An awards programme dedicated to recognising innovation in the food, beverage and associated lifestyle industries in South Africa has been launched by The Good Food & Wine Show in partnership with Product of the Year. 26 Aug 2010
The Waterkloof Restaurant situated on the estate, located outside Somerset West on the M9 Sir Lowry's Pass Village Road, is reportedly the first restaurant in the Helderberg to sign up with StreetSmart SA to help street children to live a viable life in their communities. It will launch on 27 September 2010. 26 Aug 2010
The results of the Paarl and National Young Wine Show 2010, announced on 19 August 2010, saw Perdeberg Winery do well winning 5 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals for its selected wines, out of 20 entries. It also won the Sarel Rossouw Trophy for the five highest scoring wines in the Paarl-region competition, the Champion Chenin Blanc, as well as Champion Other Wood Matured Red - for its Petit Verdot in the Paarl region's leg of the competition. 26 Aug 2010
A new addition to this year's Cape Homemakers Expo, taking place 2-5 September 2010 at the CTICC, is d'Vine Life, which will showcase the best of what the wine estates have to offer, as well as the latest in accessories, cheese, olive oils and more. 26 Aug 2010
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2010, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday, 24 August 2010. 25 Aug 2010
Retail giant Shoprite Holdings is charging full-steam ahead with an aggressive expansion plan aimed at growing turnover and increasing trading profit. 25 Aug 2010
SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer by volume, can afford to hold out for a good price from Australia's Foster's beer operations. 25 Aug 2010
According to the Pam Golding Property group, on the Monday directly after the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final its statistics revealed a massive spike in visitors to the company's website. "We were delighted to see a huge spike in visits, up from an average of around 8000 on most Mondays to an unprecedented 37 697 visits on Monday 12 July 2010," says Dr Andrew Golding, CE of the Pam Golding Property (PGP) group. 25 Aug 2010
Woodlands Boulevard, owned by Attfund and managed by Parkdev Asset Management, will increase in size from 42 000m² by an additional 28 900m² of retail space, growing the centre to a 71 000m² regional shopping centre at a cost of R440 million. Construction started in September 2009 and the new extension launches 7 October 2010 to the public. 25 Aug 2010
Following an online guessing game, which had thousands of South Africans predicting what Smokoo would be in the hope of winning an awesome Apple iPad, the wait is over. 25 Aug 2010
Top Music, a CD, DVD and games store, has closed its retail presence, after 15 years of trading, to start trading on the Marketplace, kalahari.net's new trading platform, and according to its co-owners, Ana and Leon Harmse, business is booming. 25 Aug 2010
Entries are now open for the Diners Club Winemaker of the Year and the Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year Award; both awards close on 1 October 2010. The winners will be announced on 27 November at a gala function in the winelands. 25 Aug 2010
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for June 2010 was 10.4% higher than in June 2009, Statistics SA said on Monday, 23 August 2010. 24 Aug 2010
SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer by volume, will increase the size of its brewery in Sudan, in order to add more beer and soft drinks to its range. 24 Aug 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Shopping comparison website Like.com on Monday, 23 August 2010, said it has been bought by Google. 24 Aug 2010
Woolworths was one of the first retailers to cut prices across their food and clothing divisions during the recession, implementing clever cost cuts like meal deals for R100 and price reductions across their basic clothing lines. 24 Aug 2010
LONDON, UK: A new café or table-service restaurant will open in the UK for every pub and bar that closes over the next three years, finds independent market analyst Datamonitor. 24 Aug 2010
Country Bird Holdings, SA's third-largest chicken producer, saw operating profit fall an adjusted 11.5% to R122,2m in the year to June, as the value of realisations - the combined sales of all the constituent parts of a bird - fell. 24 Aug 2010
The third Intervarsity Beer Brewing Challenge held at the Stellenbosch Lodge on Saturday 21 August 2010 was won by University of Pretoria, which won in two out of three categories to land the 2010 grand championship. The judging panel was made up of SAB Brewing experts together with members of the Home Brew Club in Cape Town and Johannesburg. 24 Aug 2010
Waterkloof Estate has added three new Percheron horses to its 'green brigade', all eager to take biodynamic farming in their stride. The three join the existing Percheron, Lady G who has been on the farm since 2009. 24 Aug 2010
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