The quality alternative

Fry’s Vegetarian Foods is committed to making a difference to the way we eat and the way we think about food. Becky Done talked to Wally Fry about how he has grown the company from his family’s kitchen to the worldwide brand it is today.

As lives get busier and schedules get more and more hectic, the first thing to fall by the wayside is often our health. Thinking about the origin of our food and what it means for us to purchase and consume it can seem like a luxury that only the cash or time rich can afford.

Glittering prospects
Cyprus-based EMED Mining has two exciting prospects on its hands: a copper development mine in Spain and a gold deposit in Slovakia. Developing both sites will require local expertise and a sensitive approach, as Becky Done finds out from Harry Anagnostaras-Adams.

The best form of defence
South AfricaÔÇÖs isolated past has produced some highly versatile manufacturers but the trick now is to sell these skills to the world, as Alan Swaby learns.

Sharing the riches
Coal of Africa Limited is committed to helping preserve and protect the local environment, as well as developing the communities in which it operates, as Andrew Pelis found out from chief operations officer Riaan van der Merwe.

A world class goal
South AfricaÔÇÖs Cape Town has a huge programme of improvements planned for its transport system. Looking to FIFA 2010 and beyond, the cityÔÇÖs aim is to provide accessible, affordable public transport for allÔÇöand it is making massive investments to achieve this goal, as Becky Done found out.

Gone platinum
Anooraq Resources Corporation is poised to realise its long-term ambition to become a leading platinum group metals producer in South Africa through acquisitions and organic growth.
Platinum is the most significant of six closely related elements, the others being palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium, which together are known as the platinum group metals or PGM.

Norwegian video conference equipment maker Tandberg has been purchased by US-based network equipment giant Cisco Systems for KR17.2 billion (Ôé¼2 billion).

Kinross Gold, Canada and North AmericaÔÇÖs third-largest producer of gold, could increase output by 57 percent over the next five years, if its South American projects come to fruition.