Despite South Africa having a rich selection of traditional home grown shoes, they still aren’t visible on the streets, instead the likes of Adidas, Nike, Puma and Converse are the staple. When Theo Baloyi noticed this, it...
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Albany Bakeries is one of South Africa’s major producers of bread products, and a major player in the FMCG sector with its 13+ regional production sites supplying over 10.5 million households each week with bread and other...
After matriculating at a school in Ladysmith, Thembi Sithole went to Johannesburg to visit her sister and saw a local panel shop, Ventura Motors, who wanted someone to wash cars. Not long afterwards, she was doing any odd jobs in...
Wally Fry is the pioneer of plant-based foods in South Africa, he was an early market entrant. He launched the Fry Family Food Co. in 1991 during a time when vegetarianism was considered a fad in the country, and retailers had...
After developing websites and intranets for clients from 1999, Andrew Smith founded Yuppiechef alongside Shane Dryden in 2006 as a part-time venture while they continued to run a small web agency. Yuppiechef store The...
A child’s birthday celebration, a kitchen full of hungry preteens and a spontaneous decision, all led to the existence of Browns Corn Dogs — the brand was launched in 2019 by husband & wife, Mabel and Wale...
Anna Phosa is one of South Africa’s most successful pig farmers, her rise to the top wasn’t rosy, and she struggled to raise capital to start and grow the business. Anna Phosa, founder of Dreamland Piggery &...
The Foschini Group is an investment holding company which operates independent chain-stores through the TFG Africa, TFG London, and TFG Australia segments. TFG’s three business segments each have their own local management...
These days Monster Energy Drinks are simply ubiquitous, think of a sporting event promotion and nine times out of 10, Monster Energy is likely to be associated with it strongly. The association is not without merit as the...
There aren’t many coffee franchises that can lay claim to the brand presence that Mugg & Bean has in South Africa. With over 260 restaurants, and represented in so many towns and cities, whether you are in Cape Town...