Champagne rugby and Napoleon costumes — the madness of London French

Antoine Lurot specialised in the sale of mews properties. Why? “Because I am a mad Frenchman,” he told The Times in 1988. This column owes a lot to mad Frenchmen, and London French RFC owes a lot to Lurot. I recently sat down with club member Josh...

NJC: Powering South Africa’s pharma automation future

When NJC became the first system integrator to implement ABB’s 800xA automation system in South Africa’s pharmaceutical sector in 2012, it achieved more than a technological milestone – it laid the groundwork for a reputation defined by trust and...

Former Kiln head chef Meedu Saad to go it alone with a North African restaurant in Soho

Opening in partnership with restaurant group Super 8, which operates London restaurants Mountain, Smoking Goat, Brat and Kiln, Impala will be a charcoal grill restaurant with influences from North Africa to North London. Named after the cherry red...

PepsiCo Q3 Preview: Beverage Giant Needs To 'Deliver More Than Just A Decent Quarter'

PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) aims to silence analysts who are lowering the stock's price target and an activist investor pushing for changes when it releases third-quarter financial results Thursday before the market close. Here are the earnings...

Standard Bank Top Women™ 2025: Championing Inclusive Leadership, Innovation & Africa’s Future

Johannesburg, South Africa – 24 September 2025 — The 10th annual Standard Bank Top Women™ Conference, hosted by Topco Media in partnership with Standard Bank South Africa, concluded on a high note after two days of dynamic dialogue, innovation,...

Finlays acquires Leahy-IFP to strengthen position in global natural beverage market 

UK – Finlays, a global B2B beverage solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Leahy-IFP, a leading Illinois-based aseptic packer and formulator of natural fruit-based beverages. The move aims to strengthen Finlays’ position in the...

Alamu: Processed Cocoa, More Lucrative for Nigeria’s Economy Than Raw Exports

*Says, Nigeria loses billions to raw cocoa exports Fidelis David in Akure The founder and Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, Mr. John Alamu, has called for an urgent shift from exporting unprocessed cocoa beans to producing and...

UAE to implement tiered sugar tax on sweetened beverages starting January 2026 

UAE – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that a new tiered sugar tax on sweetened beverages will take effect on January 1, 2026. The measure, confirmed by the UAE Ministry of Finance, will replace the current 50 percent flat-rate excise...

American Cola Club Talent Campaign Launches To Spotlight Nigeria’s Creative Talents

1 American Cola has officially launched a new campaign aimed at inspiring Nigerian youths to showcase their talents through unique styles, artistic expression, and individual creativity. The American Cola Club Talent 2025 campaign, themed “Show...

I-45 freeway project prompts Houston Vietnamese restaurant to close in EaDo

One of San Antonio’s most acclaimed coffee shops is coming to Houston. Merit Coffee will open locations in the Heights and near West U. in 2026. Founded in 2009 in San Antonio, the new coffee shops will join Merit’s existing 13 locations in San...

Does Coca-Cola give a hoot about owls?

The death of an owl at a South African Coca-Cola plant has reignited scrutiny over the brand’s environmental ethics. We wonder what Coca-Cola’s headquarters in Atlanta would make of the latest damage one of their bottling plants in South Africa...

Nigeria’s business confidence rises to 107.9 points in September  

Nigeria’s business landscape sustained its upward momentum in September 2025, as the Current Business Performance Index climbed to 107.9 points, marking a 0.6-point increase from 107.3 points in August. This is according to the latest NESG–Stanbic...

How I Became a Populist

And that difference enrages me. Soon after taking office, Trump’s designated chairman of the FTC, Andrew Ferguson, announced that the agency would “usher in a new Golden Age for American businesses, workers, and consumers.” What has followed has...

Nigeria at 65: 11 times Nigeria stood out on the global scene

Sixty-five years(65) is no small journey. For Nigeria, it is a story stitched together by resilience, culture, and a spirit that refuses to go unnoticed. Every Independence Day comes with reflection: the struggles, the progress, the imperfections,...

Moment police 'scale walls and block off toilets' at celebrity-loved Indian restaurant after 'single tip-off over immigration'

An immigration raid at a celebrity-loved Indian restaurant in Surrey where officers were said to have scaled walls and blocked off access to the toilets has been likened to Nazi Germany. Eleven uniformed officers wearing stab vests surrounded...

4 Nigerians on Feeling Jealous of Their Friends’ Wins, and How It Changed Them

Everyone says, “Be happy for your friends.” But celebrating your friends’ wins could often mean confronting your own insecurities. So what happens when their success starts to sting a little? These four Nigerians open up about the quiet jealousy...

SOUTH AFRICA’S GRAND DAME IS READY TO SHOW OFF!

In 1979 South Africans were enchanted with what was Africa’s most glamorous hotel, but 46 years on and the grand dame Sun City Hotel has been showing her age. Nips and tucks over the years helped, but last year Sun International set about giving...

San Jose: For one night, chef from Draymond Green’s restaurant joins Eos & Nyx

As part of a chef’s collaboration between San Jose’s Eos & Nyx and San Francisco’s Meski restaurants, noted Dominican/Ethiopian cuisine specialist Nelson German will join the South Bay restaurant for a special dinner tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 7....

How Nigeria’s top beer makers fared in nine months

The Nigerian beer industry is growing faster in valuation this year after the sector rebounded from the crushing blow of the foreign exchange crisis that hammered earnings and spooked investors’ sentiments. All the beer manufacturers listed on the...

HEINEKEN Beverages backs its wine brands with big plans

EMBOLDENED by the successful revitalisation of flagship brand Nederburg, HEINEKEN Beverages is preparing a similar refresh for another of its super-premium labels, Durbanville Hills. The award-winning winery in the Durbanville Wine Valley has...