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Industry is digitalising
2nd September 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The introduction of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has shifted the focus towards enabling better monitoring of some critical and noncritical processes in the food and beverage industry, with... 


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Tsubaki ‘match and tag’ service used in sector
2nd September 2022

Modern machinery used in the food and beverage sector often requires chains of the same length to be used in pairs or other multiples. For these applications, specialists from industrial equipment... 


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SMMEs hesitant on new tech
2nd September 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

While multinational companies in the local food and beverage industry have implemented integrated multidiscipline control systems for their operations, small, medium-sized and microenterprises... 


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Russia-Ukraine war impacting on sector
2nd September 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The war between Russia and the Ukraine has impacted the local food and beverage sector on several fronts, says bearings and power transmission supplier Bearings International (BI) market segment... 


South African food inflation hit its highest level in six years in July
31st August 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation hit 9.7%, in year-on-year terms, in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported. This is the highest level since... 


Sea Harvest grows interim revenue, but earnings, net profit decrease
29th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest achieved a 29% year-on-year increase in revenue to R2.7-billion for the six months to June 30, as revenue grew across all segments. Gross... 


Outgoing Hulamin CEO Richard Jacob
Hulamin reports strong interim results despite headwinds
29th August 2022 By: Darren Parker

Despite the global impact of the war in the Ukraine on shipping rates, the impact of commodity prices and the effects of general inflation on JSE-listed aluminium supplier Hulamin’s production... 


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Beer association lobbies for uniform alcohol industry tax
29th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) is appealing to government to redress the disparities in the application of excise duties within the alcohol industry, which have... 


Distell profits surge on South African demand for alcoholic drinks
25th August 2022 By: Reuters

South African drinks maker Distell reported a 36.7% jump in annual profit on Thursday as consumers bought more wine, ciders and spirits despite cost of living pressures, but said rising costs were... 


Bidcorp praises staff as revenue returns to pre-Covid levels
24th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed foodservice multinational Bidcorp's 25 000 employees deserve the credit for a “phenomenal job” during the financial year ended June 30, during which net revenue increased by 28.2% to... 


Oceana extends interim CFO’s tenure to January 2023
24th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed fishing company Oceana has been granted a dispensation for the extension of interim CFO Ralph Buddle’s tenure until January 31, 2023. Oceana suspended CFO Hajra Karrim on February 7 and... 


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Commission report points to opportunistic price increases by sunflower oil processors
24th August 2022 By: Darren Parker

According to the ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring Report’, released by the Competition Commission on August 24, South African consumers may be facing opportunistic price increases in sunflower... 


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Tiger Brands moves to buy first 2 MW of solar from IPPs as part of big renewables ramp-up
17th August 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Food and beverage manufacturer Tiger Brands is moving to procure 2 MW of solar across four manufacturing sites as part of a broader initiative to introduce renewable energy across 35 sites by 2030... 


Tongaat Hulett signs 99-year lease for 2 000 ha Shongweni land parcel
15th August 2022 By: Darren Parker

A 99-year lease in Shongweni, KwaZulu-Natal, has been announced between local development company Fundamentum Property Group and sugar producer Tongaat Hulett.  The transaction, which has been... 


Libstar performs well despite supply chain disruption, cost inflation
10th August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Packaged goods manufacturer Libstar says it has experienced another period of supply chain disruptions, significant cost inflation and consumer pressures in the six months ended June 30, but still... 


Poultry association says capacity built under masterplan may lie idle
3rd August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) says it is disappointed in the suspension of anti-dumping duties on certain imported chicken products, adding that the South African industry has... 


Frozen chicken
Govt suspends chicken import tariffs to ‘help cash-strapped consumers’
1st August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Meat Imports and Exporters Association (Amie) has welcomed national government’s decision to suspend anti-dumping duties on chicken imported from Brazil, Spain, Poland, Ireland... 


South African food inflation continued an upward trend last month
27th July 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation jumped 8.6% last month, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported, in its latest ‘Food... 


RCL Foods acquires Sunshine Bakery
26th July 2022 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed RCL Foods has concluded an agreement for the acquisition of Sunshine Bakery Holdings, which is indirectly majority-owned by agriculture services company Afgri. Sunshine Bakery was... 


Salba concerned about prevalence of illicit liquor trade
25th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

A report by market research company Euromonitor International reveals that the illicit liquor market in South Africa grew by a compound yearly growth rate of 10% in volume terms in 2020, compared... 


Industry calls for renewal of poultry tariffs
25th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The biggest threat to South Africa’s poultry industry is “unfair trade practices from countries like Brazil, Ireland, Spain and Denmark which dump their product on South African shores,” industry... 


Tongaat asks JSE to suspend share trading amid restructuring
15th July 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has applied to the JSE to suspend trading in its shares as it progresses with a restructuring plan. CEO Gavin Hudson confirms in a statement released on July 15... 


Two large  air dryers from the Sahara range of compressed stood along side one another air dryers is being used for clean instrument air at a cement plant
Compressor range well received by market
15th July 2022 By: Halima Frost

Compressed-air equipment manufacturer Artic Driers’ newly released Sahara range, comprising low dewpoint compressed-air dryers, has been well received by clients in various sectors, Artic Driers... 


New facility opened in the US
15th July 2022

Global vacuum technology and leak detection solutions provider Pfeiffer Vacuum opened its new 3 700 m2 facility in Indianapolis, in Indiana in the US, on May 13. This state-of-the-art facility is... 


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Confectionery company using vacuum pump gripper tech
15th July 2022

Global packaging system manufacturer Tecno Pack SpA has designed and built grippers able to handle pick-and-place applications in the plant of a leading international confectionery company, using... 


Manufacturing output decreases by 2.3% y/y in May
12th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

Manufacturing production decreased by 2.3% year-on-year in May, brought down by the industries of motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment which declined 19.2%, and... 


Tiger Brands packaged goods
Tiger Brands to operate deciduous fruit business for another season
12th July 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed packaged goods company Tiger Brands has decided to extend operations at its deciduous fruit business for a further season. The company in May 2020 announced its intention sell the... 


Vegetables
Farmers, consumers buckling under load-shedding-induced costs
6th July 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Agri SA has warned of the impact of ongoing power outages on the agricultural sector, with rising risks of food insecurity and social instability. Agri SA’s remarks come in the wake... 


South African food inflation rose sharply in May
29th June 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Food inflation in South Africa rose sharply in May, in both year-on-year (y-o-y) and month-on-month (m-o-m) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported in its latest Food... 


CA Sales Holdings lists on the JSE
CA&S Group lists on the JSE main board
27th June 2022 By: Donna Slater

Fast-moving consumer goods services group CA Sales Holdings, trading as CA&S Group, was listed on the main board of the JSE at the opening of the stock exchange’s markets at 09:00 on June 27. The... 


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Country Bird launches expanded Tigane processing plant
24th June 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Southern African agricultural business Country Bird Holdings’ (CBH’s) newly expanded Supreme Chicken Tigane chicken production facility in Hartebeesfontein, North West, was officially launched on... 


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Is it possible to convert old coal mines into successful farms?
24th June 2022 By: Darren Parker

The rehabilitation of South Africa’s closed coal mines has long been a source of contention among miners, environmental activists and affected communities. Numerous old mines were not rehabilitated... 


A welder at Hydra Arc's Middleburg premises is seen welding a large drum which will be used in the sugar industry
Testing phase of steam drum finalised
24th June 2022 By: Halima Frost

Earlier this month, steel fabricator and welding specialist Hydra-Arc finished the post weld heat treatment (PWHT) and pressure test of the third of four drums on an order for a client in the sugar... 


Farmers petition government to intervene in Tiger Brands factory closure
23rd June 2022 By: Darren Parker

Fruit producers have made urgent requests to the Western Cape provincial government, as well as national government, to intervene in food manufacturer Tiger Brands’ decision to close down its... 


Billionaire Wiese’s Brait is ready with IPO of food business
22nd June 2022 By: Bloomberg

Brait SE is ready to list South African food maker Premier as soon as more favourable stock market conditions allow -- in what would be the first initial public offering on Johannesburg’s bourse... 


Chenin Blanc conference to be held in South Africa
15th June 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, has been selected as the global meeting point this November for a multi-disciplinary congress on Chenin Blanc, a white wine grape. South Africa has more Chenin... 


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