LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: The share price of British confectioner Cadbury climbed on Tuesday, 22 September 2009, after its chief executive admitted that a tie-up with US giant Kraft Foods made "some strategic sense." 25 Sep 2009
Tiger Brands said on Tuesday, 22 September 2009, it is launching an accelerated bookbuild placing of 10.327 million ordinary shares of Adcock Ingram Holdings to global and South African institutional investors. 23 Sep 2009
SA Olive, the governing body of the olive industry and Consol, the competition sponsor, announced the results of the 2009 SA Olive Awards on Wednesday, 16 September 2009. This year's entries saw a 54% increase over 2008, as entrants competed in Commercial and Boutique classes of olive oil and 10 extra virgin olive oils were named the finest of the current South African vintage. 22 Sep 2009
A new high-end parfum, Idiom by Tammy, is possibly the world's first to be inspired by wine and is the result of a partnership between the Bottega family's Idiom wines and Tammy Frazer of Frazer Parfum. 18 Sep 2009
The Darsot Food Corporation has launched two new Chakalaka variants, Dürsots Mild Chakalaka and Dürsots Hot Chakalaka. 16 Sep 2009
SHANGHAI, CHINA: Coca-Cola said on Tuesday, 15 September 2009, two former employees of its Shanghai bottling company had been arrested for corruption. 16 Sep 2009
LONDON, UK: British confectioner Cadbury criticised US food giant Kraft Foods for having a "low growth" business model in rejecting their "unappealing" takeover bid, a letter on its website showed. 14 Sep 2009
Following on from the very successful 2008 LG Life Tastes Good Cooking Competition, LG Electronics is again calling all the best amateur chefs in South Africa to enter their favourite recipes online with a photo of the dish. 10 Sep 2009
Baby food brand, Purity has launched two new organic teas for babies and toddlers: Organic Rooibos & Strawberry Tea and Organic Good Nights Rooibos & Chamomile Tea. 9 Sep 2009
NEW YORK, USA: US chocolate maker Hershey could jump into a takeover battle with a bid for Cadbury after the British confectioner rejected an offer from food giant Kraft Foods, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, 8 September 2009. 9 Sep 2009
Sony Ericsson confirmed its adoption of the newly announced Sony brand message ‘make.believe' in all consumer communication in order to reinforce its entertainment credentials and collaboration with the Sony Group. It announced this on Friday 4 September 2009, as part of its on-going business transformation, with realignment of its external visual identity and brand values, to deliver its vision of becoming the communication entertainment brand. 8 Sep 2009
The Penny Black, the flagship in the Post House wine range, is a bold red blend that has contained the same cultivar components for its first four vintages, a merlot- and shiraz-led blend with cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot and a little Chenin Blanc (never more than 5-6%). 4 Sep 2009
Steri Stumpie, South Africa's iconic flavoured milk brand, has launched two new flavours with the help of an interactive social media campaign to reveal its latest taste - Marshmallow and Raspberry. 3 Sep 2009
South African consumer goods group Tiger Brands yesterday, 1 September 2009, announced its intention to sell a further 10% of its shares, valued at R2,8bn, through its broad-based black economic empowerment transaction aimed at enhancing black ownership within the group. 2 Sep 2009
Appletiser's interactive, lifestyle-orientated website officially launches today, 1 September 2009. Known as Sparkl.co.za, it has the company's target audience in mind, as a place where they can find information and inspiration for events and life. 1 Sep 2009
Woolworths will launch on 28 September 2009, a unique new blend of red and white grape varietals, Simonsig's first Chenin Blanc Pinotage. A 60% Chenin Blanc, the wine exudes a fresh berry flavour and tropical zest on the nose. 31 Aug 2009
International hair beauty brand, ghd, is launching ghd Revelations, a promenade fashion event spread across a historic Cape Town building. 28 Aug 2009
The winners of the 8th FHM Style and Grooming Awards were announced at an event held at the new Signature restaurant in Morningside Shopping Centre in Johannesburg recently. 27 Aug 2009
China's expansion programme into the African market is helping its companies grow their presence on the continent. 26 Aug 2009
Wellness Water is offering a wide variety of filtration products, from water bottles to shower systems, that aim to reduce the amount of chemicals in household tap water, as well as cutting down on carbon emissions and excess plastic. 26 Aug 2009
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