Parmalat South Africa’s operations director Hannes Wagener and marketing executive Cathy Eve talk to Gay Sutton about expanding the market for quality and innovative dairy products and increasing operational efficiency.

Sam Howard speaks to Willie Wood, senior sustainable horticulture manager at Chingford Fruit Limited, to find out how partnerships with producers and growers worldwide are impacting the products found on UK supermarket shelves.

Sanjay Dayal, chief executive of BlueScope Steel Asia, talks to Jayne Alverca about the myriad ways in which the company is transforming a commodity into value-added building solutions.

Global automotive manufacturer Nissan is gearing up to double production at its South African plant over the next five years. Managing director Mike Whitfield talks to Gay Sutton about driving up capacity at the plant and localising the supply chain.

Neil Morris, head of strategic planning at Yorkshire Building Society, explains how adopting a robust approach to strategic planning and M&A activity has enabled the mutual organisation to grow and prosper following the recent financial crisis.

Cooper Standard has announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in Craiova, Romania, further expanding its global automotive body sealing and fluid handling businesses.

Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, Cooper Standard is a global supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry. Products include body sealing systems, fluid handling systems and anti-vibration systems.

For one South African retailer, a major shift in strategy has been the key to reviving its fortunes, enabling it to compete more effectively and ensuring long term sustainability.

Jeff Daniels looks at some of the innovative new ideas that a UAE airline is using to fuel rapid growth in business.

What do you do if you are an Arab prince whose most precious possession is a priceless racehorse scheduled to run in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp? On the other hand, what if you are the logistics manager for Save the Children and you need to airlift vital supplies to somewhere in Africa? In either case, it’s a good chance that you’ll both be on the phone to the same people.

Development in Kenya is experiencing something of a bottleneck; but as Jeff Daniels learns, action to free up matters is now well in hand.

Uranium mining plays a significant role in the nuclear energy chain—and in Namibia, the Trekkopje uranium mine and desalination plant represent the largest direct foreign investment ever made in Namibia.