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RIP Karl Lagerfeld | Packaging trendsIn top news this week, talented fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died. Filling the role of creative director at Chanel for 36 years, he will be succeeded by his closest collaborator, Virginie Viard. In packaging news, Stratcom Branding's Gail Macleod shares 5 trends R&D managers should watch out for in 2019. And the Oolala Collection Club's Daniella Shapiro poses the question " Is your product packaging the 'whole package'?" Then, in the 2019 Budget Speech delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, it was announced that sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco will rise by the above-inflation rate of between 7.4% and 9%. And Flux Trends analyst Bronwyn Williams lists some naughty and nice living treats set to trend in 2019, while The Fry Family Food Co.'s Tammy Fry unpacks the growing popularity of plant-based diets in South Africa. To end off, I list some of our favourite food and beverage products to hit the shelves in #FreshOnTheShelf. Until next week! Lauren Hartzenberg
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Celebrated fashion designer and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld has died at the age of 85... read
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If 2018 was the year of limited-edition packaging and personalisation (think FIFA World Cup 2018), 2019 promises to be the year of retro designs and futuristic formulations...read
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
Sometimes we all need a little "me time", a small treat to look forward to at the end of a long day or a hard week, or (what is set to be) a gruelling year...read
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TAMMY FRY
The Economist recently declared 2019 'The Year of the Vegan'. There can no longer be any doubt that veganism, and the embracing of a greater plant-based diet, is going mainstream...read
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Design & Manufacturing
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Multinational toymaker Mattel is relaunching the 90's toy phenomenon Polly Pocket in South Africa, available locally from this month... Read
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Rolfes Leather, a division of JSE-listed, Rolfes Holdings, will explore the beam-house market in Ethiopia this year... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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Chanel has named Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld's closest collaborator for more than 30 years, as the company's new creative director, after Lagerfeld passed away in Paris this week... Read
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ISSUED BY BATA
Marie Bata was faced with a terrifying dilemma in 1939 - return to her native Czechoslovakia and face the full fury of the occupying Nazis or watch the Bata company and its workers be decimated by the Third Reich. She chose to return... Read
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After studying jewellery and fashion in Florence, young artisan Ashleigh McCulloch has launched her own designer brand of jewellery, called Monastery, that not only straddles the continental divide between Italy and her home country... Read
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FMCG
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently... Read
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Peter Nyathi, the founder of Tropical Mushrooms in Magaliesburg, has been awarded Pick n Pay's 2019 Small Supplier of the Year. The annual award recognises the retailer's top performing supplier... Read
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ISSUED BY BURGER KING
Ezelna Jones, group marketing executive at Burger King South Africa, explains what it takes to build a global brand in our local market... Read
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Green Sustainability
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DAVID S GARDNER
Given that more people are trying to do their bit to help save the plant and keep meat consumption to a minimum, it's not surprising pet food has become the latest sector to think about its environmental credentials... Read
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Health & Beauty
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French beauty giant L'Oréal has launched a digital skin diagnostic based on people's selfies... Read
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Health & Safety
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Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and hampering progress towards sustainable development... Read
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Packaging
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DANIELLA SHAPIRO
Who cares what it looks like on the outside when it's what's on the inside that counts, right? Wrong! At least when it comes to product packaging, that is... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
The word 'disruption' is a noun, used to describe a disturbance or problem that interrupts an event. So, when we talk about disruptive innovation or disruptive technology, these phrases may evoke thoughts of chaos... Read
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Regulatory
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In Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's first Budget Speech since his appointment, he announced that sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco will rise... Read
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Research
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Kenya's retail sector is diversifying with the entry of new players and international brands into the market. This is despite the retail sector growing at a "lethargic rate"... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Introduced by Karin Du Chenne, CEO for Insights at Kantar, their latest free talk on why man and machine should be best friends, not enemies, emphasised the fact that we shouldn't fear machines 'taking our jobs' - while none of our jobs will be unaffected by AI, it'll be a case of working with each other, not against each other. Here's why... Read
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Sales
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GARETH HAWKEY
It's no secret that local retailers are having a torrid time. The economy remains in the doldrums with investors and consumers spooked by debilitating load shedding, ongoing job cuts... Read
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Technology
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SIMON SHAW
With the buzz from Black Friday and the festive season now in the rear-view mirror, retailers are looking ahead to ensure the continuation of 'traffic' into malls, high streets, pop-up stores, websites, apps and other channels... Read
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Ntombi Mhangwani on using digital to personalise customer services in Africa Ashleigh McCulloch, who launched her own designer jewellery brand Karl Lagerfeld, who has passed away at the age of 85 Daniella Shapiro on packaging trends for 2019 Simon Shaw on why data analytics can give retailers the edge |
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