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Your News and Information portal to the Abattoir, Butchery, Meat Processing and Deli Industries
This site, with its regular newsletters dedicated to the Abattoir, Butchery, Meat Processing and Deli industries brings you:
- The latest news and developments from South Africa and the world.
- Updates and new innovations in equipment, ingredients and solutions, so that you stay a step ahead
- Local and International events and happenings, so that you stay informed
- An updated list of suppliers to the industry, so you know who’s who
- A regular newsletter updating you on all of this, conveniently delivered to your inbox
- A platform to use to showcase your company, brands, products and/or services
Latest Local News
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Eskort puts South African braai culture on four wheels with the Braai-Lux.
Eskort, Checkers and Toyota unite to give away a Braai-Lux, with Springbok icon Bongi Mbonambi as the face of the campaign.
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Propak Cape showcases the sustainability benefits of plastics packaging
The South African plastics recycling industry continues to make strides in creating a circular economy for plastics. Recent statistics from Plastics SA revealed that plastics recycling increased by 3% in 2025 to 485-thousand tons, across the packaging, building, construction, agriculture, mining, automotive and consumer goods sectors.
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Professional Kitchens run on Consistency. Hygiene Should Too
Imagine a head chef in an upmarket restaurant wiping down a prep surface between services, confident it's clean. Or a canteen supervisor spraying down counters before the lunch rush. Both believe it’s sufficient. But is it?
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Master Butcher’s son Dean De Sousa crowned 2026 Boerewors Champion
A 33-year-old investment actuary and portfolio manager, Dean De Sousa from Bryanston in Gauteng, was crowned the country’s top boerewors maker at the 34th annual Championship Boerewors finale on Saturday, 15 August.
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Eskort strikes double gold with 12 taste awards
Six products earn matching honours at the 2026 Aurora International Taste Challenge and the South African Food & Beverage Awards.
Latest International News
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Ingredient Excellence by RAPS: Taste, Functionality and Market Expertise at Alimentaria FoodTech 2026
The ingredient specialist will present a broad range of product solutions for the food industry. Under the banner "Ingredient Excellence by RAPS: Combining Taste & Functionality", RAPS will present its latest ingredient solutions at Alimentaria 2026, held in Barcelona from 6 to 8 October 2026.
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From Store Scale to AI: BIZERBA brings 160 years of innovation to life in new showroom
160 years after its founding, BIZERBA has opened a new showroom at its headquarters in Balingen, Germany.
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Chef Steve puts the Convotherm combi oven to work.
Spend a minute in the test kitchen with Chef Steve as he puts the Convotherm combi oven to work.
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SALTWELL targets rising demand for lower sodium salt with new Chile facility
SALTWELL Group, the owner and producer of SALTWELL® naturally lower sodium salt,
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Jungheinrich WMS once again confirmed top performer in warehouse management
With a clear result, Jungheinrich Warehouse Management System maintains its top position among leading WMS solutions in German-speaking countries in 2025.
Company Profile
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Matrix Software
Africa’s leading food processing software - We don’t sell software, we solve problems.
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Cape Racking & Shelving CC
Cape Racking & Shelving CC is an established South African supplier and specialist in commercial, private, industrial and warehouse storage solutions, providing customers with practical, cost-effective and professionally designed systems to maximise available space and improve operational efficiency.
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BMSC Engineering
Distributors for Mesutronic Metal detectors and X-ray Inspection equipment and Check-Weighers.
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Jungheinrich South Africa
Jungheinrich South Africa is a direct subsidiary of Jungheinrich AG, Germany. Jungheinrich AG is worldwide one of three leading companies in the material handling equipment, warehousing and material flow engineering sectors.
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Microsep
With over 30 years of experience, Microsep is a leading supplier of scientific, analytical, laboratory, industrial and retail weighing equipment across southern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
