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EXHIBITOR NEWS: Sri Lanka eyes South Africa for its coconut produce
“This show in Johannesburg is viewed as the ideal platform for making awareness of Sri Lanka’s range of coconut products in the South African market to gain market entry with long term focus”
BOS brand launches in the USA by promising ‘healthy can be fun’
BOS Iced Teas are available at select retailers throughout Southern California with nationwide distribution to follow
Could an Australian maggot be the solution to food waste?
Maggots eat food waste – chickens eat maggots. Insect recycled waste is fast becoming a multi-million dollar industry but experts say they can see some big challenges for the sector as most countries lack a regulatory framework that can handle the potential risks.
South Africa sees inflation rate slow to lowest level in seven years
The central bank cut its main interest rate to 6.5% in March but warned that inflation was at a low point in the current cycle and that it expected consumer prices to rise above 5% in the medium term.
EXHIBITOR NEWS: Helping to make your baking perfect with more than 25 years’ experience
Polish supplier offers its range of breads, cakes, cookies, coating glazes, toppings, ice creams, stabilizers, gels and thickeners… everything you want for the perfect food
EXHIBITOR NEWS: There’s always time for chocolate at Africa’s Big 7
An historic chocolatier with a unique approach to production has its sights set on greater presence across Southern Africa
EXHIBITOR NEWS: Portuguese olive oil leader plans South African expansion
Mirazeite combines tradition and modernity, remaining faithful to the noble underlying Portuguese tradition of olive oil making, obtaining a product that is distinguished by its purity and quality
Pick n Pay supermarket sees shares drop following mortuary-food storage row
Supermarket giant caught in row over Pick n Pay shop owner accused of sharing a food storage facility with a mortuary
African Christians begin campaign against the spread of halal food in South Africa
Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths and Food Lovers Market, food manufacturers and restaurants face campaign against the rise of halal certified meat in South Africa, where the animal has to be slaughtered using traditional methods to comply with the Islamic faith
Is South Africa ready for 500,000 new spaza shops?
The spaza sector is one of the best performers in terms of growth. Now a pair of entrepreneurs have revealed details of their new spaza franchise venture, promising tax-compliant, modern and digitally driven stores across the country.
African supermarket giant moves into Kenya
Africa’s biggest supermarket chain, Shoprite Holdings, will take advantage of disarray in Kenya’s grocery sector to open its first stores in the major East African market by the end of the year. Two of Kenya’s three top retailers are failing, opening the door to chains such as Shoprite and Carrefour . Chief executive Pieter Engelbrecht […]
How supermarkets can offer green energy with no additional cost
A Stellenbosch supermarket has introduced new green power saving measures that will allow electric cars to charge up outside the store for no additional cost
South Africa’s Clover Dairy sees profits rise, despite drought
The company expects a recovery in milk and fruit production despite the after-effects of a prolonged drought exacerbated by the severe Western Cape drought
Pregnant women in South Africa told avoid all processed meats ready to eat ‘like the plague’
Enterprise Polokwane factory tests positive for the listeriosis ST6, confirmed at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases as the strain to blame for the outbreak that killed 27 per cent of patients in South Africa.
How South African retailers will track shoppers in store: here’s how it works
“What retailers are aiming for is to offer a more personalised shopping experience by fitting bluetooth beacons in-store that will pick-up the shopper’s cellphone, which allows them to identify and communicate with the shopper.”
LEIGH ANGELO
PR & COMMUNICATIONS
Tel: +27 82 954 7833
Email: Leigh@tradeprojects.co.za
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