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Crookes Brothers profits down on lower sugar cane revenue
By: African News Agency 29th November 2017 Agricultural firm Crookes Brothers said on Wednesday its after-tax profit decreased by 70.5% to R26.4 million in the six months ended September 2017, driven down by a decline in sugar cane revenue in the aftermath of drought. Crookes however said it expected results for the full year to March... →
Rhodes Food's FY17 performance dragged by international operations
By: Natasha Odendaal 21st November 2017 The headline earnings of JSE-listed Rhodes Food declined by 19.1% to R237-million for the financial year ended October 1, as regional gains were offset by a disappointing international performance. Diluted headline earnings a share decreased by 27% to 93.4c for the year under review, with... →
Astral Foods trumps difficult trading period with sterling FY17 results
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 20th November 2017 JSE-listed Astral Foods on Monday attributed the 96.8% increase in headline earnings a share to R18.99 for the year ended September 30 to the recovery in poultry profits during the second half of the financial year. “Stable prices for poultry products during the winter months, together with... →
Adverse trading conditions slash Pioneer Foods' earnings by half
By: African News Agency 20th November 2017 South African food group Pioneer said on Monday its adjusted headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 September 2017 fell by half, largely due to constrained trading conditions. The company also said maize procurement in the period to May had been hit by severe drought in the northern... →
SAB entrepreneurship for employment initiative welcomed
17th November 2017 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has welcomed South African Breweries (SAB’s) entrepreneurship campaign aimed at enabling South African entrepreneurs to create 10 000 jobs by 2021. →

DCD success in winemaking opens new markets
17th November 2017 Having proven that its Disruptor technology is more than suitable for the winemaking and beer sectors, South African biotechnology company Green Cell Technologies (GCT), states that it has turned its attention to the lucrative fruit sugar concentrates market. →

New Summerstrand-based ale house opened
By: Simone Liedtke 17th November 2017 Eastern Cape-based manufacturing micro-brewery Dockside Brewery opened its Dockside Ale House in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, last month. →

Value-for-money centrifugal pumps to change process
17th November 2017 The food and beverage industry is continuously looking for solutions to increase production efficiency with extremely high system pressure applications becoming more common, especially in typical reverse osmosis applications for whey, wine and beer filtration. →

Embraco enters local markets with strong R&D background
By: Schalk Burger 17th November 2017 Brazil-headquartered hermetic compressors and refrigeration solutions multinational Embraco will leverage its research and development (R&D) competitive advantage to gain market share in Africa, says Embraco business and marketing VP Marcio Schissatti. The company invests 3% to 4% of its net... →
Gold Brands to mitigate tough economic conditions with unique concepts
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 16th November 2017 While South African franchiser Gold Brands’ revenue for the six months ended August 31 fell 72.6% to R27.6-million year-on-year, owing to losses experienced from store closures incurred by lease expiries, the company’s gross profit margin increased from 30.9% to 47.3%, thanks to a more aligned... →
Gold Brands buys 50% stake in Ed’s Diner
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th November 2017 South African franchising company Gold Brands (GBI) will acquire 50% of the rights, trademarks and intellectual property of burger restaurant chain Ed's Diner from owner Vasilis Lazaridis. Gold Brands and Lazaridis will operate the restaurant chain in a joint venture, which will own the exclusive... →
New technologies further construction abilities
By: Victor Moolman 3rd November 2017 Using new technologies enables industrial tank manufacturer Metal Tank Industries to construct storage vessels, steel walkways, platforms and gantries, pumps, pipelines, control panels, electrical cabling, load cells, cooling towers and boilers that are used at food and beverage production plants. →

Firm extols the virtues of carton packaging for food and drink products
By: Dylan Slater 3rd November 2017 Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak showcased the advantages of carton packaging for food and drink products during a live food preparation event at Sandton-based culinary school Pick n Pay Good Food Studio, last month. →

SAB invests millions in black-owned SMMEs 
By: Anine Kilian 1st November 2017 Multinational beverage and brewing company Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev subsidiary South African Breweries (SAB) has invested more than R200-million into creating an inclusive supply chain which incorporates black-owned and black women-owned small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) through... →
Rhodes Food expects FY17 decline in earnings
By: Natasha Odendaal 30th October 2017 JSE-listed Rhodes Food expects to report a drop in headline earnings of between 17% and 22% for the year ended October 1, from the restated headline earnings of R293.1-million in 2016. While its regional markets showed good organic growth, the international business significantly dragged the... →
Famous Brands reports double-digit drop in H1 earnings
By: Natasha Odendaal 30th October 2017 JSE-listed Famous Brands on Monday posted a double-digit decline in earnings for the six months ended August 31, as the group faced a local environment that CEO Darren Hele described as one of the toughest in management’s recollection. However, Hele felt that the branded food services franchisor... →
Steady demand for customisable stainless steel products
By: Robyn Wilkinson 27th October 2017 Owing to its strong reputation for customisable turnkey solutions, there is steady and strong demand for stainless steel processing equipment manufacturer Anderson Engineering’s products throughout the African markets that it serves, says Anderson Engineering deputy MD David Nienaber. →

Work drying up in Western Cape drought
By: News24Wire 26th October 2017 Red flags were raised over possible civil unrest in the Western Cape due to the predicted loss of around 50 000 jobs as the drought hammers the province's vital agricultural sector, a joint parliamentary committee sitting heard on Wednesday. "The impact on the economy is worse for the... →
Pioneer warns of lower FY earnings, revenue
By: Anine Kilian 23rd October 2017 JSE-listed Pioneer Foods on Monday warned shareholders its earnings for the year ended September 30, had likely halved. In a trading update, the company said its headline earnings a share for the full-year would be between R3.98 and R4.70, compared with R9.04 in the prior financial year. “Revenue... →
Over 6 000 visitors expected at packaging event
By: Victor Moolman 20th October 2017 This year, Propak Cape, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from October 24 to 26, will host more than 200 local and international exhibitors. Based on the previous Propak Cape, held in 2014, this year, the company is expecting more than 6 000 visitors. →
Drainage system helps manufacturer achieve international standards
By: Robyn Wilkinson 13th October 2017 Drainage technology provider ACO Systems South Africa has completed the first phase of the installation of its flagship hygienic solution at food manufacturer Simba Pepsico’s production plant, in Johannesburg. →

AB InBev focusing on its public interest commitments as it celebrates one year as megabrewer
By: Schalk Burger 11th October 2017 Brewing multinational Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev has worked hard over the past year to meet its public interest commitments following the business combination with SAB in late 2016, SAB and AB InBev Africa zone president Ricardo Tadeu said in a statement on Wednesday. The public interest... →
Pumps investment solidifies Mozambique sugar industry
By: Nica Schreuder 6th October 2017 South African pumps manufacturer and supplier Brehnor Pumps has commissioned two Ornel Floodlifter 1 200-mm-diameter pumps on the Xinavane sugar estate, in Mozambique, owned by agricultural and agroprocessing business company Tongaat Hulett. →

AB InBev completes $3.15bn Coca-Cola Beverages Africa transition
By: African News Agency 5th October 2017 The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) on Thursday announced that it has completed the transition of its 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for $3.15-billion after customary adjustments. This comes after AB InBev last year acquired SABMiller for... →
Manufacturing sector bore brunt of industrial cyberattacks in first half of 2017
By: Schalk Burger 4th October 2017 The manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest hit by cyberattacks during the first half of 2017 as the target of one in every three attacks on industrial control system (ICS) computers, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday. The Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation... →
Production losses as result of bird flu estimated to be in region of R800m in Western Cape
By: African News Agency 2nd October 2017 Early estimates suggest an outbreak of avian influenza has led to production losses of around R800-million in the Western Cape, Economic Opportunities MEC Alan Winde said on Monday. In a statement, Winde said there were at least 36 confirmed cases of avian flu. Seventy ostrich farms were under... →
Bird flu causes more harm for Quantum Foods
By: African News Agency 2nd October 2017 Egg producer Quantum Foods on Monday temporarily closed down the remaining two sites of the Lemoenkloof commercial layer farm as the outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) continued to plague its eggs farms in the Western Cape. The recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian... →
Recovery rate growth lies in metals from landfills
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 29th September 2017 With South Africa already boasting a recovery rate of about 72% for used beverage cans, metals packaging industry body MetPac-SA believes that further potential lies in diverting other metal packaging such as aluminium foil, containers and empty tin cans from landfills. “With regards to aluminium... →

Small businesses remain optimistic, despite volatility and uncertainties
By: Mia Breytenbach 29th September 2017 Despite economic volatility, South African small business owners remain optimistic and are actively pursuing growth, according to research from cloud based accounting software company Xero. The research report, titled ‘State of South African Small Businesses’ surveys the challenges facing the... →

HELPING HAND Some small business owners want the government to provide more funding and some believe government should grant tax breaks for their business
BMG invests R400m in Joburg distribution centre 
By: Mia Breytenbach 29th September 2017 Technical solutions provider BMG, which is part of Invicta Holdings, has officially launched its BMG World site, in Johannesburg, which is the culmination of a consolidation and supply chain re-engineering strategy that began nearly ten years ago. “The company’s R400-million investment to upgrade... →
Tribunal approves The Coca-Cola Company’s acquisition of SABMiller’s CCBA shares
By: Anine Kilian 28th September 2017 The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday approved, with conditions, a merger whereby the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) plans to buy SABMiller’s shares in Coca Cola Beverage Africa (CCBA). The tribunal in 2016 approved a merger which saw independent bottlers of Coca-Cola products combine their existing... →
New retail development to open in Walvis Bay
By: Mia Breytenbach 15th September 2017 The new R500-million Dunes Mall in Walvis Bay, Namibia, is in the final stages of completion, with its doors set to open next month. The mall is developed by South African property developer and investor Atterbury, in partnership with local developers Tradehold. →

Clover’s FY17 earnings fall after record performance of 2016
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th September 2017 The shine of delivering historic record high earnings in 2016 has faded as consumer goods and beverages group Clover’s latest full-year earnings have been hurt by the prolonged drought, a wetter and cooler summer and rand volatility. The year ended June 30, had been characterised by the negative... →

Clover CEO Johann Vorster
Organisation advocates a local recycling culture
By: Nadine James 8th September 2017 Despite numerous recycling initiatives and incentives in communities across the country – including collection points in close proximity to neighbourhoods – metal packaging recycling organisation MetPac-SA believes that an inherent recycling culture still needs to be established in South Africa.... →

Clover warns of up to 67% drop in FY17 HEPS
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th September 2017 Diary products manufacturer Clover has warned that its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year ended June 30 are likely to decrease by between 65% and 67% year-on-year as a result of the prolonged drought and rand volatility that resulted in above-inflation input costs. The... →
Pioneer appoints new CEO as Roux retires
By: Creamer Media Reporter 1st September 2017 Phil Roux will retire as CEO of Pioneer Foods, effective October 1, but will continue to serve as strategic adviser to the company until November 30, 2019. Tertius Carstens, who is the business executive responsible for Pioneer’s essential foods division, will take over as CEO of the group on... →
Range of radar level transmitters extended
1st September 2017 Process instrumentation solutions supplier Krohne has added six new 24 GHz and 80 GHz transmitters to its Optiwave series of frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar level transmitters, which are aimed at liquid and solid applications in a range of industries. →

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