It's officially the end of the party for papsak wine, following the publication of amendments to the Liquor Products Act of 1989. 25 Sep 2007
Cape Town-based dairy, Fair Cape, has converted all its milk products to free range and become the first South African supplier of free range milk. 25 Sep 2007
Parmalat is splashing out with PureJoy Light, natural blended fruit juice with all the taste of a pure fruit juice, but with fewer kilojoules. The new range comes in four flavours: Cranberry Cherry, Peach Apricot, Ruby Grapefruit and Mango Orange. 21 Sep 2007
YouNeverCall Inc., online cellphone superstore, has announced a US$10,000 prize award for the first cellphone call placed from the moon. This follows on the coattails of Google's announcement of US$30 million (total) in prize money for landing a privately funded craft on the moon by 31 December 2014. 21 Sep 2007
The unwritten rules of consumer-marketer interaction on the Internet's social media have recently been fire-tested and there's something to be learnt out of this experience for every marketer. 21 Sep 2007
There's still a lot of back and forth: Offline factors influence online activity, and vice versa, for a merging of the online and the offline worlds. In an audio podcast discussion, as well as the accompanying BriefingsDirect multimedia video podcast, I helped plumb the depths of Enquiro's findings and then vetted them through the experiences of B2B search engine ZoomInfo. 21 Sep 2007
Rather than travel down legal roads, a growing number of companies are trying to engage in a dialogue with their online constituents. Many are setting up their own message boards and blogs to gather customer feedback. In addition to putting the software in place, companies hire full-time or part-time monitors, individuals who examine the comments and report back to management what customers are saying. 21 Sep 2007
As wine tourism becomes an increasingly important driver of the local economy, generating well over R5 billion in annual revenue, wineries are being urged to enter the 2007 Great Wine Capitals Global Network Best Of Awards. 21 Sep 2007
The new ZOOM summer website launched at the beginning of September, revealing the season's hottest trends in footwear. Created by award-winning design agency Bittersuite, the site reflects the brand's feminine approach to summer with sun-kissed colours, vibrant design and whimsical details. 21 Sep 2007
The 2007 lineup of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction to be held in Somerset West on Saturday, 6 October, has excelled at a blind tasting by Wine Spectator in New York, with 25 wines attaining the venerable score of 90 points or more in its infamous 100-point scale. 20 Sep 2007
Holidays are a big gift to small businesses who know how to tap into seasonal spending spikes. According to a recent Advertising.com forecast, the 2007 holiday buying season will be strong. The holiday season no longer starts in the fourth quarter of the year. Consumers are beginning their shopping earlier and earlier. 20 Sep 2007
Dell's XPS desktop has had an impressive run. Like the Dodge Viper, it blended many aspects of a high-end gaming system with the quality and controls of a volume-based PC company. While incredibly powerful, the XPS is a little raw when compared with Hewlett-Packard's Blackbird. If XPS is a Dodge Viper, the Blackbird is more like a Corvette in that it is both very powerful and incredibly refined, writes Rob Enderle of TechNewsWorld. 20 Sep 2007
Wireless mobility helps floor supervisors solve customer problems in real time without the need to put customers on hold or call them back once they've retrieved the necessary information. Floor supervisors can be more efficient, thus decreasing call time, by moving about the office to perform supportive tasks and actively engage with agents. 20 Sep 2007
Sony has denied reports that it will sell its production facilities for advanced chips used in the PlayStation 3 to Toshiba for nearly 100 billion yen (US$864 million). 20 Sep 2007
Regardless of which online bill paying method is selected, consumers have to pay attention to monthly statements and changing circumstances. It is easy to lose track of things after completing the one-time setup. For instance, one danger in using electronic bill paying's automatic pay feature is not noticing an interest rate increase in a credit card or adjustable mortgage account. 19 Sep 2007
USA - Nutrition, food safety and ingredient quality are most important to moms when taking their families to fast-food restaurants. In addition to feeling that the industry should provide more information on the food they serve, moms are also looking for more fruit and vegetable choices while on the go due to their families' busy schedules. To help address these and other questions, McDonald's is opening its doors to the Moms' Quality Correspondents, offering them an unprecedented look at the company's produce and supply chain. 19 Sep 2007
Shoe City, the national shoe retailer part of the Pepkor group, has unleashed their latest marketing campaign, coinciding with the roll out of their revamped Shoe City stores as seen in Century City, Cape Town and Fourways, Jo'burg. 19 Sep 2007
Stellenzicht, acclaimed Stellenbosch red wine producer, has taken home one Grand d'Or, three gold and two silver medals from the prestigious 2007 Michelangelo International Awards, which took place in Stellenbosch last weekend. 19 Sep 2007
When the Consumer Protection Bill becomes law it will not only boost the rights of consumers but will have a significant impact on the way traders, retailers and suppliers can do business. 19 Sep 2007
A Limpopo delegation has jetted off to the world's biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest in Germany, to learn the secret of its success. 19 Sep 2007
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