Polyoak’s specialist plastic closures division, African Closures, used the recent Propak Africa 2019 expo to officially launch South Africa’s lightest dairy closure, part of its effort to lightweight its packaging to deliver environmental and cost benefits.
Two of the country’s leading medical groups have issued a call to arms against the soda industry, urging legislators to embrace taxes, warning labels and advertising restrictions to deter young people from consuming sugary beverages.
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has today (26 March 2019) announced four trends impacting the global packaging industry in 2019 and beyond.
South Africa joins 16 other global markets for the rollout of Heineken 0.0, an alcoholic free lager brewed with a "unique recipe for a distinct balanced taste" – and only 69 calories per 330ml bottle [with 16g carbs vs 10.5g carbs in regular Heineken and 138 calories] .
Climate change is impacting many wine-growing regions of the world. This article, with an Australian focus, has equal relevance for South Africa.
The New Zealand company aims to rebuff the growing plant-based segment with a product that removes a harmful protein while keeping a healthier one.
Rooibos is becoming a big deal in Japan – one of the largest tea-drinking nations in the world – with exports of SA's indigenous tea hitting record highs in 2018.
Here are the winners of the NextGen Cup Challenge - an open-sourced, global innovation challenge to redesign the fibre takeout cup and create a widely recyclable and/or compostable cup.
No industry is immune... now disruptive technology is looking to change the whisky industry.
Stevia pioneer PureCircle says the new generations of the sweetener bring advances in taste, innovation and cost effectiveness.
Cannabis drinks are hitting the global market, promising anxiety reduction, pain relief and better sleep. One thing none of them tout is taste.
Nestlé is launching a new Nesquik All Natural powder featuring a simplified, natural ingredients list and a recyclable paper pouch.
Global market research company Euromonitor International has unveiled the top 100 megabrands whitepaper, revealing the world’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) brands ranked by retail sales value in 2017.
The importance of packaging and related industries will take centre stage next week at Africa’s ultimate packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling trade exhibition, which will afford over 600 exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their latest technologies and innovations to thousands of visitors.
Polyoak Packaging is a major supplier of PET bottles to the SA beverage sector - here it discusses the role of PET and optimal choices brands should consider for recycling. Polyoak has been a contributing member of Petco, the PET industry’s recycling body, since its inception...
Following recent outbreaks of listeria and salmonella in South Africa, food safety has come under the spotlight, particularly within food-beverage manufacturing environments. This article discusses the role of machinery lubricants in achieving optimal safety.
3G Capital burst onto the business scene a decade ago when it spent billions to buy America’s old-school food companies, including Heinz and Burger King, and then relentlessly cut costs, including mass layoffs, to create efficient production machines.
Sammy Mhaule got his first taste of entrepreneurship as a 14-year-old when he sold ice cream on the streets of Tembisa. Today, he's the CEO of his own company, Skyrule Drink, supplier of sparkling juices to the Checkers group.
It was once held up as the pinnacle of how a brand could connect with culture, but now the rest of the world has caught up. What now for the winged giant?
Though legal cannabis is currently only a fraction of comparable alcohol sales, a newly published study shows that the risk to beverage alcohol is expected to expand as cannabis acceptance and consumption grows, particularly among beer and spirits drinkers. [This is US in focus, but of global relevance. Ed]