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21 January 2025
| Ivana | Awards and achievements

Lumka Msithwa, Senior Meat Market Manager at Checkers Mount Richmore in Salt Rock, KZN.


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    Awards and achievements

    Master Butchers bring global meat expertise to Shoprite and Checkers

    | Ivana | Awards and achievements

    Lumka Msithwa, Senior Meat Market Manager at Checkers Mount Richmore in Salt Rock, KZN.

    Celebrating growth and innovation: Shoprite Group awards best suppliers of 2024 

    | Ivana | Awards and achievements

    Comessa Food Services and Pasta & Me were among the standout suppliers at the Shoprite Group's 2024 Supplier of the Year Awards, celebrating their innovation and excellence alongside a distinguished group of exceptional nominees and winners. 

    26-year-old from Limpopo is Shoprite’s top truck driver 

    | Ivana | Awards and achievements

    Frederick Chauke (26) from Tembisa, Gauteng was crowned National Driver of the Year after he outmaneuvered the Shoprite Group’s 1 400+ truck drivers with his unparalleled skills at the steer of a sixteen-wheeler truck. 

    Going green

    Pick n Pay expands reverse vending machines to reward recycling behaviour

    | Ivana | Going green

    Get cash – in the form of Smart Shopper points - for your (recyclable) trash using Pick n Pay’s in-store reverse vending machines

    The Dis-Chem Foundation launches hydroponic garden to promote nutrition and address food insecurity

    | Ivana | Going green

    The Dis-Chem Foundation is passionate about improving the lives of South Africans, it is therefore fitting that on the 21st anniversary of The Dis-Chem Foundation, it has launched its first hydroponic vegetable garden, marking an important step in its commitment to address nutritional needs within underserved communities in the country.

    Boxer creates sustainable income for school through innovative recycling project

    | Ivana | Going green

    Boxer has helped a school take a leap into self-sustainability through recycling thanks to a unique project that promises to change the way schools think about fund raising and the environment.

    Supplier Chain

    Woolworths confirms avo shortage as logistics delays, harvesting hassles bite

    | Ivana | Supplier news

    By: Nick Wilson – News24

    Retail group Woolworths confirmed on Wednesday (15/01/2025) it is experiencing a shortage of avocados, saying this is due to a shift in harvesting times in KwaZulu-Natal, lower volumes in the Eastern Cape and logistical delays in Tanzania.

    Lucky Star owner Oceana denies link to counterfeit pilchards after raid, arrests

    | Ivana | Supplier news

    By:  Marelise van der Merwe – News24

    Lucky Star has distanced itself from a consignment of counterfeit canned pilchards seized during a raid last week, owner Oceana said in a statement on Tuesday (19/11/2024).

    Woolworths launches probe after counterfeit pilchards seized, 7 arrested

    | Ivana | Supplier news

    By Marelise van der Merwe – Fin24

    Retailer Woolworths has launched its own probe into a counterfeit operation involving canned pilchards, it said in a statement.

    The viral Dubai chocolate is now available in South Africa — are you willing to pay R400 for one?

    | Ivana | Supplier news

    By: Gerry Cupido – IOL Lifestyle

    Remember the viral Dubai chocolate that everyone was raving about earlier this year? The one that people were spending up to R1,000 on?

    Eskort is celebrating 107 years

    | Ivana | Supplier news

    Eskort, South Africa’s beloved pork brand, is turning 107 this year! As the leading antibiotic-free pork producer in the country, we’re marking this incredible milestone with a series of celebratory stunts that truly embody our legacy of quality, tradition, and innovation—all inspired by the magic number 107.

    UK poultry industry as exports to South Africa restart

    | Ivana | Supplier news