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On 9 November, Pick n Pay held its Christmas range reveal event at Makers Landing at the V&A Waterfront.

After another challenging year, Santa has new helpers who will spread festive cheer and help vulnerable communities at the same time. Thirty Pick n Pay asap! drivers in red Santa's uniforms joined forces to deliver groceries to a local non-profit organisation for distribution to vulnerable citizens.

Local noodle and seasonings brand, Maggi, has introduced a culinary conversation on inclusivity in the kitchen. The brand brought together South African TV personalities such as Masasa Mbangeni, Gabriel Temudzani and Mduduzi Mabaso to tell their stories of kitchen inclusivity as well as their experience with Maggi in their households. See the images below:.

Zintle Botha is the Africa director of ZX Ventures, a global growth and innovation group within brewing giant AB InBev with a mandate to nurture, support and grow the products and services of the future. Botha shares how ZX Ventures ties into AB InBev’s vision to become a total beverage company, the successful brands launched through the division so far, and how she hopes to build core competency for beverage innovation across key African markets....

On 26 March 2021, Leroy Merlin opened its fourth store in Johannesburg, opposite Fourways Mall.

Tiger Brands South Africa recently announced the launch of its latest online culinary platform, Add A Twist, at a star-studded soiree at the Cradle Boutique Hotel. The launch event was hosted by television personality and chef, Lorna Maseko, and was attended by social media stars Melody Molale and Tshepi Vundla, celebrity cook Chef Nti and content creators including Siyanda Bani and Jessica van Heerden.

Chappies has a new limited-edition flavour called Chappies Cola. A launch event was held to celebrate the new flavour. Chappies SA commissioned Josias Mpyana, also known as The Chappies Artist, to create an art piece that expresses the joy he gets from blowing bubbles of Chappies Cola. The new flavour is available at select wholesalers, taxi ranks and spaza shops nationwide.

Kraken Rum has made its way to South Africa, launching on 15 October at the Jagger Lounge in Cape Town. The rum is imported from the Caribbean and is made with 13 different secret spices.

The 2019 Galliova Awards was held at the Tokara Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. The awards honour the country's most outstanding food writers for their excellence in food writing, styling and the overall promotion of SA's food culture and local health writers for their writing excellence and balanced reporting on health and nutrition issues.

Leo Burnett South Africa looked at the younger generation – and all they do – when coming up for a concept for the new Kellogg’s ad. Leo Burnett South Africa creative director Donovan Bryan says: “We asked ourselves, who among us is doing the most? Our answer was, our kids.” Kellogg’s recently added essential vitamins and minerals to its cereal. “The kids of today are doing more than anyone else. There’s this general mentality of being more goal-orientated than previous generations. We wanted to showcase how the nutrients and energy provided early in the morning, translates into momentum for the rest of the day. Kids who do more, need more. Kids who do great things need a great breakfast,” concludes Bryan....

David Tlale and Tastic Rice hosted an exclusive lunch at Le Chatelat in Sandhurst to celebrate the historic movement that made 9 August Women's Day. Both parties invited phenomenal women from all walks of life to share their inspirational journeys. TV host Lalla Hirayama and celebrity chefs Ndash and Chef Nti all attended with their mothers. Other guests such as TV personalities Mbali Nkosi, Khanyi Mbau and musician Brenda Mtambo also attended the event in celebration of Women's Day. See images of the lunch below....

On this past Global Recycling Day, Sunlight Dishwashing Liquid transformed the iconic yellow frame at the V&A Waterfront with plastic waste to create awareness on the importance of recycling. Check out the frame below and images of the creation process.