Tumi, the travel, accessories and lifestyle brand, will introduce the Build-A-Set programme of luggage and accessories in March 2010 in its stores. It allows travellers a chance to create personal travel collections that fit their individual style in select colours of orange, magenta, chartreuse and blue. 2 Mar 2010
On Thursday 25 February 2010, LG Electronics South Africa announced the appointment of its official Green Ambassadors for 2010. They are Matthew Booth, Bafana Bafana's defender and one of South Africa's best-dressed sportsman and his wife Sonia Bonneventia, a well-recognised model. 1 Mar 2010
Arniston Bay is the fourth biggest South African brand in the UK and has a 5.8% value share and 5.6% volume share in the South African category respectively. In addition, a recent report conducted by market analysts AC Nielsen, highlights that Arniston Bay has had significant growth over the last 18 months with a year-on-year volume growth of 64% and value growth of 58%. 1 Mar 2010
Following the acquisition of the South African cream liqueur brand Wild Africa by KWV, it plans to integrate its production operations with its current operations. The liqueur's production facilities will be relocated from Somerset West to Paarl within the next eight months. 26 Feb 2010
Global brewing giant SABMiller said on Thursday, 25 February 2010, that group companies SABMiller Africa BV and Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) have agreed an amicable settlement of their dispute with East African Breweries Limited (EABL), a member of the Diageo plc group, relating to the Tanzanian beer market. 25 Feb 2010
As music has been Louise Carver's vocation for so many years, she wanted to extend her voice and creative love for all things timelessly ‘South African' into a jewellery range. Her debut range, aptly entitled ‘Jingle & Chimes', launches today, Wednesday 24 February 2010 at the Menlyn Shopping Centre in Pretoria in conjunction with American Swiss. 24 Feb 2010
Pioneer Foods, the maker of Sasko bread and Bokomo cereals, faces a slow start to the year as people buy more staple foods which have dropped in price, but hold off on luxury items. 23 Feb 2010
Baxters, the family-owned, Scots premium-food company, has relaunched its range of canned soups. Packaging across the portfolio has also been refreshed to support the relaunch, with clearer labelling and a more distinctive and premium look. 19 Feb 2010
Jenna Clifford Fine Jewellery has launched a new brand campaign featuring top South African models, including Tansey Coetzee (Miss South Africa 2007), who are adorned with signature creations from the brand, which trades only in cut diamonds and precious gemstones to create customized pieces. 17 Feb 2010
Reputedly the first wine release worldwide for 2010, the popular Four Cousins Light Natural Sweet Rosé 2010 will be available to wine lovers from Monday 15 February 2010, initially at Ultra Liquors branches nationwide and soon after in other wine retailers and supermarkets. 15 Feb 2010
LONDON, UK: US giant Kraft Foods said that it will shut a Cadbury factory in western England after clinching a successful takeover of the British confectionery company earlier this month. 10 Feb 2010
Award winning white wine maker, Deon Boshoff succeeds Michael Bucholz as the new cellarmaster at Zonnebloem. Bucholz has been appointed as operations manager at the Bergkelder. 9 Feb 2010
This week, Ster-Kinekor announced the launch a new Afrikaans DVD brand, Ster-Kinekor Flieke, reputedly a first for the country and an extension of its ongoing commitment to the local film industry. 5 Feb 2010
LONDON, UK: British chocolate maker Cadbury said that its chairman and chief executive will step down following the successful takeover offer from US giant Kraft Foods. 4 Feb 2010
Global brewing giant SABMiller (SAB) said earlier today, Thursday 4 February 2010, that the High Court of Justice in England and Wales has sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement to give effect to the group's proposed broad-based black economic empowerment transaction in South Africa. 4 Feb 2010
LONDON, UK: US group Kraft Foods on Tuesday, 2 February 2010, clinched a takeover deal for Cadbury, as fears grew for thousands of jobs at the iconic British confectioner swallowed up by the American giant. 3 Feb 2010
In response to requests from shoppers around the country, Woolworths has just introduced a range of fashionable footwear in a wider fitting. 2 Feb 2010
Fair Cape Dairies is hopeful that it has broken the Guinness World Record for the biggest tub of yoghurt in Canal Walk's Centre Court in Cape Town over the weekend with an enormous 500l tub of its Rooibos yoghurt. The current record was set in Germany in 1998 and contained 100l of strawberry yoghurt. Guinness World Records supplied strict guidelines that had to be adhered to for a successful new record and all evidence was sent to Guinness World Records headquarters in London for verification. 2 Feb 2010
At the Product of the Year ceremony held in Johannesburg on Thursday 28 January 2010, Unilever received seven of the awards, which are based on the results of one of the largest independent surveys of its kind in South Africa conducted by A C Nielsen with approximately 5000 respondents. 1 Feb 2010
Pep has announced the appointment of Nobesuthu Tom as the new marketing director from 1 February 2010. 29 Jan 2010
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