Compass Group SA, the country's largest catering company, on Tuesday, 20 April 2010, said it had sold a 25% stake to Thebe Investment Corporation in a move that would allow both companies to expand their operations. 22 Apr 2010
Cricket SA on Tuesday, 20 April 2010, named a fried-chicken franchise as its new sponsor for mini cricket. 22 Apr 2010
Colgate Palmolive has run a pilot skills development programme for its inventory controllers and production planners, using BizzPro, a SAPICS AEP (Authorised Education Provider) to present the association's PPIM (Principles of Production and Inventory Management) course to the team of eight delegates identified by the company. 22 Apr 2010
Football Nights Accommodation (FNA), an online hospitality service website offering affordable and reliable accommodation to international guests travelling to South Africa, is encouraging a group of KwaNdebele women to produce beadwork for its international clients. Over the passed few months their work has taken on a new life, as soccer has become the main inspiration for these pieces created by previously disadvantaged women. 22 Apr 2010
The South African Retail Council (SARC) was launched on 20 April 2010 to address the numerous challenges facing the retail sector. It will be the first port of call on issues directly affecting the retail sector. 22 Apr 2010
NEW YORK, USA: Coca-Cola on Tuesday, 20 April 2010, reported a modest growth in sales in the first quarter, as a dip in the US market was offset by solid growth in India and other emerging markets. 21 Apr 2010
South Africans are cautious about the effect of the World Cup on property prices, with more than 80% of respondents to a poll saying they do not expect an increase in prices as a result of the soccer tournament. 21 Apr 2010
Checkers has been claiming 800 000+ customers because of its better prices and store experience. However, Pick n Pay took it to the ASA and Checkers pulled the ad. Then, last week, Carte Blanche aired its Grocery segment. Their basket comparison of 17 selected items (such as chicken, Five Roses tea and Skip washing powder) revealed a gap of R39.54 between the most expensive, Woolworths, and the cheapest, Checkers adding up to a saving of R2056 over a year. Shoprite was not evaluated. 21 Apr 2010
Recognising the growing role and influence that China has in the global export market, and its increasing importance in supply chains around the world, SAPICS has lined up China expert Kobus van der Wath as a presenter for the upcoming 2010 SAPICS Conference. 21 Apr 2010
Scheduled for 22 May 2010, endurance swimmer and environmental campaigner, Lewis Gordon Pugh will attempt to complete a 1km swim at an altitude of 5300 metres in the freezing waters of a lake on the Khumbu Glacier under the summit of Mount Everest wearing only a Speedo, cap and goggles. This challenge is the latest in his expeditions to raise awareness about the devastating effects of climate change. 20 Apr 2010
Hot on the heels of the Bushmills Irish Whiskey range winning three World Whiskies Awards in London earlier this year, last month it picked up 100% gold in the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, once again affirming the quality and taste of this Irish whiskey. 20 Apr 2010
PayPal, recently made available in South Africa through FNB, is now offered as a payment option on the Bidorbuy website. 20 Apr 2010
Global brewing giant SABMiller plc said Tuesday that for the 12 months ended March 2010, on an organic basis, lager volumes were level with the prior year, following growth of 2% in the fourth quarter. 20 Apr 2010
LONDON, UK: The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly, the glamorous Hollywood film actress and princess of Monaco, is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 20 Apr 2010
Implementing “smart metering solutions” with tiered electricity tariffs could help consumers to save money by controlling power use while reducing load-shedding. 20 Apr 2010
International paper and packaging company Mondi has acquired the industrial and consumer bag operations of the Smurfit Kappa Group in western Europe. 20 Apr 2010
Income from freight transportation in February 2010 rose 10.9% year-on-year (y/y) after an increase of 10.6% y/y in January, data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Monday, 19 April 2010, showed. 20 Apr 2010
Car manufacturers have started to create jobs, marking an end to large scale retrenchments over the past two years and providing signs of robust recovery in new vehicle sales, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa). 20 Apr 2010
A number of local caterers are pinning their hopes for growth on the experience they will get from supplying the World Cup. 20 Apr 2010
Woolworths re-launched in store yesterday, Monday 19 April 2010, its new packaging for the private label skincare. 20 Apr 2010
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