Retail Management
SAPICS presents a story of African ingenuity
The story of how a Kenyan startup is digitally enabling informal traders and optimising their supply chains to improve food quality, availability, affordability, service...
Supply Chain and Logistics
SAPICS presents a story of African ingenuity
The story of how a Kenyan startup is digitally enabling informal traders and optimising their supply chains to improve food quality, availability, affordability, service...
FMCG
Nestle, Ajinomoto and Barilla join China food tech platform
Nestlé, Ajinomoto and Barilla’s Blu1877 innovation arm have joined China Food Tech Hub, a platform aimed at fostering collaboration between start-ups and global companies.Established...
Baby
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Baking
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Beverages
Keurig Dr Pepper commits $10m to improve polypropylene recycling
Keurig Dr Pepper has committed $10 million over the next five years to increase and improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene plastic in...
Breakfast
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Butchery
Global poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020
In 2019, the global poultry market increased by 6% to $231.5B, rising for the third consecutive year after two years of decline. The market...
Canned Foods
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Dairy
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Frozen Foods
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Fuel and Convenience Retailing
FDA authorises marketing of IQOS as a modified risk tobacco product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of IQOS, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, as a modified...
General Merchandise
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Grains
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Groceries
Checkers has a ‘secret’ online shop that’s up to 40% cheaper...
Shoprite, the country’s largest retail group, operates a website under its Checkers brand that sells groceries and household items up to 40% cheaper than...
Home Care
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Home Meal Replacement
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
Milling and Maize
Record global harvests predicted for maize and wheat
The International Grains Council (IGC) is forecasting record-high global grain harvests for the 2020/2021 season.The IGC said, during the recent 51st session of the...
Outdoor
Bayer shares fall as judge questions settlement deal
Bayer shares fell more than 6% on Tuesday after a US judge questioned part of the German company’s proposed settlement to deal with future...
Personal Care
Women business ownership in beauty industry must grow in 2020
Due to the impact of
Covid-19, more South Africans are looking to become the master of their own
destiny by starting a business. The beauty industry...
Snack and Confectionery
Nestle, Ajinomoto and Barilla join China food tech platform
Nestlé, Ajinomoto and Barilla’s Blu1877 innovation arm have joined China Food Tech Hub, a platform aimed at fostering collaboration between start-ups and global companies.Established...
Pulses
2020 Product of the Year winners announced
South Africa’s most innovative consumer products have been announced in the 2020 Product of the Year results. Research conducted by Answered Insights, Product of...
DIY and Hardware
Bayer shares fall as judge questions settlement deal
Bayer shares fell more than 6% on Tuesday after a US judge questioned part of the German company’s proposed settlement to deal with future...
Building Materials
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Cement
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Fasteners & Fixings
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Garden
Bayer shares fall as judge questions settlement deal
Bayer shares fell more than 6% on Tuesday after a US judge questioned part of the German company’s proposed settlement to deal with future...
General Hardware
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Lighting & Elecrical
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Paint & Accessories
Action Can ZG-90 Cold Zinc Galvanising Phosphate Enhanced Anti-Rust Paints introduces...
The new range of professional Action Can ZG-90 Cold Zinc Galvanising Phosphate Enhanced Anti-Rust 500 ml Spray Paints are now available in bright silver,...
Plumbing Bathroom Kitchen
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Electric Tools & Accessories
Tork Craft introduces ultra-light combo Tube Belt Sander and Polisher
This powerful 1200W unit is ergonomically designed for comfortable sanding and polishing. (MY3025)Tork Crafts MY3025 dual tube/pipe sander and polisher has the choice of...
Sealants & Adhesives
Transform your home with Builders
At Builders, we love the bright side of yellow and the bright side of
life. One of the brighter outcomes of lockdown has been that,...
Demo Videos
Meet the heroes of AGT Foods Africa
Meet the heroes of AGT Foods Africa. In order to mitigate business interruption to customers and suppliers, AGT Foods has developed response plans to...
Top Stories you may have missed…
Here are some of the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting during the past week:
Helping people with substance use disorder by...
Liquor
Carlsberg expects better than forecast H1 operating profit, shares jump
Danish brewer Carlsberg said today that it expects a smaller than forecast drop in first-half operating profit as its key Chinese market rebounded strongly...
Beer
Carlsberg expects better than forecast H1 operating profit, shares jump
Danish brewer Carlsberg said today that it expects a smaller than forecast drop in first-half operating profit as its key Chinese market rebounded strongly...
Wine
Paper wine bottle can cut carbon footprint by 84%, says Frugalpac
Frugal Bottle – a new bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard – believes it can shake up the wine and spirits category by challenging...
Spirits
Diageo to open first carbon-neutral whiskey distillery in the US
Diageo has announced that its new Kentucky whiskey distillery – currently under construction – will be the firm’s first carbon-neutral distillery in the US.Located...
Events
Discover the CX retail secrets hidden in plain sight
Retail has been one of the hardest-hit industries throughout the pandemic, and retailers have been challenged to make informed decisions about CX strategy.Join our...
