Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite: We have a purpose to help people survive
We have a purpose to help people survive
Jewel Kiriungi speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite, South Africa’s largest supermarket chain, who is trying to keep prices low despite economic challenges across the continent.
Shoprite employs 163,000 people, more than any other in the country’s private sector. Engelbrecht stresses the importance of keeping food affordable, with a quarter of South African children not receiving enough protein.
He explains that food security in the country is the worst it has been in 10 years, with insufficient ports and railroads making it difficult for the…
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