Pioneer Foods and its advisors are studying the contents of the referral from the Competition Commission and will respond in due course, the listed food group says. 27 May 2008
Food security is expected to top the agenda of the three-day Provincial Agricultural Co-operatives Summit which is being held in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, from today, Tuesday 27 May 2008. 27 May 2008
Bold plans to double sales could be good news for cash-strapped consumers. 27 May 2008
The retailer has reported that its diluted earnings per share were down 45% to 221.5c for six months ended 29 February. 27 May 2008
Lipton's 'Turn over a new leaf' campaign wins three awards in international Interactive Media Awards (IMA). 27 May 2008
A unique, eye-catching, and visibly happy Hippo has managed to capture the attention of motorists thanks to several of Primedia Outdoor's billboards promoting insurance from hippo.co.za, South Africa's first insurance internet aggregator site. 27 May 2008
Retail investors can become jittery when volatility sets in, but a thorough briefing before your investment portfolio takes shape goes a long way to preventing a later panic attack, says Stanlib. 26 May 2008
Companies looking to suppress negative comments about their products or services could turn to search engine optimization techniques for help. One company, Defend My Name, uses SEO techniques to help position links to positive content on the first page of ratings results. 26 May 2008
The Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Planning in conjunction with ABSA on Friday, 23 May 2008, held a luncheon to acknowledge the achievements of Mpumalanga trade sector and other giants that make the provincial economy tick. 26 May 2008
Engagement is a story, not a metric. 26 May 2008
Seeking to capitalise on the rapidly growing interest in sustainability and green business practices, IBM has launched a software tool that will help companies analyse the impact of their supply chains on the environment. 26 May 2008
Nature Valley granola bars says it enjoyed a significant sales boost after using communicating with consumers via tillpoint advertising. 26 May 2008
Murray Mackintosh has just directed the latest Marmite commercial for Herdbuoys Ekapa, through Delicious Films in Cape Town. 26 May 2008
Self-service can drive down operational costs for utilities, while boosting customer satisfaction. 26 May 2008
Thousands of pupils at 40 primary schools across South Africa can look forward to hygienically prepared meals thanks to the donation of fully equipped container kitchens to the value of R2.4 million by Game Stores this year. 26 May 2008
As familiarity with Web 2.0 features like video-sharing grows, businesses have found a new outlet for company-produced information. Corporate video material once made only for TV news outlets has found a new niche on the Internet. Business' relationship with the media has changed. 26 May 2008
Trade representatives can now register for free entry tickets to The Jo'burg Wine Show in association with The Star. The show, which is on at Gallagher Estate, Midrand from 27 - 29 June 2008, is one of the fastest growing wine events in the country. 23 May 2008
Online advertising has been evolving ever since the masses discovered the Internet, and the current models for delivery and revenue won't remain in place forever. According to Dana Gardner and his panel of experts, online advertising in the future won't look like advertising at all. 23 May 2008
The web measurement standards for the UK's national newspaper websites are to be reviewed after rival publishers questioned Telegraph.co.uk's dramatic recent traffic growth, adding 6.3 million unique users in two months. 23 May 2008
The Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB), in association with its holding company Caxton/CTP Publishers and Printers, will host South Africa's first ever international Retail Advertising Conference (RAC) in Johannesburg, 12 August 2008, and Cape Town 14 August 2008. 23 May 2008
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