Dawn CEO Derek Tod on the group selling a 51% stake in its local manufacturing businesses to Grohe for R880m in cash‚ in this interview conducted on July 2. (Video) 4 Jul 2014
Snack manufacturer, Simba, a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc, has launched its third South African manufacturing facility in Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. Described as a world-class manufacturing facility, employing the latest technologies, it will enable the company to meet the increasing demand for its Lays and Simba potato chip products. 11 Jun 2014
KPMG has released its 2014 Global Manufacturing Outlook (GMO), which indicates that manufacturers should look to improve profitable growth through innovation, collaboration and supply chain integration, in an 'era of disruptive complexity'. 19 May 2014
The inaugural Manufacturing Indaba will be held 19-20 May 2014 at Emperor's Palace, Ekurhuleni. The event comprises a conference and exhibition, with a focus towards growing the South African manufacturing sector. 8 May 2014
Commenting on the high number of public holidays in April/May 2014 and the call by some to reduce the numbers of holidays, Christo Botes, executive director of Business Partners says, "The impact can be managed given that these days are planned in advance, thereby allowing businesses to plan appropriately and factor in the possible effects of less work days." 30 Apr 2014
To support its rapid expansion plan in Africa‚ Burger King SA has opened its first meat manufacturing plant in the country‚ the company said on Wednesday, 23 April 2014. 24 Apr 2014
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Local car manufacturers are preparing contingency plans to avoid further production losses in the event of a mid-year strike at components suppliers. 10 Mar 2014
Late last week, Clover officially opened its expanded production and distribution facility in Queensburgh, Durban, a R171 million investment. This forms part of the recently completed Project Cielo Blu, which was the primary capital expenditure programme following the company's listing on the JSE and successful capital raise of R500 million in December 2010. 24 Feb 2014
The growth in sub-Saharan Africa offers African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) boundless opportunities in 2014, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects economic growth in in the region to be slightly higher than of that in 2013, at around 6%. This is coupled to more than one billion consumers on the continent who spend $600 billion annually, with the fastest growing middle class in the world and the significant opportunities in connecting with the world. 20 Feb 2014
Industry body the Manufacturing Circle says it is too early to assess the effect the rapid decline in the rand is having on South African industry. 28 Jan 2014
The rate of growth in SA's manufacturing production slowed to 0.3% year on year (y/y) in November after a revised increase of 1.7% (1.5%) y/y in October 2013‚ data released by Statistics SA on Thursday (9 January 2014) showed. 10 Jan 2014
Frost & Sullivan has released its report 'Analysis of the Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) Market within Sub-Saharan Africa's Beverages Industry', which finds that the market earned revenues of US$23 million in 2012 and estimates this to reach $32.2 million in 2019. 21 Nov 2013
Unilever broke ground on Thursday, 7 November 2013, for a state-of-the-art ice-cream factory in Midrand‚ which it says will help drive growth for the company in emerging markets. 8 Nov 2013
DuPont Nutrition & Health introduces a new generation of protective dairy cultures with its Danisco Holdbac YM Plus, which controls the contamination of fermented dairy products by yeast and mould, one of the greatest challenges facing dairy manufacturers. 30 Oct 2013
A selection of cold meats. Image: Wiki Images
Privately-held investment group Zungu Investments Company (Zico) said it had purchased a 30% stake in Seemann's‚ a Gauteng-based meat processing business. 18 Oct 2013
The seasonally adjusted Kagiso purchasing managers' index (PMI) added 4.3 index points to a more than expected 56.5 in August‚ data today, 2 September 2013, showed. 2 Sep 2013
Manufacturing production increased by 0.4% in June 2013 compared with June 2012‚ data released by Statistics South Africa on Thursday showed. In May 2013 manufacturing production rose by 2.1%. 8 Aug 2013
K-Way, the manufacturing division of the Cape Union Mart Group, was awarded the 2013 Best LEAN Team Award for the Western Cape region, as one of nine participants in the Clothing and Textile Competitiveness Improvement Programme (CTCIP), a joint national initiative by the dti and the IDC. 31 Jul 2013
Global manufacturers are enhancing their supply chain networks for efficiency and innovation. 11 Jul 2013
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