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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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FMCG brands better placed to weather Covid-19 storm - Global Advertising Trends report

30 Mar 2020

Global food prices drop amid coronavirus outbreak

10 Mar 2020

Windhoek-based Caterserve goes off-grid

Windhoek-based Caterserve goes off-grid

2 Mar 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

First West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

First West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

31 Jan 2020

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

29 Jan 2020

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

20 Jan 2020

NOSA Group acquires QPRO and SAIGAS

NOSA Group acquires QPRO and SAIGAS

16 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

Tammy Fry 7 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

Technology trends impacting global manufacturing in 2020

Technology trends impacting global manufacturing in 2020

Kevin Dherman 13 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

13 Dec 2019

Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

9 Dec 2019

From left to right: Beverly Farmer from Women in Wine, Malmsey Rangaka from M’Hudi Wines, Denise Stubbs from Thokozani, Sheila Hlanjwa from Lathitha Wines, and Carmen Stevens from Carmen Stevens Wines at the recent ProWine China.

Black-owned wine brands make history at ProWine China

6 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

4 Dec 2019

SA handcrafted gin Inverroche looks stateside with Charlize Theron

SA handcrafted gin Inverroche looks stateside with Charlize Theron

29 Nov 2019

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

28 Nov 2019

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

27 Nov 2019

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

Andrew Dawson 25 Nov 2019

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South African retailers reveal deals for Black Friday 2019

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Nov 2019

Best in SA packaging shine at Gold Pack Awards 2019

Best in SA packaging shine at Gold Pack Awards 2019

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Nov 2019

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

21 Nov 2019

These are Shoprite's standout suppliers for 2019

These are Shoprite's standout suppliers for 2019

19 Nov 2019

Coty buys controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics for $600m

Coty buys controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics for $600m

18 Nov 2019

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 Nov 2019

Drink gin, help the pangolins

Drink gin, help the pangolins

8 Nov 2019

P&G SA invests in local Always manufacturing plant

P&G SA invests in local Always manufacturing plant

5 Nov 2019

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

4 Nov 2019

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

4 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

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Global food prices drop amid coronavirus outbreak

10 Mar 2020

Windhoek-based Caterserve goes off-grid

Windhoek-based Caterserve goes off-grid

2 Mar 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

First West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

First West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

31 Jan 2020

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

29 Jan 2020

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

20 Jan 2020

NOSA Group acquires QPRO and SAIGAS

NOSA Group acquires QPRO and SAIGAS

16 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

Tammy Fry 7 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

Technology trends impacting global manufacturing in 2020

Technology trends impacting global manufacturing in 2020

Kevin Dherman 13 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

13 Dec 2019

Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

9 Dec 2019

From left to right: Beverly Farmer from Women in Wine, Malmsey Rangaka from M’Hudi Wines, Denise Stubbs from Thokozani, Sheila Hlanjwa from Lathitha Wines, and Carmen Stevens from Carmen Stevens Wines at the recent ProWine China.

Black-owned wine brands make history at ProWine China

6 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

4 Dec 2019

SA handcrafted gin Inverroche looks stateside with Charlize Theron

SA handcrafted gin Inverroche looks stateside with Charlize Theron

29 Nov 2019

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

28 Nov 2019

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

Call for SA's major supermarkets to drop exclusive leases with malls

27 Nov 2019

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

Andrew Dawson 25 Nov 2019

Image credit: Getty

South African retailers reveal deals for Black Friday 2019

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Nov 2019

Best in SA packaging shine at Gold Pack Awards 2019

Best in SA packaging shine at Gold Pack Awards 2019

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Nov 2019

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

21 Nov 2019

These are Shoprite's standout suppliers for 2019

These are Shoprite's standout suppliers for 2019

19 Nov 2019

Coty buys controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics for $600m

Coty buys controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics for $600m

18 Nov 2019

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 Nov 2019

Drink gin, help the pangolins

Drink gin, help the pangolins

8 Nov 2019

P&G SA invests in local Always manufacturing plant

P&G SA invests in local Always manufacturing plant

5 Nov 2019

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

4 Nov 2019

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

Agreement ensures Khoi, San earn share of Rooibos trade

4 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

Data technology driving agility in retail

Data technology driving agility in retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Oct 2019

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

9 Oct 2019

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

3 Oct 2019

Inglot to release Powerpuff Girls make-up collection

Inglot to release Powerpuff Girls make-up collection

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: How to whet the appetite of food investors

#FoodNextAfrica: How to whet the appetite of food investors

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Sep 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Egyptian e-commerce startup MaxAB secures $6.2m seed funding

Egyptian e-commerce startup MaxAB secures $6.2m seed funding

26 Sep 2019

Beyond meat? The market for meat substitutes is way overdone

Beyond meat? The market for meat substitutes is way overdone

Paul Wood 25 Sep 2019

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

23 Sep 2019

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