SA Food Review

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29 Nov 2018

New efforts bring hope for Industry 4.0-ready SA workforce

Industry 4.0 – smart new automation tools and technologies – are rapidly changing the face of manufacturing and industry around the world. Without a concerted effort to change industry processes and infrastructure, and upskill the workforce, South Africa risks falling behind the world in its efforts to become a player in the global manufacturing market....
23 Nov 2018

Manufacturing: a weak or strong link in your value chain?

Manufacturing can (and should) be a catalyst for South Africa’s future GDP growth. With a GDP that fell by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, following a decrease of 2.6 per cent in the first quarter (Stats SA), it is imperative to look towards this industry as a key contributor. What sets...
12 Nov 2018

It’s time to boost productivity

In the examination of effects of time management on overall productivity, a distinction must first be made between ‘time’ and the concept of ‘working time’. Working time refers to any period during which your worker works at your disposal and carries out their activities or duties, and any period during which your worker is receiving...
26 Oct 2018

We don’t have a food crisis we have a food waste crisis

If you want to know how much food the world wastes, the Internet is your friend. It can tell you about the farm in the United States that dumps at least a quarter of its potatoes for being too big, too small, too ugly or the “wrong” colour. Or about how food waste is responsible...
15 Oct 2018

Securing credit card transactional data is crucial

Ever wondered where every credit card transaction is recorded and stored and how secure that data is, especially after the hardware on which that data is stored reaches end-of-life. If this data is compromised and lands in the wrong hands, it could have catastrophic consequences for not only the company concerned, but for the banks...
02 Oct 2018

Sinawe Fund’s growth equity will boost black businesses

Imperial Logistics’ “Sinawe” enterprise and supplier development (ESD) fund will grow and develop two black-owned small businesses and has enabled the transformation of a white-owned transport company.
04 Sep 2018

Critical factors to fuel the data-driven enterprise

Successful digital businesses depend on data to provide the insights necessary to deliver new innovations, products, and services. But those insights are only as good as the underlying data. As the number of business decision-makers who depend on real-time data increases, the issue of data governance grows increasingly important. Anton Jacobsz managing director of Networks...
31 Aug 2018

SAPICS trains unemployed women in honour of Women’s Month

To mark Women’s Month in South Africa, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, gave 15 unemployed women the opportunity to complete a training course geared towards helping them re-enter the workforce and attain a professional designation in supply chain management.
20 Aug 2018

New tech backbone for Mosca’s customer-specific solutions

Earlier this year, Mosca set up a new division to handle individual customer requests. The division supports its dedicated team of experienced specialists handling sales, designs, the production of special machines and integrated system solutions.
18 Jun 2018

Iberchem Group to acquire majority stake in Versachem

Iberchem Group has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Versachem, an established privately owned company specialised in the development and manufacturing of food flavours and colours. Headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, Versachem has been operating successfully in the region since 2006, offering a wide portfolio of high-quality products and counting on...