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Moving a mountain of salt to land US market - Oryx Desert Salt CEO Samantha Skyring

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Local seasoning brand Oryx Desert Salt will soon be seen on the shelves of Whole Foods in the USA. It has joined a growing list of locally made products (like Rooibos) in accessing markets overseas. Samantha Skyring, CEO of Oryx Desert Salt has been grinding away to bring her range of salt - mined sustainably in the Kalahari Desert - to a wider market. Skyring told BizNews that she even exchanged her house for a garage full of salt at one stage, to take the business to a higher level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Sep 2021 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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