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Hemelhuijs jam wins 2026 South African Preserve Championships

Agriculture

Hemelhuijs jam wins 2026 South African Preserve Championships

28 Aug 2026

From one Spar freezer to national shelves: The growth story of We Are Food

Food & bev. services

From one Spar freezer to national shelves: The growth story of We Are Food

24 Aug 2026

Tiger Brands brings Mrs Ball’s production in-house at R200m Paarl mega-site

Design & Manufacturing

Tiger Brands brings Mrs Ball’s production in-house at R200m Paarl mega-site

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Jul 2026

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Tourism

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 5 Jun 2026

Helen McDougall

Agro-processing

World Milk Day - celebrating South Africa’s Women in Dairy

Issued by Rediscover Dairy 1 Jun 2026

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

Source: Anna Shvets via

Agro-processing

Woodlands Dairy acquisition of Ladismith approved

11 May 2026

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

FMCG

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

Wael Khoury 11 Mar 2026

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

SMEs

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

Issued by Tiger Brands 17 Nov 2025

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

FMCG

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Jun 2025

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Regulatory

SMME Food Safety Compliance South Africa: A guide for SMMEs supplying to large retailers

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 7 Oct 2024

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

FMCG

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

29 Jul 2024

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

ESG

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

1 Jul 2024

Pure Folk Fermented Food named 2024 Seeds of Change Supplier Development Partnership winner

ESG

Pure Folk Fermented Food named 2024 Seeds of Change Supplier Development Partnership winner

18 Jun 2024

Taxation & Regulation

SA rejects expanding VAT exemptions

17 Nov 2023

Latest technologies for the growing food and beverage industry showcased at Propak Cape 2023

Food & bev. services

Latest technologies for the growing food and beverage industry showcased at Propak Cape 2023

Issued by Propak Cape 20 Oct 2023

How far can machine learning and artificial intelligence go in the F&B sector?

Technology

How far can machine learning and artificial intelligence go in the F&B sector?

Phil Lewis 28 Sep 2023

Sherrie Donaldson, project director for the Atlas project and BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group member

Skills Development & Training

Future skills roadmap for food, beverage sector launches

9 Jun 2023

Kellogg buys key ingredient from conflict-ridden Sudan but sees no shortage now - CEO

FMCG

Kellogg buys key ingredient from conflict-ridden Sudan but sees no shortage now - CEO

Jessica DiNapoli 8 May 2023

RCL Foods to sell Vector Logistics business for R1.25bn

Supply Chain

RCL Foods to sell Vector Logistics business for R1.25bn

29 Mar 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

Diesel rebate policy 'too selective', ignores broader food industry value chain - Fasa

Franchising

Diesel rebate policy 'too selective', ignores broader food industry value chain - Fasa

28 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

Source: RCL Foods

FMCG

RCL Foods scraps dividend as rising costs dent profit

Nqobile Dludla 6 Mar 2023

South African companies to showcase at Foodex

Exhibitions & Events

South African companies to showcase at Foodex

2 Mar 2023

How Njabulo Sithole went from home baker to thriving Pick n Pay supplier

FMCG

How Njabulo Sithole went from home baker to thriving Pick n Pay supplier

23 Feb 2023

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

FMCG

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

1 Nov 2022

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Food Security

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Takudzwa Mupfurutsa 21 Oct 2022

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

Regulatory

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

22 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied

FMCG

SA's Richester Foods invests in local chewing gum production

3 Aug 2022

#YouthMonth: Meet Zipho Makwabe, agricultural economist at Amadlelo Agri

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Meet Zipho Makwabe, agricultural economist at Amadlelo Agri

Robin Fredericks 30 Jun 2022

Source: Meatless Farm

Regulatory

SA's heavy-handed response to plant-based food labels: 'meat-like' terms not allowed

24 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

FMCG

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 May 2022

Libstar on the lookout for innovative food businesses to incubate

FMCG

Libstar on the lookout for innovative food businesses to incubate

19 May 2022

Source: Barry Callebaut Group

FMCG

Barry Callebaut grows focus in Africa, establishing own SA distribution network

9 May 2022

Source: Supplied

FMCG

Fire destroys Richester Foods head office in Gauteng

7 May 2022

Young entrepreneur lands canned chicken feet and necks on Shoprite shelves

FMCG

Young entrepreneur lands canned chicken feet and necks on Shoprite shelves

24 Mar 2022

Looking back on 100 years of Bokomo

FMCG

Looking back on 100 years of Bokomo

23 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

FMCG

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

FMCG

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

FMCG

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

25 Feb 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

FMCG

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Source: Kerry Group

FMCG

Kerry Group fuels growth in Africa with Afribon acquisition

7 Dec 2021

Oreo maker Mondelez in talks to buy SA's Bakers biscuit owner AVI

FMCG

Oreo maker Mondelez in talks to buy SA's Bakers biscuit owner AVI

Nqobile Dludla 25 Nov 2021

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

FMCG

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Dec 2021

FMCG

How big companies are targeting middle-income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales

Edwin Kwong, Joanna Williams, Phillip Baker, Rob Moodie and Thiago M Santos 22 Oct 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

FMCG

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

FMCG

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

30 Jul 2021