A R4.4 million solar power-generating system installed on the Vrede en Lust wine farm in the Franschhoek Valley three years ago has slashed electricity costs, enabling it to place more focus on award-winning wines.

Delays in opening new outlets in Zambia and Tanzania this year will not hold back Botswana’s largest grocer Choppies from achieving its 2016 growth target of operating 200 stores across sub-Saharan Africa.

Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli opened its first boutique in SA to boost profitability and brand profile.

South African retail giant Pick n Pay is set to open another branch at Avondale Shopping Centre before month end.

Menlyn Park’s Grocery Avenue features the latest in store design for Checkers Hyper, Food Lovers Market, Pick n Pay and New World Discount Store.

Engen, South Africa’s Favourite Petrol Station brand*, has taken convenience a step further with the launch of a new premium brand, Butcher’s Best Biltong Bar. Offering customers a range of freshly cut, high-quality biltong, it is available in various flavours as well as in sticks, snap sticks and prepacks.

by Charlotte Mathews