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Thirteen awards for Shoprite and Checkers private label products at SA Dairy Championships

Thirteen awards for Shoprite and Checkers private label products at SA Dairy

Thirteen awards for Shoprite and Checkers private label products at SA Dairy Championships

29 May 2023

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Shoprite and Checkers’ private label products scooped first place in nine categories – including best Mild Cheddar Cheese, Buffalo Milk Mozzarella, Chunky Cottage Cheese and Dairy Dessert – at the 190th South African Dairy Awards.

A total of 52 products were submitted under seven of the supermarkets’ different private labels: Housebrand, Ritebrand, Crystal Valley, Royale, Simple Truth, Oh My Goodness, and Forage & Feast.

The following products achieved the SA Champion Award as winners in their respective categories:

Four products were also recognised with the Qualité Award, presented to only 23 dairy products that achieved a specific minimum score on the international scorecard. They will display the distinctive Qualité logo, the sole mark of excellence for dairy products in South Africa, for the ensuing year:

The SA Dairy Awards – the biggest, oldest and most esteemed dairy event in the country – drew entries from 71 producers showcasing more than 900 products this year.

An additional eleven Shoprite and Checkers private label dairy products were acknowledged with 2nd and 3rd place awards.

More than R10 million has been paid out to community members and over 10 million kilograms of waste diverted from landfill by Packa-Ching, a Polyco recycling initiative supported by Shoprite.

The Shoprite Group has reduced its electricity consumption by 11.8% following the installation of 1 001 932 energy-efficient LED lightbulbs across 1 647 of its supermarkets and distribution centres nationwide.

Shoprite and Checkers’ private label products scooped first place in nine categories – including best Mild Cheddar Cheese, Buffalo Milk Mozzarella, Chunky Cottage Cheese and Dairy Dessert – at the 190th South African Dairy Awards.

With the ongoing rise in interest rates in South Africa, businesses are increasingly faced with the daunting task of obtaining affordable financing. And with higher interest rates comes the burden of higher borrowing costs.

Fresh and organically grown produce from 35 community food gardens will be available for purchase directly to the public at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets on Wednesday, 7 June 2023.

Parents can now shop the best local and international baby brands at the new standalone Checkers Little Me De Grendel, which opened at the Burgundy Square Shopping Centre in Milnerton, Western Cape this week.

Shoprite and Checkers are calling all chefs, cooks and boerewors enthusiasts to enter their sizzling recipes into the 31st annual Championship Boerewors competition.

New rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations at various sites throughout the country are adding to the Shoprite Group's growing network of solar-powered and renewable electricity installations in South Africa.

Western Cape couple Nigel and Christynn Jacobs’ business, Jacobs Jam, has seen exponential growth after striking a deal with the Shoprite Group in October 2022. In under six months, their business expanded from supplying 10 Checkers stores to 20 across their home province.

The Shoprite Group recently visited five schools in Canelands, KwaZulu-Natal – home to one of the retailer's largest distribution centres – to introduce Grade 11 and 12 learners to its bursary and skills development programmes.