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Healthcare

Biotts makes history: Transdermal insulin delivery

2 May 2024

Healthcare

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

19 Apr 2024

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

Agriculture

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

1 Feb 2024

Marketing & Media

Coca-Cola in Africa: a long history full of unexpected twists and turns

Sara Byala 4 Jan 2024

#MusicExchange: OMD makes a comeback with Bauhaus Staircase

Lifestyle

#MusicExchange: OMD makes a comeback with Bauhaus Staircase

Martin Myers 7 Dec 2023

Healthcare

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

RCL Foods offices. Source: Rainbow Chicken

Agriculture

Sugar tax and rising feed costs send RCL Foods profits tumbling

Tannur Anders 4 Sep 2023

South Africa's sugar cane industry supports thousands of households. Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz/Pexels

Agriculture

Sugar tax hike threatens to cripple industry, says SA Canegrowers

31 Aug 2023

Are sugar and caffeine fizzling out of South Africa's soft drinks market?

Retail

Are sugar and caffeine fizzling out of South Africa's soft drinks market?

Issued by Insight Survey 19 Jun 2023

Retail

Sales of soft drinks surge in South Africa's beverage industry

14 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Cracking down on obesity in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 19 Apr 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

Retail

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

Agriculture

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

30 Jan 2023

Retail

SA coffee brand enters Middle East market

13 May 2022

South African retail racks up R516bn in annual sales

Retail

South African retail racks up R516bn in annual sales

12 May 2022

Shoprite Group to prioritise locally-produced sugar on shelf

Retail

Shoprite Group to prioritise locally-produced sugar on shelf

24 Jan 2022

SA Canegrowers calls for sugar tax to be scrapped

Agriculture

SA Canegrowers calls for sugar tax to be scrapped

10 Nov 2021

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agriculture

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

Will innovation bring the fizz back to SA's carbonated soft drinks industry?

Retail

Will innovation bring the fizz back to SA's carbonated soft drinks industry?

Issued by Insight Survey 3 May 2021

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Finance

New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

Agriculture

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

8 Jan 2021

Covid-19 lockdown impacts significantly on beverage categories

Retail

Covid-19 lockdown impacts significantly on beverage categories

Dr Dana Braithwaite, Issued by BMi Research 26 Nov 2020

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Agriculture

Sugar masterplan signing welcomed by industry stakeholders

20 Nov 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Retail

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

Jane Simmonds & Charles Parry 8 Jul 2020

Is SA's G&T lifestyle trend keeping the soft drinks market flowing?

Marketing & Media

Is SA's G&T lifestyle trend keeping the soft drinks market flowing?

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Mar 2020

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Retail

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Feb 2020

#EntrepreneurMonth: Shaking up soda with Pura Beverage Company's Greig Jansen

Retail

#EntrepreneurMonth: Shaking up soda with Pura Beverage Company's Greig Jansen

Lauren Hartzenberg 5 Nov 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

Healthcare

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Agriculture

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Dawie Maree 9 Oct 2019

RTD iced tea category declines

Marketing & Media

RTD iced tea category declines

Issued by BMi Research 30 Sep 2019

Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for the beverage sector

Retail

Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for the beverage sector

Marilyn Nel and Khathu Musingadi, Issued by BMi Research 27 May 2019

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Jerome Brink 22 May 2019

Agriculture

Unfair import competition and sugar tax likely to lead to job losses

Gilberto Biacuana 26 Mar 2019

Sugar tax on the rise: The current global state of play

Healthcare

Sugar tax on the rise: The current global state of play

Elly Irving 25 Feb 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

Retail

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

21 Feb 2019

5 branding and packaging trends R&D managers need to know

Retail

5 branding and packaging trends R&D managers need to know

20 Feb 2019

Is sugar tax really a health measure or a tax income stream?

Finance

Is sugar tax really a health measure or a tax income stream?

18 Feb 2019

Connected and engaged consumers driving change in food and beverage industry

Retail

Connected and engaged consumers driving change in food and beverage industry

7 Feb 2019

Are South Africans really saying no to fizzy drinks?

Marketing & Media

Are South Africans really saying no to fizzy drinks?

Issued by Insight Survey 6 Feb 2019

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni. Photo:IFP

Finance

What will the budget hold in store for us?

Nicci Botha 1 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

Retail

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

David Drew 7 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

18 Dec 2018

SA's top retailers on improving access to fresh and healthy food

Retail

SA's top retailers on improving access to fresh and healthy food

21 Nov 2018

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

Retail

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

25 Oct 2018

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

Agriculture

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

David Neves 24 Oct 2018

MTBPS: Tax, tax and more tax

Finance

MTBPS: Tax, tax and more tax

Madelein Grobler & Jolandie Crauwcamp 18 Oct 2018

Sugar Industry Regulations gazetted

Legal

Sugar Industry Regulations gazetted

15 Oct 2018