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When Veno Mariaghae prophesied it nearly four decades ago, most people might have dismissed her words as wishful thinking...
Their name, Ajebo Hustlers, is inspired by their respective backgrounds and their mentality. They are Ajebo - from middle class backgrounds - while they also possess an uncanny hustler’s spirit. From the oil city of Port Harcourt, they made their way to Lagos with a dream and no dollar. One thing led to another, ‘Barawo’ became a bubbling under smash that slowly gathered love in Nigerian niche circles. What attracted listeners to them? Their music is a delicate balance of ratchet love-sex music and socio-political commentary, delivered in alluring, quintessenti...
The school reached out to the sisters, known for their sustainable approach to business and the environment, before pears were picked, pressed and bottled ready to be sold. But without anywhere locked in to sell Chia Sisters founders Chloe and Florence Van Dyke said only 5 to 10 per cent of the 3.5 acres of pears could be picked. Florence said the usual channel of getting products into big supermarket chains could take more than six months, “which doesn't work in this situation”. There was no way the pair could juice the pears from around 700 trees and bottle them without knowing a s...
New Zealand: Small operators step up to process Nelson's damaged apple crop Small juicing operations are doing their best to help in the aftermath of the destructive Boxing Day hailstorm in Motueka, that damaged thousands of tonnes of apples. According to figures from New Zealand Apples and Pears, Nelson's crop was down by 36 per cent due to the damage from the hail. While many apple crops throughout the region are no longer fit for export, there is a surplus of fruit which could still be salvaged, including for juicing. However, late last year the main juicing plant in the region was shut do...
However, late last year the main juicing plant in the region was shut down, with owners Cedenco Foods packing up the operation and moving it to the Hawke's Bay. In Richmond, juicing business Mad Melon are ramping up their production to try to tackle some of the demand. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Mad Melon owner Jamin Brown is scaling up his fruit juice business to process more apples in the wake of the Boxing Day hailstorm. Owner Jamin Brown said the business was planning to process 40,000 litres of apples per week, on top of their normal watermelon juicing operation. Brown said the company g...