What’s brewing? The current state of SA’s coffee industry
January 17, 2023
South Africa’s coffee sector took a huge knock in 2020, as lockdown forced food service outlets to close, and dwindling...
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Trends
Covid pandemic shifts consumer demand for dairy-based beverages
December 12, 2022
Growing consumer demand for nutritionally-rich and convenient beverages that are thought to boost overall health is a major factor driving...
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New schools research tool assesses learner, parent satisfaction
November 17, 2022
Increasing pressure on schools to retain existing learners and attract new ones in South Africa’s highly competitive educational sector, is...
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Demand for non-alcoholic beverages sees some recovery in 2021
October 3, 2022
The majority of non-alcoholic ready to drink (RTD) beverages which were negatively impacted both by tougher than expected economic conditions...
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Pie category expected to continue to experience constraints
June 21, 2022
Although Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted and the pie category has seen some recovery, since the 15 – 20% decline...
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Shift in market factors impact negatively on demand planning ability
April 6, 2022
The last two years have been particularly challenging for the South African economy. Lockdowns imposed to limit and alleviate pressure...
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Pet food and pet care categories surprisingly resilient during pandemic
February 14, 2022
Despite the fact that many retail categories saw large sales decline during the Covid-19 pandemic, one category to buck this...
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SA’s packaging sector bounces back
January 25, 2022
South Africa’s packaging industry demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of the country’s imposition of national lockdowns during 2020, with...
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The glass half empty: major declines in SA’s alcoholic sector in 2020
January 10, 2022
The national lockdown enforced in South Africa as part of the country’s efforts to manage the Covid-19 pandemic delivered a...
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Energy drinks buck beverage category trend to record sales growth in 2020
December 1, 2021
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had a negative impact on overall beverage sales in South Africa as...
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