The South African Breweries (SAB), the local arm of global brewing giant SABMiller plc, said Thursday, 15 July 2010, that its sales volumes during the FIFA World Cup were slightly ahead of expectations. 16 Jul 2010
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Coface reinforces its credit insurance position to serve efficiently the dynamic emerging Russian market. 16 Jul 2010
CUPERTINO, US: Apple has issued a statement following reports that the iPhone 4 has had some reception problems and says it is says it is 'surprised' by the reports. 16 Jul 2010
The 2011 Eat Out Restaurant Awards judging panel has been extended to a quartet with the addition of Anna Trapido. Based in Gauteng, she joins highly acclaimed judges Arnold Tanzer, Pete Goffe-Wood and Eat Out editor, Abigail Donnelly. 16 Jul 2010
As a result of its extensive growth and increasing popularity, the 6th annual Soweto Wine Festival, taking place from 2 - 4 September 2010 at the University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus, has increased the festival length to three evenings; added a large marquee to the side of the hall to cope with crowd capacity; and will launch a business arena to showcase careers in wine, wine education, and entrepreneurial opportunities in wine. 16 Jul 2010
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, saw the launch of the R130 million Sunningdale dairy in the East London Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), reportedly the biggest agro-processing plant in the Eastern Cape. It is believed that the launch will act as a catalyst to attract more agro processing investors into the zone's agro processing cluster. 16 Jul 2010
Passengers on layover between flights at OR Tambo now have an opportunity to visit Eastgate shopping centre through a personalised transfer service from Avis. 16 Jul 2010
The new mobi site for Welmoed wines, developed by Cell Smart, features an interface that is easily accessible using a basic cellphone with WAP (wireless access protocol), and comes with a variety of content modified for cellphones. 16 Jul 2010
As the global economic recovery gets off to a slow, uneven start, 45% of South African consumers say they will be restricting their purchases on 'essential' expenses, and in the process cutting down on luxury goods in the next six months, according to a MasterCard Worldwide survey released today, 15 July 2010. The number of Nigerian and Moroccan consumers planning to increase spending on luxury goods has also decreased, according to the survey. 15 Jul 2010
The Wine and Spirit Board has approved the use of a type of plastic, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), for wine bottles, and local wines in such bottles will be allowed the South African Wine of Origin certification. 15 Jul 2010
Retail sales accelerated at the fastest pace in more than two years in May, above expectations and boosting hopes of a stronger recovery in consumer spending, the economy's main engine. 15 Jul 2010
In line with its retail expansion plans, supermarket group Spar on Wednesday, 14 July 2010, announced the launch of its first branded pharmacy at Spar Shelly Beach in KwaZulu-Natal. 15 Jul 2010
CHICAGO, US: Mintel, the global leader in market and consumer intelligence, will continue the tradition of Mintel's Global New Products Pavilion* at the IFT 2010 Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago, IL from July 18-20. 15 Jul 2010
The three finalists in each of the five categories of the new Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award were announced yesterday, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 in Johannesburg. The public can now vote for these exceptional women, selected from hundreds of entries, thereby contributing 30% to the final score although the judges' decision will be final. The awards will be announced at the gala evening in July 2010 at Emperors Palace in Gauteng and will be broadcast during prime time on Monday 9 August on MNet. 15 Jul 2010
According to Wines of South Africa (WOSA) CEO Su Birch, for the most part there has been a marked increase in sales volumes amongst those countries with a high level of interest in soccer. 15 Jul 2010
According to the National Credit Regulator, as at the end of March 2010, credit bureaus had records for 18.21 million credit-active consumers of which 46% had poor records. 15 Jul 2010
Following Nedbank's announcement in September 2009 of its commitment to work towards carbon neutrality, it announced on 13 July 2010 that it has achieved this goal. 15 Jul 2010
The orphaned and vulnerable children of Alexandra Township will get a monthly birthday bash from the area's Pan Africa Shopping Centre, which has pledged its support for the Alexandra-based MaAfrika Tikkun's community outreach effort. 15 Jul 2010
Tomato Producers Organisation (TPO) said on Tuesday, 13 July 2010, that it was unlikely that South Africa will encounter tomato supply shortages due to frost that ruined crops on some tomato farms. 14 Jul 2010
MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said on Tuesday, 13 July 2010, it would move into Australia and South Africa next year as the Zara owner pushes ahead with its aggressive international expansion. 14 Jul 2010
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