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Dalewood’s Huguenot cheese wears SA's 2013 dairy crown

The six-month matured Huguenot...

OPINION: Embrace the biotech in your basket

A must-read editorial by Dr Leon Van Eck (left), a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Genetics (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences) at Stellenbosch University. He recently won first prize in the...

Gauteng drops ludicrous proposal on Sunday alcohol ban

Sanity has prevailed... Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Nkosiphendule Kolisile, has withdrawn the widely-criticised proposal to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sundays in the province, a move that has...

Hot news! Peppadew branches out of piquante peppers

Peppadew International is set to expand the presence of its Peppadew brand and drive growth in the pickle category with the launch of an innovative new range of products featuring Pickled Onions, Jalapeno...

The rise and rise of SA's black middle class

South Africa’s black middle class has more than doubled over the last eight years according to new research by the UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing. Growing from 1.7 million South Africans...

First SA Burger King opens today

Burger King, the world’s second largest hamburger chain, will open up its first South African branch today at midday, on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. The first 1000 customers through the door...

SA raisin producer solves a sticky problem and scores massive business growth

Ishida technology and expertise has enabled Fruits du Sud, a South African producer of high quality raisins, to grow its business by 130% per annum over the past two years.

Frutarom snaps up SA flavour company JannDeRee

Yet more M&A activity in SA's food ingredients sector... Israel's fast-track flavour group, Frutarom Industries, has announced it has signed a deal for the acquisition of the Jo-burg-based flavour...

Supermarkets named in meat mislabelling respond

Popular supermarkets including Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Woolworths, Spar and Fruit & Veg have responded to a City Press report that identified them as stocking incorrectly labelled meat products, largely...

Distell buys top Scotch whisky producer, Burn Stewart Distillers

The Distell Group, Africa's leading spirits, wines and RTD business, has acquired a top-performing producer of Scotch whiskies, Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, for just over R2,2 billion (£160 million)...

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