We need to think about how we produce food, what we consume and what we discard, writes Georgina Crouth.

Sovereign Foods’ plans to stave off a hostile bid from Country Bird Holdings (CBH) and implement a controversial empowerment scheme were dealt another blow as it emerged that another bloc of shareholders had abandoned the Sovereign board.

Bringing South African shopping centre industry the best in leadership, a number of highly regarded speakers are set to dominate the stage at the 20th Congress of the South African Council of Shopping Centre’s (SACSC) to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 7 to 9 September 2016.

After a successful pilot at four forecourts, Engen plans to rollout Pure Water On Tap nationally.

The Competition Commission has decided not to prosecute a complaint that it had initiated against Parmalat SA for alleged abuse of dominance.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the largest bottler of fizzy drinks on the continent, may backtrack on its commitment to invest R800m in enterprise development in SA if the Treasury imposes a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Fidelity Security Group has bought ADT, the South African subsidiary of New York-listed Tyco, for R1.9bn.

In a recent scientific literature review by Dr Nathan O’Callaghan, CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, for Horticulture Innovation Australia, the pear, or Pyrus in Latin, has been found to have a number of important health benefits.

In the 2014-15 financial year, more than R548m worth of poor quality, unsafe goods were removed from the South African market, said Asogan Moodley, CEO of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), on Tuesday.