INDUSTRY NEWS
Chickens culled across Western Cape as South Africa’s bird flu crisis grows
Losses are estimated at Rand 800m in six provinces of the Western Cape where Avian flu has already caused egg prices to soar and two million chickens have been culled. There could be job losses too warn industry chiefs. Other parts of south Africa have been hit as migratory birds spread the killer disease, including Johannesburg Zoo.
Father & son team explain why cucumbers provide a better South African income than tomatoes
Alan and Russell Heger speak to Farming Weekly about their Eastern Cape farming operation, which has become a major supplier of cucumbers across South Africa
Quality certificates issued to 50 Egyptian fish farms
How Egyptian government called in an international standards agency to ensure the best quality of farmed fish produced in the country
KFC tops list of South Africa’s favourite fast food restaurants
Colonel Sanders’s Kentucky fried chicken is not only the country’s favourite fast food brand, but it’s the top brand overall according to a survey of 3,500 people even beating mobile phone giant Samsung to South Africa’s heart
How South Africa’s is helping meet the European desire for blueberries
“The reason for the rapid expansion of the South African blueberry industry is that it can place early volumes on the overseas market, starting from July through to September”
Profits soar for supermarkets in South Africa, which have doubled liquor outlets in five years
The country’s big three register strong trading at their bottle stores according to a figures released in a new report
Agriculture was the main driver of South Africa’s emergence from a six month recesssion
South Africa’s agricultural sector leads the country out of recession – it expanded 33.6 per cent year on year thanks to the end of the three-year drought which caused a fall in crop production.
Video: The third and final day of one of Africa’s biggest retail and hospitality expos
Africa’s Big 7 was a key part of Retail & Hospitality Week 2017, which also saw the launch of The Hotel Show Africa 2017 alongside SAITEX, the continent’s biggest retail product sourcing expo
“Best ever” response for UK company at South Africa’s Retail and Hospitality show
“To be honest I have never been to a show where we have all these markets covered. We have also had a great quality of response. In fact, the best ever.”
SHOW NEWS: United States seek business partners in South Africa
“South Africa already has a trade agreement with the US, it’s called the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA).”
SHOW NEWS: South Africa’s salmon and trout farming showcased
Fish are then smoked or cured before being taken to stores or eateries or exported to countries including Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mauritius.
SHOW NEWS: Exporting South African excellence
“We have come to the show as we felt that there would be importers from Africa and Asia and from those we have met the response has been a positive one.”
SHOW NEWS: Why Poland tastes good
Poland Pavilion bring 15 businesses to Johannesburg – from specialist flavourings to canned drinks
SHOW NEWS: Getting a taste for the finer drinks in life
“This show enables smaller firms like us to reach out to a market which may not otherwise have been aware of our brand”
SHOW NEWS 2017: What southern Africa offers the world
All the best that southern Africa has to offer the rest of the world in the fields of retail and hospitality are currently on display in one place, according to South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Elizabeth Thabthe.
LEIGH ANGELO
PR & COMMUNICATIONS
Tel: +27 82 954 7833
Email: Leigh@tradeprojects.co.za
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