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Women in Manufacturing

By Food Focus on 26 August 2020

We chatted to Wendy Erasmus (FS3 Consulting), Jane Russill (Bidfood) Meera Hoosen (PDCA Consulting), Deirdre Langenhoven (Libstar), Jess Kelfkens (Food Science Student) and Najib Salim from RCL Foods and we just know you're going to want to hear what these incredible women have t

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Women in Retail

By Food Focus on 20 August 2020

We chatted to Cindy Jenks - PnP, Alison Pohl - Woolworths, Matlou Setati -FSI:CGCSA and Dr Dharmarai Naicker - CSIR, and were inspired by these great women, and we just know that you are going to want to hear their stories too.

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“Home Working” Cyber Security Considerations

By Guest Author on 18 August 2020

Lockdown measures and remote working requirements have forced all business owners to confront the same remote working security challenges enterprises have been trying to solve since the 90`s. Luckily, a lot of these basics are well documented and defined, which makes it easier fo

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Women's Month Webinars

By Food Focus on 13 August 2020

In August we're celebrating women! Linda Jackson will be chatting to some of the many women that make the food industry as vibrant and diverse as it is. Grab your coffee and come be inspired about what it means to be a woman in food, and how to make a difference!

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COVID-19 has hit SMEs in South Africa's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

By Guest Author on 07 August 2020

COVID-19 has prompted widespread discussion of the resilience of food systems and how efficiency and competitiveness have been previously understood. Recent decades have seen the growth of increasingly complex food value chains...

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“We are not doing any business” says street vendor

By Guest Author on 10 June 2020

Mali was speaking as a representative of the Johannesburg Informal Trader Platform (JITP) during a Zoom dialogue hosted by C19 Coalition - a consortium of about 316 civil society organisations. During the dialogue session on Monday, informal traders spoke about their challenges a

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Monday motivation with students from CUT

By Food Focus on 01 June 2020

#Monday Motivation - Food Focus chats to students from the Central University of Technology!

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Monday Motivation with food science students from UP

By Food Focus on 25 May 2020

#Monday Motivation - Food Focus chats to students from the University of Pretoria - Food science

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R535 directions regarding e-commerce sales during alert level 4 of the Covid-19 national state of disaster

By Food Focus on 19 May 2020

R535 directions regarding e-commerce sales during alert level 4 of the Covid-19 national state of disaster

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Not all Joburg’s street traders are trading

By Guest Author on 19 May 2020

Street traders are central to food security in JHB but since being declared an essential service under lockdown, street trade in SA’s biggest city has returned to uneven ground.

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Monday Motivation with these Food Science Students

By Food Focus on 18 May 2020

This week Food Focus chats to some students from the Food Science department at Stellenbosch University - they have a great message of inspiration for the food industry

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Monday Motivation with Michael Gristwood of SAAFFI

By Food Focus on 11 May 2020

Food Focus chat to Michael Gristwood of SAAFFI during this week's motivational message for the food industry

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Monday Motivation with Linda Jackson

By Food Focus on 04 May 2020

Linda Jackson shares a little motivation for the food industry in the midst of this pandemic.

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Monday Motivation with the Profs

By Food Focus on 28 April 2020

This week Food Focus has coffee with the Profs! We bring you an inspirational message from Prof Arno Hugo, Prof Lise Korsten and Prof Pieter Gouws.

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Monday Motivation with Jompie Burger, Geoff Penny and Peter Gordon

By Food Focus on 20 April 2020

In this week's Monday Motivation, we chat to the leaders of some industry associations - Jompie Burger, Geoff Penny and Peter Gordon are our special guests today.

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Where is client service

By Pinky and the Brain on 14 April 2020

Hello to all of you in the food industry, from the secret office of Pinky and the Brain! 2020 is the year that Pinky and the Brain put small talk aside and actually start voicing the need in our industry! 2020 is BIG and we think it must start with a huge change in our approach t

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Monday Motivation with Delene Boshoff and Louis Munnick

By Food Focus on 06 April 2020

Discover some Monday Motivation for the food industry as we chat with stakeholders in the food industry - we hope to encourage and inspire you.

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COVID 19 Directive - Transport Arrangements and Permits for Employees

By Food Focus on 31 March 2020

The Minister of Transport has again amended the Directives on Public Transport. These amendments are crucial for all food businesses as it will affect the transport of employees involved in essential services.

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Final Lockdown Regulations, Standard Operating Procedures and More Documentation

By Food Focus on 30 March 2020

All food business need to ensure they are compliant with the COVID 19 regulations at this time. Please find the latest on the COVID-19 regulations and other essential documentation for the lockdown period your information and immediate action.

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Monday Motivation with Janice Giddy and Shane Rimmel

By Food Focus on 30 March 2020

Discover some Monday Motivation for the food industry as we chat with stakeholders in the food industry - we hope to encourage and inspire you.

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