Micaela Söhnge
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It’s genuinely painful to see Charles like this. 💔 He gives his absolute soul to every race, and to see a podium slip away in the final moments is just gut-wrenching. You can see the disappointment in his body language as he looks at the car—he knows he deserved more today. Ferrari fans feel this pain right alongside him. Stay strong, Lord Percival; your time will come, and when it does, the celebration will be even sweeter. We keep believing! 🏎️🇮🇹🙏 #CharlesLeclerc #ForzaFerrari"
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@MarkSham @WOOLWORTHS_SA I am absolutely disgusted by Woolworths about this.
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The @WOOLWORTHS_SA and Beyers Chocolates breakdown is another reminder that corporate companies will "protect their business and their growth" at all costs. Any smaller business that forgets is doomed. You can have a 34-year supplier history with a corporate but the moment you stop playing by their rules, they will cut you down to size, even if that means you liquidating your business!
From what has been reported, Beyers had been supplying Woolworths since around 1990 and at one point Woolworths made up roughly half their business. That kind of relationship could fool you into feeling secure when you’re in it. It "feels" like there’s history and trust which is already the first warning sign in this story.
Apparently Beyers acquired a second factory which was already supplying Checkers and Pick 'n Pay. According to Beyers, this was a way to increase volumes, support mechanisation, diversify the business, and reduce their dependence on Woolworths, especially because Woolworths had already started bringing in other chocolate brands years earlier.
Woolworths apparently found out about the second factory and took issue with it. The dispute centred on exclusivity. According to Kees Beyers, Woolworths wanted the second factory closed but Beyers refused.
From a business owner’s point of view, I understand why. Beyers had reportedly invested around R200 million and had roughly 75 employees at that second site. You don’t just switch that off because a major client is uncomfortable with you diversifying.
Then came the hammer as Woolworths reduced its orders. First by around R100 million and then by another R100 million a few months later.
When one customer carries that much weight in your business, they don’t have to “kill” you in some dramatic movie villain way. They just have to reduce orders and suddenly cash flow gets squeezed, your bank gets nervous, your options disappear, and the thing you spent decades building can start falling apart in real time.
The exclusivity issue itself is still disputed. Beyers says the exclusivity agreement expired in 2019. Woolworths apparently says it rolled over automatically. Woolworths has also said it cannot comment on the details of the relationship because of confidentiality 🤣
I want to personally remind you. Corporate companies are not people. They don’t operate on loyalty, memory, history, or sentiment in the way small business owners often do. They operate through systems, contracts, leverage, risk management and self preservation.
If you build your business around one massive corporate client, and that client decides you’ve stepped outside the lines, they will likely not sit down and ask how this affects your people, your factory, your investment, or your future.
If you take ANYTHING from this post, it's an understanding of WHAT (not who) you’re dealing with. Never forget this and play the game accordingly 🤓

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@wendyknowler @WOOLWORTHS_SA I’m supporting wherever else I can buy after this. Such bullies.
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Panic not.
Chuckles are not about to disappear from @WOOLWORTHS_SA shelves. The publication which posted that “Bye-bye Chuckles?” story did not get comment from WW.
So here it is:
“Woolworths cannot comment on the nature of our relations with Beyers due to confidentiality concerns.
“We can, however, share that Woolies chocolate – including Chuckles - is still the exceptional quality that our customers love and expect, and it is widely available across the country.
“There are no shortages or stock issues when it comes to Woolies chocolate.”
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@Langley28984700 @geordinhl @CyrilRamaphosa Let’s not forget about the time they stole an artist’s artwork for a bag. They are bullies!
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@geordinhl @CyrilRamaphosa We keep hearing of a pattern with Woolworths and their suppliers bing put out of business by the retailer. Perhaps some one should join all these dots as so many people lose their jobs when companies close
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This is a matter for the urgent attention of the GNU. South Africa has been through enough. But losing Chuckles? No.
@CyrilRamaphosa must act.
IOL News@IOL
Beyers Chocolate, the maker of Woolworths’ beloved Chuckles, has entered liquidation after a fallout with the retailer. #business #BeyersChocolate #Woolworths #Chuckles #liquidation #retailer Read on tinyurl.com/csm5epu4
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@MikeBales “If I could baby I’d give you my world, how can I, if you won’t take it from me…”
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@KatyKatopodis @WOOLWORTHS_SA So much for 3 decades of partnership… Suppose it only swings one way.
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Oh no!!
Say it isn’t so, @WOOLWORTHS_SA?
Bye-bye Chuckles? Beyers Chocolate enters liquidation after Woolworths fallout iol.co.za/business/2026-…
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@WOOLWORTHS_SA @KatyKatopodis Bullying in my opinion. Sies vir julle Woolworths.
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@KatyKatopodis No need to worry — Chuckles aren’t going anywhere, we promise! 😊
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David Attenborough eat your heart out!!!!! 🫀🫀🫀
I just had the most incredible trip of my life in South Africa. Being so close to such beautiful animals in their natural habitat, between Kruger Park and Sabi Sands, was something I can barely put into words. It was truly unforgettable...one of those experiences that stays with you forever




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This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone.
So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏dutchbarn.com

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Oh f*ck off.
Enough of this nonsense.
I’ll be offended if I don’t get called ‘Sir’ - what about MY rights? I respect trans people’s right to exist and to fairness/equality - but we can’t rewrite all gender specific language to cater for a tiny minority.
The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes
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