Industry News
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA Flip Flop Day 2023
Made up of passionate, caring, committed and dedicated staff and volunteers, CHOC’s one goal is simple – to save lives through early detection. Support them by taking part in the Flip Flop Day.
The Franchise Sector Joins The Call for Urgent Action
The Franchise Association of South Africa adds its voice to other representative business associations calling on government to take urgent action to resolve the energy crisis and bring national security under control.
Pick n Pay removes 3,500+ tonnes of salt and sugar in five years
Pick n Pay has taken significant steps to improve the health of South Africans by removing over 3,500 tonnes of salt and sugar from its private label range over the last five years.
Western Cape School awarded R10 000 prize by Danone NutriDay for recycling efforts
Danone NutriDay celebrated Wavecrest Primary School in the Western Cape as one of the three national winners in the company’s recent recycling campaign – Tubs2Classrooms.
African Regional Apimondia Symposium
Heading into 2023, South Africa is the host country for the African Regional Apimondia Symposium (ARAS) which is the first ever in Africa.
From sustainability to regeneration: The wine industry’s revitalising journey
Regenerative business is the new sustainability. Wine farms across the globe, from Troon in the USA and Domaine Bousquet in Argentina to Spier here at home, are practising regenerative farming, which looks after the soil in which the vines grow. Here’s why.
Increased Innovation Drives Growth of Pick n Pay’s Plant-Based Range
Pick n Pay has launched over 150 new plant-based products in the past two years
SANBWA questions accuracy & validity of supposedly toxic bottled water
The accuracy – and therefore validity – of the ‘Tests find toxic bottled water in Pretoria’ research has been questioned by a respected hydrogeologist and author after the South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) had promised the media and consumers that it would investigate.
UK bans single-use plastics
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced this month.
New edition of “Poisoned” to be released ahead of Netflix documentary
Jeff Benedict’s 2013 bestseller “Poisoned” has been made into a Netflix documentary and a new edition of the book that is tied to the release of the film is due out in January 2023.
Corporate philanthropy to sustain microenterprises
As the year draws to a close and many businesses look for charitable causes to make donations to, owner and founder of The Graphic Ballroom suggests finding tangible and sustainable ways to make a difference to uplift small businesses that may lack the expertise or the funding to pay for the services you’re able to offer.
Mentoring competition entrants adds value to careers and industry sectors
RCL FOODS Young Chefs and Young Bakers competitions, where all competitors – not just the winners – are supported, advised and encouraged from the earliest stages of the competition, through to the end.