This shipment follows the successful conclusion of a phytosanitary agreement between South Africa and China, signed in August 2023 Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and fresh fruit announced its inaugural shipment of avocados from South Africa to China. This milestone marks a significant expansion of the company’s[Read More…]
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UK poultry industry receives £160Mn boost as exports to South Africa resume
The development will allow UK traders to export poultry to South Africa for the first time in eight years British poultry can once again reach South African tables, after the UK secured market access estimated to bring up to £160 million to the industry over the next five years. The[Read More…]
Nestlé sales of NESTLÉ CREMORA business to Lactalis
NESTLÉ CREMORA is currently manufactured in South Africa across two facilities located in South Africa (Babelegi and Potchefstroom) as well as Harare, Zimbabwe Nestlé East & Southern Africa Region (ESAR) reaffirms its long-term commitment to the region’s economic development by evolving its business model to stay competitive and sustainable. As[Read More…]
PepsiCo South Africa to sell Marmite, Bovril and Savoury Food Ingredients business
The proposed acquisition demonstrates Lallemand’s ongoing commitment to the Southern African region Lallemand Inc (through its South African affiliate, Rymco Pty Ltd, trading as Anchor Yeast) has agreed to buy the Marmite and Bovril black spreads and Savoury Food Ingredients business unit from PepsiCo South Africa. The transaction is expected[Read More…]
GrubMarket acquires Global Produce in South Africa
GrubMarket acquires Global Produce, a highly respected global fresh produce provider with operations in South Africa, Asia, Europe, and other regions, to expand further into South Africa and strengthen its footprint in the global food supply chain industry GrubMarket announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Cape Town, South Africa-based Global Produce, a fresh[Read More…]
South Africa’s Namaqua Wines chooses SIG as carton packaging supplier
Namaqua is convinced that this modern and fresh product and packaging concept will help to meet growing consumer demands and also boost its business Namaqua Wines, one of the largest wine producers in the Southern Hemisphere, has chosen to partner with SIG as its preferred carton packaging supplier for its[Read More…]
Johannesburg Court says alt meat can use meaty word
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) banned the use of meat-like terms on plant-based product labels The Johannesburg High Court in South Africa has made a ruling in favour of plant-based meat alternatives that are marketed using “meat-like” terms. In June 2022, South Africa’s Department[Read More…]
Tiger Brands invests in peanut butter plant in South Africa
This is one of the largest investments of capital that the company has made in a single project Black Cat, South Africa’s most loved peanut butter brand, has a new home following an R300-million capital investment by Tiger Brands. The new peanut butter manufacturing facility is in Chamdor, Krugersdorp, on[Read More…]
Australia’s Costa Group develops world’s heaviest blueberry
The blueberry was of the Eterna variety, as part of the Variety Improvement Programs (VIP) of Costa, which licenses blueberry varieties grown by Costa in regions including the Americas, Morocco, China and South Africa Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world’s heaviest blueberry, according to[Read More…]
Southern hemisphere apple production to grow by 1%, pear to drop by 2%
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear forecast The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season. According to the forecast, which consolidates the data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile,[Read More…]
