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Protea website gets a facelift
New coffee from Lavazza
McDonald's takes on chicken market“We decided to introduce the crispy chicken fillet range after considerable research into trends in the South African quick service market, where we have seen a significant growth in chicken consumption,” explains Greg Solomon, McDonald's South Africa MD, on the November launch of its new chicken menu. 17 Nov 2009 10:50 Ambor awarded Business Personality of the Year
South Africans win cooking championship again
F&B industry needs to gear up for 2010[Ismail Darsot] While the country is incredibly upbeat about the upcoming 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, I believe that the food and beverage industry is simply not ready. There is a possibility that next year's demand from hotels and hospitality venues for food and beverage is going to at least double but many retailers and wholesalers just don't realise the implications of this or anticipate the huge demand that will be placed on the country. 13 Nov 2009 12:19 News Cafe in the subcontinent
Hotel industry recession may lift“The past year from July/August 2008 to date has been an extremely difficult trading environment for the hotel industry, with a domestic economy experiencing high inflation levels with the associated high cost of money,” comments Kamil Abdul-Karrim, MD of Pam Golding Tourism & Hospitality Consulting, a member of Pam Golding Hospitality. 11 Nov 2009 11:42 Hotel price inflation could harm SA
Expo offers 32 countries in 32 days for 2010
Optimism at Hospitality Investment Conference
2009 Peroni chef - Craig Hounsom
Bakery training by US giant opens in Jhb
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The redesigned “global window” for Protea Hotels went live yesterday and is said to be fully optimised for the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2010. This multi-functional website incorporates a simple user interface supported by a powerful backend. 
Ciro Beverage Solutions, which brings the Lavazza brand to South Africa, has announced a new offering, known as i Piaceri del Caffe or ‘the pleasures of coffee'. This collection of specialty espresso-based gourmet coffees will be available at leading coffee shops from November 2009. 
The Cape Times/KPMG Business Personality of the Year 2009 was awarded to Allen Ambor, founder and executive chair of the Spur Corporation on 10 November 2009. 
The title of LG Global Grand Master Chef at the LG Life Tastes Good Championship 2009 was won for the second year by an amateur South African team, this time Jaco Pieter Willem Dreyer and Evgeni Igorevich Omeltchenko, at the Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok on 11 November 2009. 
News Cafe will open in Delhi India in November 2009 and, with shop fittings currently underway in Hyderabad, the second store opening is expected mid-January 2010, with Mumbai following end March 2010. 
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will host Global Icons Expo-Tainment Experience, which will include 32 nations under one roof in over 10 000m² exhibition space for 32 days in June and July 2010. To date this is reputed to be the highest investment from a single booking that the CTICC has secured since its opening. 
The Hospitality Investment Conference Africa 2009 took place at Sandton Sun hotel from 4-6 November 2009. In his keynote address to the delegates on Thursday 5 November, the Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk said that he remained ever optimistic about the future, despite the economic challenges. 
Craig Hounsom was the winner of the 2009 Peroni Chef title. 
In response to the need to provide hands-on training for staff employed in in-store bakeries, convenience store bakeries, retail bakeries and foodservice operations, Rich Products Corporation has opened a product solution centre and bakery and food service training schools in Johannesburg. 
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