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logo-news-item Food firms face fixing blow
The country's big four consumer food groups - Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods, Foodcorp and Premier Foods - will come before the Competition Tribunal again for a ruling on alleged price-fixing in their milling divisions since 2006.
logo-news-item Pick n Pay leaders win global social responsibility award
Pick n Pay’s new chairman, Gareth Ackerman, and head of transformation, Suzanne Ackerman, have been recognized by the global organization Young Presidents Association as one of the winners of the 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
logo-news-item BCI rises for second quarter in a row – RMB
After rising by 5 points to 28 during the fourth quarter of 2009, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) jumped by a further 15 points to a level of 43 during the first quarter of 2010, data from RMB showed today.
logo-news-item Agency urges retailers not to discount temporary workers
Retailers have been warned not to disregard temporary workers as the economy shows signs of improvement.
logo-news-item Woolworths supports SA National Water Week: 15 – 19 March 2010
At least 60% of our country’s water is used in farming irrigation, and Woolworths, as a major supplier of fresh produce, has to play a role in water conservation. We are deeply committed to being part of the solution and have a long history of working with our suppliers to influence change.
logo-news-item Douglas Green targets women
Realising that most of the wine sold in South Africa is bought in supermarkets by women, Pieter Terblanche, the brand manager for Douglas Green wines, believes a 20 percent rise in sales last year is due to aiming its advertising at "the sassy independent woman".
logo-news-item AVI units deliver a mixed bag of results
Consumer goods group AVI experienced a mixed portfolio performance in the six months to December, with strong trading in its fashion and beverages divisions offsetting a tough environment for its fishing and snacks businesses.
logo-news-item SA consumers will maintain spending levels this year
About 44 percent of South African consumers expect to maintain their spending on discretionary items over the coming six months, seven percentage points higher than the last survey conducted six months ago, the latest MasterCard Worldwide Survey of Consumer Purchasing Priorities revealed on Monday.
logo-news-item AVI shows solid performance despite difficult trading conditions
Despite a difficult trading environment for consumer goods group AVI in its second half, operating profit from continuing operations was at the same level as the first half of last year.
logo-news-item UK retailers ‘lead the way’ on food labelling
Reacting to the Food Standards Agency (FSA's) Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling briefing paper, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said retailers in the UK were the first to adopt easy-to-understand front-of-pack nutritional labelling to help customers make more informed choices.
logo-news-item PSG chief asks Pioneer Foods board to resign
The entire 14-member board of Pioneer Foods had been asked to resign by shareholder PSG Group after the food processor was fined R195 million in the bread price-fixing scandal, it emerged yesterday.
logo-news-item Management changes at Woolworths
Johannesburg - Retail chain Woolworths Holdings has announced changes to its senior management structure.
logo-news-item Cadbury SA workers to strike
Johannesburg - A thousand protesters were expected to march at Cadbury's factory in Port Elisabeth on Thursday, the Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) said.
logo-news-item Business confidence on the up
Johannesburg - Business confidence improved in February, according to the Business Confidence Index (BCI) released by the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Wednesday.
logo-news-item South African wine overtakes French wine in UK market
Latest figures from market analysts Nielsen show sales of South African wines have overtaken French for the first time in the UK wine market in volume terms in the year to January 23.
logo-news-item It'll be no small beer, says SAB
South African Breweries will produce about 30 million more beers for the five-week World Cup. With an estimated 450,000 visitors expected during this period, and an anticipated 4% to 6% increase in demand for beer, the brewer is finalising plans to ensure sufficient supply.
logo-news-item PMI's 3-year high shows recovery gaining traction
The rise in the purchasing managers' index (PMI) to its highest level in three years was yesterday welcomed by economists, who said that it was a sign that the economic recovery was gaining traction and inventories were being replenished in anticipation of meeting growing consumer demand.
logo-news-item Woolworths: Rich consumers to boost stock
Woolworths was raised to "neutral" from "underperform" at Credit Suisse Standard Securities yesterday, as spending by higher-income consumers improves.
logo-news-item New stores help retailers weather recession
Retailers have emerged relatively unscathed from the recession that seems to be leaving SA behind. The results SA’s shopkeepers-in-chief have announced in recent weeks have given comfort.
logo-news-item Woolworths sees strong sales, beats forecasts
Australia's biggest supermarket Woolworths has posted a healthy 11.4% rise in first half profit, beating analyst's expectations.

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Posted by mkhontolp@agric.limpopo.gov.za at 2009-03-03 17:17
can all news items be dated? thank you the site is informative.
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