PepsiCo has a very successful snacks business in South Africa, but its core drink has not gone down as well in the battle for market supremacy. [This is another in a series of articles on the African and South African soda markets published recently by...
Clover has got the green light from the competition authorities to acquire the fresh dairy business of Nkunzi Milkyway, allowing SA’s biggest dairy distributor to manufacture and pack Ayrshire organic milk and dairy products, including lactose-free yoghurt, for Woolworths. The approval was made in late...
For Coca-Cola, Africa was open for business a long time ago. The progress and potential of its economies now gives it more reason to raise a glass. [This is one in a series of articles on the African and South African soda markets published recently...
Watch out the CSD industry! The indomitable Prof MarionNestle, founder of the food studies program at New York University, major public health and food choice advocate and author of Food Politics, is coming after you with a newbook, Soda Politics, to be launched in September.
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Without hops, there can be no beer - and South Africa's hops farms are in serious trouble because of climate change.
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Polyoak Packaging has launched a striking new website that highlights the group as a true 'one-stop packaging shop' for rigid plastic packaging for dairy, beverage, food and industrial applications.
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Distell, Africa's leading producer and marketer of packaged wines, is in the process of carrying out a limited trade recall because of "certain very small glass particles being detected" in some of its bottled wine products during quality assurance tests carried out by its agent...
While mainstream consumers may not give much thought to the type of ice in their beverages, trendy American bars are finding clever new ways to innovate the frozen liquid, reports the Hartman Group, "Consumers are increasingly aware that using better water and a varied shape...
Africa is the final frontier for beer, according to Euromonitor International's new global briefing, Africa: The Final Frontier for Beer. It is a relatively untapped territory, despite the noteworthy presence of SABMiller and Heineken in key African markets and in upcoming dynamic ones.
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Oculto, meaning "hidden" or "waiting to be found,” is a new American tequila-flavoured beer infused with blue agave for a bright citrus flavour. It was launched in March 2105, backed by a multi-million...
Backing the SA wine industry's new export bottling campaign, called Creating Value at Origin, the Institute of Packaging South Africa (IPSA)’s Western Cape Region is hosting a half-day Wine & Packaging Industry Workshop on June 23 in Stellenbosch.
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This week (4-5 June), Prof Tim Noakes will face the Health Professions Council, to answer a charge laid by the head of the Association for Dietetics of SA (ADSA) of unprofessional conduct, the worst misdemeanour a doctor can face, over an innocuous Tweet. This perverse...
In a new article titled “Don’t be fooled by coconut water and other new sports drinks,” the US's Consumer Reports hammers away claims of enhanced hydration and elevated nutrition as touted by beverage brands in a range of categories, including plant-based waters and...
Some like it hot, some like it iced, and some just don’t like it at all. Until recently, coffee was on the list of habits to break if you really wanted to be healthy. Not anymore, asserts Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics...
With processing and packaging technology in food and beverage industries advancing at a rapid rate, Africa's Big Seven (AB7) 2015 will be hosting several relevant conferences and workshops focusing on the latest technologies and the opportunities they present. AB7 takes place from June 21-23, 2015,...
AECI has agreed to acquire 100% of Southern Canned Products (SCP), a leading manufacturer and distributor of juice-based drinks and products, from Gerber Goldschmidt South Africa, a private equity investment company, and the management of SCP.
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Most of us know sugar is bad for teeth because it feeds bacteria that cause tooth decay. But fewer are aware that equally as damaging for teeth is acid, and that repeated exposure to high levels of acid can cause tooth erosion. Soft drinks and...
Global total volume growth remains subdued for a second year running and- at merely 0.8% for 2014- is set to be amongst the three lowest over the past decade. This analyst insight is by Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst with Euromonitor...
Sales of South African wine are booming in China, having grown 63% last year as producers up their investment in the market and create unique bottlings. Hein Koegelenberg of Leopard’s Leap and La Motte in the Franschhoek Valley got a foot in the...
Non-alcoholic beer is no longer seen as a product for abstinence but as a positive choice. And as consumption occasions grow and overlap those of soft drinks, experts suggest big soft drink players will have an increasing interest in the category.
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