 2023 By: Halima Frost

Having realised the potential of particularly solar energy in the renewable-energy sector, independent investment and advisory firm Bravura aims to implement additional in-house capabilities to... 


SAB's Alrode facility
SAB CEO calls for greater excise tax increase certainty to protect the beer industry
6th September 2023 By: Darren Parker

Beer maker South African Breweries (SAB) CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac has called on government to create greater certainty around excise tax increases going forward, stating that yearly increases that... 


Loadshedding, high inputs bite into RCL Foods’ profitability for FY23
4th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed consumer goods company RCL Foods has posted a 24.5% year-on-year decrease in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R1.71-billion for the financial... 


Sea Harvest posts higher interim earnings despite another loadshedding knock
4th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest has posted a 23% increase in earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to R352-million for the six months ended June 30, on the back of strong... 


Rainbow’s R220-million investment was used to increase capacity at Hammarsdale
Second shift at Rainbow’s Hammarsdale facility to boost capacity, jobs
4th September 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Local poultry company Rainbow on August 28 “revived” a second operational shift at its Hammarsdale P2 processing plant in KwaZulu-Natal, while also commemorating the facility’s 60th year... 


Firm expands temperature-controlled logistics platform through acquisition
1st September 2023

Leading cold chain logistics platform Commercial Cold Holdings (CCH), which is controlled by funds managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) a subsidiary of Old Mutual... 


Image of a man lifting bulk bags with a forklift
Pallet-free bulk bags developed
1st September 2023

Materials handling systems specialist Conceptainer has developed solutions to protect product integrity and enable efficient handling, stacking and storage in the design and local manufacture of... 


GAME-CHANGER
Aerobotics supports farmers globally with “ground-breaking
AI-engineered solutions boost fruit and nut industry resilience
1st September 2023

The 2023 season has not been without its frustrations for fruit and nut farmers, says Aerobotics GM Ken Treloar. “A host of challenging conditions domestically and across markets have pressured... 


Image of multi-fuel biomass layout
Firm installs new boilers to optimise operations
1st September 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Energy plant operations and maintenance company Associated Energy Services (AES) is working on an operational optimisation project for a client in the fishing industry to install an additional 60... 


Image of hole plate tool for sausages
Firm launches smart tools range
1st September 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Food safety hygiene, equipment efficiency, plant modernisation, sustainability and upgrades to reduce downtime are the key focus areas for the food and beverage industry, following increased local... 


A sugarcane field in South Africa
Unilateral sugar tax increase without consultation threatens more livelihoods – SA Canegrowers
31st August 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The publication of the 'Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill', which includes an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) that is due to take effect on April 1,... 


Bidcorp declares 500c-a-share dividend, posts higher headline earnings
30th August 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed food service group Bidcorp increased group trading profits by 38.4% to R10.5-billion for the year ended June 30 and increased headline earnings a share by 35.4% to R20.82, up from R15.38... 


An image of a coke bottle
Coca-Cola Africa appoints Sergio Vieira as new South African Franchise Operations VP
29th August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Beverage producer Coca-Cola Africa has welcomed Sergio Vieira as the new VP of Franchise Operations South Africa. He joins the Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit in Johannesburg. 


With the Rainbow Hammarsdale expansion, Rainbow has re-instated roughly 750 jobs, with an additional 100 jobs to be initiated by June next year
Rainbow celebrates 60 years of processing excellence, embarks on new growth chapter
29th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Poultry company Rainbow on August 28 marked the commemoration of its sixtieth anniversary with an event held in Hammarsdale, in KwaZulu-Natal. This occasion served as a tribute to Rainbow's six... 


Vegetables being transported on a farm
South African food inflation continued to decrease in July, but still far above CPI inflation
28th August 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has, in its latest 'Food Inflation Brief', highlighted that South Africa’s food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation – hereafter to be... 


Wine grapes
Vinpro’s Gen-Z Vineyard Project broadens innovation span with more demo sites
25th August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Vinpro’s flagship Gen-Z Vineyard Project has highlighted in a report for the 2022/23 period the efforts of the project across its demonstration sites, including on innovation,... 


Nestlé localises production of coffee mixes
Nestlé localises production of coffee mixes
23rd August 2023

Food and beverage company Nestlé South Africa in July showcased a new production plant at its site in Babalegi, Hammanskraal, to locally produce the Nescafé Gold range of coffee mixes. The... 


SAB and Isanti Glass commemorate transformational partnership
SAB and Isanti Glass commemorate transformational partnership
10th August 2023

Beer maker South African Breweries and South Africa’s first majority black-owned glass container manufacturer Isanti Glass marked three years of partnership at a commemorative event on July 11.... 


Frozen poultry
Poultry anti-dumping duties reimposed on imports of frozen bone-in portions
3rd August 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in portions of chicken originating in or imported from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain have been reinstated after the lapse of the 12-month... 


Heineken announces employee share ownership plan
26th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Further to merger conditions imposed by the South African competition authorities, beer maker Heineken Beverages South Africa has announced the launch of an employee share ownership plan (ESOP)... 


Lactalis South Africa GM Herman Janse van Rensburg
Lactalis South Africa appoints new GM
25th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Dairy producer Lactalis South Africa has appointed Herman Janse van Rensburg as its new GM with effect from July 18. Janse van Rensburg succeeds Alban Damour, who has taken up his new assignment as... 


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