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Kantar introduces Uganda’s first consumer panel

Kantar introduces Uganda’s first consumer panel

26 Jun 2024

New Coca-Cola Wozzaah celebrates vibrant and dynamic African culture

New Coca-Cola Wozzaah celebrates vibrant and dynamic African culture

24 May 2024

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#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

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AB InBev multi-million rand funding boosts research into beer ingredients at SU

14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

BAT announces overhaul of its organisational and management structures

Karl Gernetzky 1 Sep 2017

Pioneer Foods develops focus on reducing sugar and salt

Pioneer Foods develops focus on reducing sugar and salt

24 Aug 2017

She Leads Africa launches accelerator for beauty startups

She Leads Africa launches accelerator for beauty startups

Tom Jackson 23 Aug 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

3 Aug 2017

L-R: Enda Kwinga, HR; Grant Brooke, CEO; Kikonde Mwatela, COO; Caine Wanjau, CTO; Mahia-John Mahiaini, CFO.

Twiga Foods raises investment to expand

1 Aug 2017

Futurelife celebrates a decade of nutrition

Futurelife celebrates a decade of nutrition

31 Jul 2017

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

Bekezela Phakathi 30 Jun 2017

Blockchain seen as tool in food safety

Blockchain seen as tool in food safety

6 Jun 2017

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2017

Nigerian male grooming market set for growth

Nigerian male grooming market set for growth

25 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

13 Apr 2017

Distell secures majority stake in Kenya-based KWAL

Distell secures majority stake in Kenya-based KWAL

5 Apr 2017

Taste to focus on food in future

5 Apr 2017

Angola gains cosmetics factory

Angola gains cosmetics factory

28 Mar 2017

African Reputation Index defines corporate reputation

African Reputation Index defines corporate reputation

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2017

Estée Lauder teams up with Nigeria's Jumia

Estée Lauder teams up with Nigeria's Jumia

15 Feb 2017

Lipton launches world's first raining dancefloor

Lipton launches world's first raining dancefloor

Amahle Madlala 16 Nov 2016

Coca-Cola posts 7% global revenues loss

Coca-Cola posts 7% global revenues loss

27 Oct 2016

A New Earth store

Organic, eco-living store opens in Nigeria

3 Oct 2016

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#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

Research group (Image Supplied)

AB InBev multi-million rand funding boosts research into beer ingredients at SU

14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

BAT announces overhaul of its organisational and management structures

Karl Gernetzky 1 Sep 2017

Pioneer Foods develops focus on reducing sugar and salt

Pioneer Foods develops focus on reducing sugar and salt

24 Aug 2017

She Leads Africa launches accelerator for beauty startups

She Leads Africa launches accelerator for beauty startups

Tom Jackson 23 Aug 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

3 Aug 2017

L-R: Enda Kwinga, HR; Grant Brooke, CEO; Kikonde Mwatela, COO; Caine Wanjau, CTO; Mahia-John Mahiaini, CFO.

Twiga Foods raises investment to expand

1 Aug 2017

Futurelife celebrates a decade of nutrition

Futurelife celebrates a decade of nutrition

31 Jul 2017

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

Bekezela Phakathi 30 Jun 2017

Blockchain seen as tool in food safety

Blockchain seen as tool in food safety

6 Jun 2017

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2017

Nigerian male grooming market set for growth

Nigerian male grooming market set for growth

25 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

13 Apr 2017

Distell secures majority stake in Kenya-based KWAL

Distell secures majority stake in Kenya-based KWAL

5 Apr 2017

Taste to focus on food in future

5 Apr 2017

Angola gains cosmetics factory

Angola gains cosmetics factory

28 Mar 2017

African Reputation Index defines corporate reputation

African Reputation Index defines corporate reputation

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2017

Estée Lauder teams up with Nigeria's Jumia

Estée Lauder teams up with Nigeria's Jumia

15 Feb 2017

Lipton launches world's first raining dancefloor

Lipton launches world's first raining dancefloor

Amahle Madlala 16 Nov 2016

Coca-Cola posts 7% global revenues loss

Coca-Cola posts 7% global revenues loss

27 Oct 2016

A New Earth store

Organic, eco-living store opens in Nigeria

3 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

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FAO raises its world cereal production forecast

12 Sep 2016

Doing business with China

Doing business with China

5 Aug 2016

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

27 Jul 2016

Faking food security

Faking food security

1 Jul 2016

Jumia to become Africa's one stop online destination

Jumia to become Africa's one stop online destination

24 Jun 2016

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

Atmosphere PR 13 Jun 2016

Grocery retailing: Five lessons for doing business in Africa

Grocery retailing: Five lessons for doing business in Africa

20 May 2016

Enjoy the feeling

Enjoy the feeling

Danette Breitenbach 23 Feb 2016

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Marthinus Van Loggerenberg 18 Jan 2016

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