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Pick n Pay tests plastic-free fruit and veg section
Pick n Pay is trialling a 'nude' fruit and vegetable produce wall - a dedicated plastic and packaging-free zone - in 13 stores across the country to measure customers' readiness to switch from...
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3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office
"In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand. Time to take action!" proclaims the headline from Trendwatching.com.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Eliminating packaging is a good start - but here's what supermarkets should...
It was inspiring to read about the launch of Waitrose's trial in Oxford offering consumers a range of products free of packaging. Their system isn't revolutionary - smaller supermarkets have been doing...
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires majority stake in Eswatini bottler
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced that it has acquired a 60 percent share in the soft drinks business of Eswatini Beverages Limited. The non-alcoholic, ready to drink business in Eswatini...
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WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels
Some of SA's biggest retailers, with the aid of WWF, are rolling out standardised recycling instructions, known as On Pack Recycling Labels (OPRLs), which will indicate whether the packaging can or...
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Woolworths to trial recycled paper shopping bags
Woolworths is trialling bags made out of 100% recycled paper for fashion, beauty and homeware purchases at its Blue Route store in Cape Town.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge
African startups Shopit, Exportunity and Wakulima from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania respectively, emerged the winners of the Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) sub-Saharan innovation...
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Pentawards 2019 honours best in global packaging design
The winners of the annual Pentawards, a prestigious packaging design competition, were recognised at a gala ceremony held on 12 September in London.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all...
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Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics
Unilever has committed to reduce plastic waste across its portfolio and help create a circular economy for plastics. The pledge includes halving its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use...
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5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer
Dr Carl Driesener, senior marketing scientist at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute (EBI) of marketing science in Australia explaining the 5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer at Spark Media's...
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Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town
Pick n Pay is piloting a new 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone that allows customers to purchase a wide range of products without any packaging. This trial is currently underway at the newly...
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#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand
Africa's consumer landscape is fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of a diverse base of consumers.Read more... | Send to a friend
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How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste
The Shoprite Group is now using the 4,000 tonnes of plastic returned annually to its distribution centres to produce its 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags. This is in line with its...
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Alpla to consolidate manufacturing in Gauteng with new plant
Austrian packaging manufacturer Alpla Group is building a new factory in Lanseria near Johannesburg, which will bundles activities from five existing plants.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting...
Plastic production and consumption has snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s. In 2020, an estimated 24 million to 34 million tonnes of plastic waste will enter the world's lakes,...
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NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage
©Narcis Parfenti via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Citing new data on the growing plastic pollution problem, California-based not-for-profit group As You Sow has filed shareholder proposals with...
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NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage
©Narcis Parfenti via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Citing new data on the growing plastic pollution problem, California-based not-for-profit group As You Sow has filed shareholder proposals with...
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Register for free business-to-business webinar, 24 March 2021
Bizcommunity is proud to announce a media partnership with Success by Design in their forthcoming free webinar, titled 'B2B in Africa for Africa', taking place on Wednesday, 24 March 2021 at...
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Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley
Corona has introduced a new circular form of packaging for its six-packs, made using repurposed surplus barley straw.Read more... | Send to a friend
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