Why Africa’s premier food & beverage event is so important to the industry
Africa’s Big 7 is the centrepiece of Africa Hospitality Week 2018 and brings together world-class suppliers with a top-level three-day conference and exciting demonstrations
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SA’s Tiger Brands roars into acquisition mode
Consumer goods giant reveals its expansion strategy across southern Africa – but with money to invest it admits finding the right opportunities is still difficult
Is this the solution to the lack of machinery holding back Africa’s small farmers?
South American and Asian farmers have five times as many tractors as Africans. To meet its potential as ‘the food basket of the world’ farmers need not only subsidised machinery but clear government support to emerging private markets.
Food prices in South Africa up 3 per cent year on year
Comparing prices between September 2016 and September 2017, food price inflation in its basket of 36 items hit just under 3 per cent – but a new report questions whether some retailers used the drought to push up prices across all foodstuffs
Pick n Pay CEO’s profit promise is on track
Nearly three years ago, Pick n Pay’s CEO Richard Brasher told shareholders that the retail group had completed its phase of “stabilising the business” that was the first step in its effort to rein in losses and return the retailer to its former glory, says www.moneyweb.co.za
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
