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News Archives: 2020
17/01/2020
Cheffing success takes a lot more than cooking
James Khoza, undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most inspirational chefs, has made his mark on the local culinary landscape with strong leadership, insight, and a passion for excellence and opportunity in training and education in the industry. In this article, brought to you by Hostex 2020, Khoza addresses the need for chefs to develop skills beyond culinary.
15/01/2020
Woolworths CEO resigns, Levi Strauss exec to replace him
Woolworths' CEO has resigned and Roy Bagattini, president of Levi Strauss' American operations, will replace him, the company announced.
15/01/2020
Pick n Pay joins ‘Veganuary’ movement and expands plant-based range for customers
As the plant-based eating trend continues to gain momentum locally, Pick n Pay has expanded its plant-based range to meet the growing demand from customers.
15/01/2020
Community centre with food garden at its centre helps girl realise her dreams
When Phyllis Malope (65) started the Philani Community Development Centre in Zuurbekom on the West Rand of Johannesburg in 2001, all she wanted to do was to play a part in helping a desperately poor community. Little did she know that 18 years later, her efforts would help a young girl reach a long-held dream to travel overseas.
13/01/2020
Massmart says it could shut 34 Dion-Wired and Masscash stores
One of SA’s biggest retailers, Massmart, has become the second SA company to announce possible store closures in 2020, a move that could affect up to 1 440 employees. This comes just days after SA’s largest clothing retailer, Edcon, announced the closure of its Edgars store in Rosebank Mall, also citing underperformance.
10/01/2020
After a massive revolt, the old Rice Krispies are back – but pricier and imported from the UK
After more than a year of consumer revolt, Kellogg’s has caved and will sell the original Rice Krispies again in South Africa.
07/01/2020
Woolworths launches new, recyclable tomato packaging that also reduces food waste
Woolworths’ new speciality tomato range is now packaged in a kraft box base which saves 77* tons of plastic and a widely recyclable clarified polypropylene lid that will save 128* tonnes of currently not recycled thermoformed PET from going to landfills. Working closely with suppliers and packaging manufacturers it has been a four year journey to launch packaging that ticks all the boxes in terms of both sustainability and quality packaging that protects.