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How Pinetown-based tea start-up became a market leader

THIRTY years ago, South Africa was at a crossroads, voting in the country’s first democratic elections. At the same time, Joe Swart and Jonathan...

Young graduates invited to enter brewer’s recruitment drive

THE South African Breweries (SAB) is excited to announce the first edition of the SAB Talent Challenge. The program seeks to turn traditional talent...

Tugela Mill awarded certification for lignin-based product production

SAPPI Southern Africa has achieved GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) 2020 certification for Pelletin, one of its lignin-based products used as an additive in...

Chickens ready to fly the coop

RCL Foods delivered a pleasing set of results for the six months ended December 2023 in a challenging environment, according to a company SENS...

New analyser collects data three times faster and more efficiently

SKF has extended its renowned Microlog Analyser family of data collection devices with the addition of the Microlog Analyser dBX. Currently SKF’s most powerful...

SA’s pork leader invests in high-tech, low temperature efficiency

ESKORT, South Africa’s leading pork manufacturer, has expanded its Gauteng production capacity by 50% with a factory extension officially launched in mid-February. The 10,000 sqm...

Compressor series enables oil-free beer and wine processing

IF one drop of oil can contaminate 100 litres of fresh water, just imagine the potential harm that the ingress of oil vapours during...

R1.5bn palm oil plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ

PLANS are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials...

Brewer invests in Prospecton plant’s capability and capacity

SOUTH African Breweries (SAB), a subsidiary of SAB InBev, has invested R240 million in the company’s Prospecton plant to increase capacity and capability for...

R75m smart food factory opens in Dube Trade Zone

A LEADING South African food company, Futurelife, wholly owned by PepsiCo South Africa, opened its new manufacturing facility in the Dube Trade Zone at...

A chickenless festive season looms as prices soar

OPINION | SOUTH Africans should brace for a chickenless festive season this year as multiple industry issues come to a head, resulting in a...

Servitisation can unlock capital and build food production resilience in ‘interesting times’

By Manie de Waal, chief executive officer, Energy Partners ALMOST 60 years ago, on June 6, 1966, a young Robert F. Kennedy told an audience...

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State-owned energy company formed by merged subsidiaries

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Time is running out on the 125% solar tax incentive

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Diversified packaging group disposes of assets, refinances

NAMPAK Limited, the largest diversified packaging company in Africa, issued an update on Monday on key company developments including the asset disposal program and...