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SA's omega-3 supplements - a load of old codswallop?

The headline may be a touch strong, but a new study out of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology has proved it's largely true. The majority of omega-3 supplements available locally ain't what they...

Maggot protein is new fishmeal for livestock, says SA start-up

The world urgently needs new and sustainable sources of protein. Two South African entrepreneurs believe one answer lies in the humble maggot (larva of a fly). Their business, AgriProtein, is already...

Fair Cape launches really green milk

Fair Cape Dairies has gone a green step further with its fresh milk, replacing its Free Range trademark with a new marque, Fair Cape ECO-FRESH, a milk range produced in an ecologically-friendly manner...

Tasty new economy offering from I&J

Interesting to see more budget-conscious NPD coming to the fore...

Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing now a division of CJP Chemicals

In a strategic move that offers significant growth opportunities for both parties, Sharon Bolel Chemical Marketing has been wholly acquired by CJP Chemicals, effective from 11 November 2011. Both leading...

New soft drink ‘Yes!’ launched in Western Cape

Yes! is a new carbonated soft drink, launched in December 2011 in the Western Cape, on a marketing platform of being "a new youth product talking directly to the South African youth market and allowing...

Liqui-Fruit launches fizzy variant

Liqui-Fruit, South Africa’s favourite fruit juice brand*, has introduced Liqui-Fruit Sparkling, a new range of carbonated 100% fruit juice dual flavour blends, with no added sugar or preservatives and...

Frankies takes on Woolworths over alleged imitation products

You couldn't buy the positive PR that Frankie's Olde Soft Drink Company created pre-Christmas with its allegation that Woolworths has plagiarised (vehemently denied by the retailer) their packaging and...

Coca-Cola denies accusations of propping up Swaziland's dictator

Coca-Cola has strongly dismissed accusations that it has been propping up one of Africa's most notorious dictators, Swaziland's Mswati III, via its concentrate operations in the country that are said...

Unilever SA's new Durban factory: a green giant

Unilever's new R670-million savoury foods factory in Durban,...

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