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Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Advertising

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

21 hours

NIQ report reveals opportunities for private label FMCG growth in South Africa

Research

NIQ report reveals opportunities for private label FMCG growth in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 24 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

NIQ unveils winners of the 8th Annual NIQ Design Impact Awards

Marketing

NIQ unveils winners of the 8th Annual NIQ Design Impact Awards

Issued by NielsenIQ 27 Mar 2025

The future of digital commerce in the consumer packaged goods industry

Retail

The future of digital commerce in the consumer packaged goods industry

Setjhaba Molloyi & Lauren Samaai 4 Mar 2025

Advertising

Oscars reach unprecedented demand with sold-out ads and A-list sponsors

3 Mar 2025

Libstar shows solid growth, continues strategic shift to focus on food-only business

Banking & Finance

Libstar shows solid growth, continues strategic shift to focus on food-only business

12 Sep 2024

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Food & bev. services

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Brendan Grundlingh 28 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Wendy van Zyl, Libstar’s category and customer executive

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Wendy van Zyl, Libstar’s category and customer executive

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Aug 2024

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Retailers

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Moez Ali 11 Mar 2024

HPC – it’s all in the (traced and transparent) ingredients

Health & Beauty

HPC – it’s all in the (traced and transparent) ingredients

Olufunsho Ariyo 11 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

Trends

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

Carla Gontier 8 Jan 2024

International Day of the Girl Child: Our time is now - Our rights, our future!

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International Day of the Girl Child: Our time is now - Our rights, our future!

Issued by Triple Eight 10 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf WPP and Shopify have formed a strategic, global partnership

Digital

WPP and Shopify form a strategic, global partnership

4 Oct 2023

State of the Retail Nation - The price is still not right for many South Africans

FMCG

State of the Retail Nation - The price is still not right for many South Africans

13 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf Packaging design plays a valuable role in the consumer sales and ROI process at a retail level

Design

Packaging design: Playing a vital role in consumer sales and retail ROI

Issued by Just Design 22 Aug 2023

Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding

FMCG

Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding

Tannur Anders 7 Jun 2023

Kobus Gertenbach, Premier Group CEO. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Consumer goods company Premier Group posts almost 40% jump in annual profit

Tannur Anders 6 Jun 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

FMCG

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

Seun Sanni 31 May 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

FMCG

Tiger Brands says load shedding set to squeeze income

Promit Mukherjee 30 May 2023

Pioneer Foods to take full ownership of Futurelife

FMCG

Pioneer Foods to take full ownership of Futurelife

30 May 2023

FMCG

Rhodes and Bull Brand producer RFG grows revenue but load shedding weighs on costs

25 May 2023

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Regulatory

SA consumers called to comment on draft food labelling regulations

24 May 2023

Western Cape family business reaps rewards of "breakthrough" Checkers deal

FMCG

Western Cape family business reaps rewards of "breakthrough" Checkers deal

18 May 2023

KWV names John Loomes as new CEO

FMCG

KWV names John Loomes as new CEO

18 May 2023

Danone Southern Africa appoints first female head of manufacturing

FMCG

Danone Southern Africa appoints first female head of manufacturing

18 May 2023

Eduvos Potchefstroom hosts teachers' workshop

Higher Education

Eduvos Potchefstroom hosts teachers' workshop

Issued by Eduvos 16 May 2023

Tadeu Marroco, new chief executive of BAT. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Tadeu Marroco takes the helm at British American Tobacco

16 May 2023

PepsiCo South Africa names new CEO after Tertius Carstens retires

FMCG

PepsiCo South Africa names new CEO after Tertius Carstens retires

8 May 2023

#StartupStory: Hardy McQueen on building a Black-owned beverage business and doing things differently

FMCG

#StartupStory: Hardy McQueen on building a Black-owned beverage business and doing things differently

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Apr 2023

Source: ©tanialerro -

FMCG

Delivering distinctive experiences imperative for FMCG brand growth

24 Mar 2023

Tiger Brands reveals Sensorium to boost R&D, innovation capabilities

FMCG

Tiger Brands reveals Sensorium to boost R&D, innovation capabilities

17 Mar 2023

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

FMCG

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

16 Mar 2023

Driving the digitisation of dairy

FMCG

Driving the digitisation of dairy

Sasha Ramjathan 10 Mar 2023

FMCG

AVI profit rises marginally on price hikes

6 Mar 2023

South African companies to showcase at Foodex

Exhibitions & Events

South African companies to showcase at Foodex

2 Mar 2023

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Retail

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

24 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

FMCG

Tiger Brands grows sales after price hikes

Nqobile Dludla 21 Feb 2023

FMCG

SA bottled water association fires back over claims of 'toxic' mineral water

Georgina Crouth 21 Feb 2023

RedCloud expands leadership team with appointment of Sameer Jooma as GM for SA

Technology

RedCloud expands leadership team with appointment of Sameer Jooma as GM for SA

Issued by Semaphore 14 Feb 2023

Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD

FMCG

Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD

13 Feb 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

Packaging

Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

13 Feb 2023

#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG

Trends

#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2023

Source: RCL Foods

FMCG

RCL Foods shares slide 6% as rising costs signal profit fall

Nqobile Dludla 2 Feb 2023

Hein Schumacher, Unilever's newly-appointed CEO. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Unilever names Hein Schumacher as new CEO

1 Feb 2023