{"id":160263,"date":"2017-02-24T12:40:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T10:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=160263"},"modified":"2017-02-24T14:14:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T12:14:03","slug":"__trashed-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/160263\/__trashed-34\/","title":{"rendered":"From popcorn to smartphones &#8211; these are South Africa&#8217;s favourite brands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual product of the year awards, the world\u2019s largest consumer-voted awards programme, have released a list of the most poplar products across 26 different categories.<\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted by\u00a0global information and measurement company Nielsen, which seeks to reward product innovation based on the endorsements of over 5,000 consumer households.<\/p>\n<p>Product of the Year currently operates in 38 countries with the aim of guiding consumers and helping them find the best new products and services in their market, while also rewarding manufacturers for quality and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The full winners are detailed below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"48%\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"52%\"><strong>Product<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Male Deodorants<\/td>\n<td>Shield MotionSense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popcorn<\/td>\n<td>Simba Kettle Popped Flavoured Popcorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Babycare<\/td>\n<td>Epi-max Baby &amp; 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