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Starbucks coffee

Starbucks Coffee comes to South Africa in 2016

• Starbucks announces an exclusive licensed partnership with Taste Holdings for the opening of stores in South Africa, the first in sub-Saharan Africa

• First store will open in Johannesburg in the first half of 2016, with more locations to follow

• Starbucks and Taste Holdings will design and build stores serving the entire range of Starbucks food and beverages alongside its advanced digital offer for customers

• The partnership will deliver Starbucks’ great coffee, innovative design and job opportunities

EMBARGO: Johannesburg, South Africa, 09:00 SAST 14th July 2015 – Starbucks Coffee Company and Taste Holdings today announced a licensed partnership that will see Starbucks stores open across South Africa. For the first time in Southern Africa, Starbucks will open full-format stores bringing the entire range of its food and beverages, including its ethically-sourced Arabica coffee, to South African consumers.

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2017-06-23T17:14:43+02:00July 25th, 2015|2017 Case Study, Recources|
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Famous Brands buys big in Botswana

 

Famous Brands has acquired a 51% controlling stake in Retail Group (Pty) Ltd, Botswana (“Retail Group”), the Group’s Master License partner in Botswana, marking the commencement of a new thrust in Famous Brands’ strategic growth programme.

 

Group Chief Executive, Kevin Hedderwick, explains, “This transaction aligns with our deliberate approach to either acquire or take a controlling stake in …

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2017-06-23T17:15:02+02:00July 17th, 2015|2017 Case Study, Recources|
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Strategic thinking

How to Live with Risks

Following a crisis, regulators and managers naturally take steps to prevent a recurrence. In 2002, after Enron and WorldCom succumbed to massive accounting fraud, U.S. legislators passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which gave directors and executives new oversight responsibilities. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis many large banks changed their business models, and other companies implemented systems to better manage credit risks or eliminate overreliance on mathematical models.

But there’s a problem with managing risk retrospectively: It’s a variation on…

 

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2015-11-30T09:54:05+02:00July 16th, 2015|General management and CSR|
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Management and leadership

I’ve been the boss for more than 4 decades, starting with my own law firm.  Today I run a commercial real estate company with more than 75 employees in 4 states.  I’m still discovering new and effective tools for management every day. In fact, I believe that, no matter how good you are at your job, there is always room for improvement.

Below are 5 principles I’ve found invaluable to improve my leadership and to help me become a better boss

1   Empower your employees. No one likes to fail, and no one…

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2015-11-30T09:54:20+02:00July 16th, 2015|General management and CSR|
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Welcome to SA’s first froyo loyalty app!

We’re proud to introduce our new WakaApp! Download it today, complete your profile, and receive a complimentary digital voucher for your next trip to Wakaberry – that’s right, just for being a first time user, you will receive a bowl of happiness!waka-app-01

The new WakaApp is not only a digital loyalty card, where you can collect 19 stamps in order to get your 20th bowl for mahala, you can also use the app to find your nearest store, receive the latest Wakaberry gossip, and chat to us through our customer portal.

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2017-06-23T14:08:46+02:00June 28th, 2015|2017 Case Study, Recources|
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Cockroaches discovered in Debonairs’ pizza

Two customers on two separate occasions reportedly discovered cockroaches in pizzas bought at the Debonairs Pizza branch at Randburg Square, in Johannesburg.
The customers took to both Facebook and Twitter to share their dissatisfaction. Marius Erasmus posted a picture of the pizza on Facebook, in which a cockroach is mixed in with the toppings that were used on the pizza, City Buzz reported.

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2017-06-23T14:08:59+02:00June 28th, 2015|2017 Case Study, Recources|
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