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South Africa stands proud in SIAL d’Or Awards

SIAL food expo only takes place in October, but the winners of its SIAL d’Or new product competition have already been announced. Judging, by editors of 28 retail trade magazines from around the world,...

Blue Smarties are back

Nestlé has reintroduced the distinctive blue SMARTIES to the popular range, now made with a natural colourant, and accompanied with a marketing campaign focused on inspiring creativity in kids.

SA’S 'oupa' of red wines, Chateau Libertas, now 80

Chateau Libertas, believed to be South Africa’s oldest red blend, celebrates its 80th birthday this year. It was launched in 1932 by an American medical doctor, adventurer and former Texas Ranger,...

Focus on food inflation - the poor get whacked

The poorest 30% of SA’s population now spend almost 39% of their income...

Coffee with a conscience

This week is Fairtrade Coffee Week in South Africa. While...

OPINION: Fair trade, unfair trade-off

Last Friday was World Fair Trade Day and this week is, locally, Fairtrade Coffee Week. Sure, a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, but is it more about superficially soothing one’s conscience...

Naturex visit highlights value of local market

The importance of the South African as well as the rest of the African market for leading global natural ingredients supplier, Naturex, was highlighted recently when two top executives spent a week in...

In Woolies we still trust

Despite taking a publicity knock earlier this year for allegedly copying the packaging of a Frankies' soft drinks, Woolworths has the best reputation among South Africa's top companies.

Portobello cheese SA’s top dairy product for 2012

Rhodes Food Group can take a deserved bow - its Portobello Franschhoek Angelot, a washed-rind cheese, has been crowned as the 2012 Dairy Product of the Year. In Agri-Expo's annual dairy championships,...

Woolies opens first full supermarket

Local high-end retailer Woolworths came one step closer in its bid to lure what CEO Ian Moir calls "trolley shoppers" away from rival Pick n Pay by recently opening its first supermarket.

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