Global commodity prices are expected to decline this year at the fastest clip since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, clouding the growth prospects of almost two-thirds of developing economies... 

The new umbrella body for the wine and brandy industry, SA Wine, has appointed Rico Basson as its CEO, effective June 1. Basson also serves as the MD of another industry body, Vinpro. 

The Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy (BFAP) on Tuesday highlighted, in its latest “Food Inflation Brief”, that South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter,... 

The UK has committed to providing developing countries with £4-million to drive down harmful emissions from outdated air conditioning units, cooling refrigeration and cold supply chains. In... 

Frozen foods importer, exporter and distributor Hume International said South Africa urgently needs to agree on a heat treatment protocol for mechanically deboned meat (MDM), such as the protocol... 

Industry body South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has decried the 8% drop in the final accurate recoverable value (RV) price for the 2022/23 season and asked Industry, Trade and... 

Industry body Vinpro has announced its support for a new wine tourism research pilot programme, which intends to generate tourism intelligence and help wineries use this information to grow their... 

The South African Breweries (SAB) has announced a R5.8-billion commitment to investment in the South African economy this year in addition to the R11.7-billion invested in the preceding two years.... 

Fast moving consumer goods manufacturer Tiger Brands launched a new centre to promote research and innovation within the groups various divisions on March 16. 

Dairy producer Lactalis South Africa has invested R140-million in a new evaporator dryer powder plant facility at its cheese manufacturing plant in Bonnievale, in the Western Cape, which will... 

Africa’s largest bank by assets Standard Bank has participated in a $300-million dual-currency revolving credit facility (RCF) extended to multinational fresh fruit and related products supplier... 

Grocery retailer Pick n Pay (PnP) has managed to reduce the volume of food waste in its operations by 28% in the past four years. The company is working towards reducing food waste by 50% by 2030.  

A new report into ongoing tariff investigations in South Africa indicates that it is taking an average of 22 months to finalise decisions on whether to either increase or remove an import duty,... 

The Competition Commission notes in its latest ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM)’ report for 2021 and 2022 that maize meal, sunflower oil and white and brown bread had seen opportunistic... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter: food) inflation jumped 1% in month-on-month terms in February, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported. In... 

Industry organisation the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) is concerned that giving relief to only one section of the food chain, namely food manufacturers, is unfair to retailers,... 

Diversified fish protein company Oceana Group has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets in South Africa, with its shares to be available for trade on A2X from April 3. “From an... 

Premier Group rose from its listing price as the company, which makes South African staples such as Blue Ribbon bread and Snowflake flour, started trading on Johannesburg’s stock exchange Friday.... 

The Gledhow sugar mill in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, which services more than 245 sugarcane growers, has been placed in business rescue. Industry body the South African Cane Growers Association (SA... 

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) producer Tiger Brands has launched a new multipurpose centre – the Sensorium, which is designed and intended to foster a culture of innovation in the business and... 

South African learners and schools continue to benefit measurably, meaningfully as a result of holistic health and nutrition initiative the Health in Action (HIA) programme. The number of children... 

In a media statement release last month industry representative The Beverage Association of South Africa (BevSA) on behalf of the industry, said it welcomes Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana 2023... 

South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC) GM Jill Atwood-Palm says the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to... 

Earlier this month, multinational brewing company Heineken South Africa spearheaded the launch of an initiative, Taverns of the Future, at The Spot 1818 in Phiri, Soweto.  The Spot 1818 is one of... 

Using vacuum cycling technology, local liquor manufacturer Doña Distillery has helped beverage producer and marketer Redford Beverages fast-track the development of its two new proudly South... 

JSE-listed consumer packaged goods giant Libstar has posted an 11.8% year-on-year decrease in normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 31. The company says trading... 

South Africa’s government has contingency plans in place to safeguard key food-production facilities against an escalation in power cuts that are already at record levels, the nation’s agriculture... 

Following what has been an extremely tough year for citrus growers, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) predicts another year of export declines may be in store, ahead of the... 

Consumer goods company Premier Group has released an abridged pre-listing statement relating to the admission to listing of the ordinary shares of Premier Group in the “Food Products” sector of the... 

Heineken's acquisition of South Africa’s biggest wine exporter got the final regulatory approval it needed, setting up the Dutch brewer for expansion across the continent. South Africa’s... 

South Africa’s oldest beer brand, Castle Lager, has partnered with food activist organisation SA Harvest to launch a first-of-its-kind Bread of the Nation campaign. The campaign involves Castle... 

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest will acquire a further 28% of the shares in and loan claims against abelone and oyster producer Viking Aquaculture for R210-million. "The... 

JSE-listed vertically integrated seafood company Sea Harvest has described 2022 as one of the most challenging financial years in the last decade, pointing out that the year was marked by... 

JSE-listed RCL Foods says it delivered a resilient set of results for the six months ended December 31. Revenue for the period  increased by 17.6% year-on-year to R20.2-billion, driven by a... 

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) is preparing an application for export accreditation in the European Union (EU) and Saudi Arabian markets, which GM Izaak Breitenbach says could have a...