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... 

Scientists uncovering the health benefits of rooibos will receive a boost of close to R10-million, thanks to a partnership between the Department of Science and Innovation, and the South African... 

Software company SYSPRO Africa announced last month that it was completing the implementation a new software system – almost 100% remotely from South Africa – for a manufacturing and warehousing... 

Outsourced solutions provider Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) moved more than 600 000 stock items to a new warehouse facility for a client in September while maintaining full sales capacity... 

Distributor of consumer goods to Africa, Massmart, has opened its new flagship Riversands distribution centre in Riversands, Gauteng. The company announced that it had officially opened its new... 

In South Africa, a country where 'braais' are a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and hostility from the regulator. That... 

International trade consultant XA Global Trade Advisors has called on government to conduct an urgent review of the impact of import duties on the increasing cost of food and to remove newly... 

South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Science (CEFAS) – an executive agency of the UK Department for... 

Brewing company South African Breweries (SAB), in partnership with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), has handed over seven new Gauteng-based mobile Alcohol Evidence Centres... 

Flavour manufacturer Givaudan South Africa has inaugurated a new Consumer & Sensory Insights (CSI) centre at its production facility in Tulisa Park, Johannesburg, marking the first CSI centre for... 

Beer manufacturer Heineken this week unveiled a 6.5 MW solar power plant at its Sedibeng brewery, in Midvaal. The solar power plant was built as part of the company’s Build a Better World... 

Agroprocessing group Tongaat Hulett's board has determined that the company is in financial distress and has decided to start voluntary business rescue proceedings. The company reiterates in an... 

Food services franchisor Famous Brands reported an improved financial performance in the six months ending August 31, with headline earnings a share having increased by 121% year-on-year to R2.15.... 

Wine industry organisation Vinpro and industry body Winetech People Development have launched an e-learning platform through which South African wine industry vineyard workers can hone their... 

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted, in its latest “Food Inflation Brief”, that South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter to be referred to simply as... 

Packaging and processing company Tetra Pak published its annual Sustainability Report in August this year, which highlights the company’s achievements and ongoing initiatives to protect food,... 

Consumer packaged goods group Libstar invests in a sustainable packaging range – its Precious Plant packaging range - along with other biodegradable and compostable products, to reduce waste and... 

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Swiss bank BIC-BRED (Suisse) and Swiss commodity trading group Agro Companies International (ACI) have partnered to help finance the importation of... 

Industry organisation the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of South Africa (AMIE) is calling for a comprehensive review of import tariffs on poultry, saying “duties are simply another... 

JSE-listed food services franchisor Famous Brands has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of and claims against Steers Properties and the entire share capital of and... 

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has warned that the South African fruit farming sector, which is the largest employer of farm workers in the country, was, over the next decade... 

A substantial portion of plastic waste is not recycled and ends up in landfills, contributing greatly to plastics being regarded as the biggest environmental threat, says industry body Plastics SA... 

The need for and uptake of the circular economy mindset by larger organisations locally and globally was addressed during a webinar hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation surged 1.8% in month-on-month (m-o-m) terms in August, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported in its latest... 

JSE-listed Oceana’s board has appointed Zafar Mahomed as CFO designate and executive director effective from November 1. He will succeed interim CFO and executive director Ralph Buddle. Following... 

Beverage producer South African Breweries (SAB) has launched its first environment, social and governance (ESG) strategy, and will release its first Global Reporting Initiative-compliant ESG report... 

Investment holding company Remgro recorded a strong financial year ended June 30, despite headwinds that the company says can be regarded as extreme events, which disrupted the global and local...