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Building the Bonds
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COMMERCIAL EQUITY
Beer South Africa now has over 2,200 active commercial equity suppliers, worth over US$55 million (R323 million).
Commercial equity suppliers account for 13 per cent of the total number, providing 10 per cent of total supplier costs.
Beer South Africa’s tender for its travel business – which
stipulated that the company be at least 50 per cent black
• DIVERSITY ▪ SAB ENCOURAGES DIVERSITY WITHIN ALL
THE GROUP’S COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE
managed and owned – was won by Seekers-Lesedi Travel.
INVOLVEMENT OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED,
Managing director, David Malakalaka, has a solid background
MINORITIES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD.
in travel and his partnership with one of the leading South
African travel agencies is off to a good start. Seekers-Lesedi operates in-house from Beer South Africa’s head office,
and employs seven consultants.
Thuthuka Packaging is an example of the benefits of combining skills and making commercial equity a lucrative
reality. With active support from Beer South Africa, this packaging company has successfully tendered for the contract
to print some one billion labels for the company during the current year, meeting the high-quality workmanship
demanded by the division. This initial success has led to contracts from other SAB African operations, including those
in Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Beer South Africa has conducted extensive trials in the Caledon region to increase the variety of barley crops
and supply base, and reduce dependence on imports. Initial trial farming has led to established commercial farming
activities for tribal farmers in the region, generating much-needed cash flow and, more importantly, jobs in a poor
area. The value of farm produce from these lands exceeded US$370,000 (R2.2 million) in the review period.
The farmers receive ongoing technical and training support from extension officers
to ensure the sustainability of the project.
SEEKERS-LESEDI TRAVEL WON THE
COMMERCIAL EQUITY BARLEY FARMING.
TENDER FOR BEER SOUTH AFRICA’S
TRAVEL BUSINESS.
In Poland, annual supplier agreements contribute to keeping quality standards in place and controlling costs.
Local sources are given preference, providing they meet quality levels. The breweries have an active policy of adding
value to supplier relationships by transferring skills and knowledge, and involving suppliers in new product design.
The yeast beneficiation project in South Africa is based on recovering excess yeast formed during the brew
fermentation process, drying it and exporting the powder extract to the international market. Previously, excess yeast
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