16 Oct UK: Single fruit flavours for FABs blasted into the past
Single fruit flavours in the FAB category are passé - so says Global Brands UK with the launch of its VK flavour revolution.
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16 Oct Lagerita: beer the hottest new cocktail ingredient
Not long ago, beer lived down the pub with the boys. But things are changing. These days it's often to be found with vodka and embracing tequila.
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16 Oct SAB launches SA’s first flavoured beer
In a first for the South African beer category, SAB has introduced a new brand, Flying Fish Premium Flavoured Beer.
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16 Oct Diageo gives Guinness a makeover in booming African markets
Diageo is planning a major re-launch of Guinness in Nigeria, where it sells more of its flagship beer than in any other country, as the drinks giant seeks to accelerate growth throughout Africa.
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16 Oct Forget the Western Cape. Wine farming hits KZN
Leave the mountains and valleys of the Western Cape which are the heart and soul of the South African wine industry and travel north-east towards the green fields of KwaZulu-Natal - where three new vineyards have produced their first vintage.
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16 Oct If the cork fits
There’s an increasing amount of evidence that when it comes to sealing wine, corks are – well – a lot of dead wood, argues one of SA's leading wine authorities, judge and journalist, Michael Fridjhon.
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15 Oct Debut for Distell’s Mainstay line extensions
A legendary brand within SA's white spirits category, Distell has launched two new Mainstay line extensions, a super-premium vodka, Mainstay 54 Island Vodka, as well as a flavoured derivative, Mainstay Fusion. [Click pic to enlarge]
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11 Oct Clover launches The One in long-life format
Clover has launched its successful one-percent milk, The One, in a long-life option, packaged in the Tetra Pak Prisma pack that's easy to hold, open, pour and store. [Click pic to enlarge]
04 Oct New communications head for Tetra Pak South Africa
Tetra Pak has appointed Penny Ntuli as cluster leader communications for sub-Sahara Africa. Ntuli brings over 16 years of media and communication experience, a combination of both public and private organisations, to her role.
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03 Oct Green juice: drink your way to five a day
MOVE over lattes. Juice made from green leafy vegetables is the latest health-food trend. Is it really good for you, or just an expensive fad?
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03 Oct World’s top 10 “most valuable” beverage brands
Coca-Cola has lost its crown as the world’s top brand, unseated by the iconic iPhone and iPad maker Apple. Coke’s has reigned as No 1 brand in marketing consultant, Interbrand’s annual brand rating report for 13 years since it began, and has now...
03 Oct Can the SA discount wine model prevail?
Everyone loves a bargain and, with this in mind, online wine sites are jostling for attention using discounted wine to lure foot-traffic to their sites.
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03 Oct SA trials Coca-Cola’s new community kiosks project
South Africa is the trial country for a new collaborative social responsibility program launched by the Coca-Cola Company - an initiative to erect thousands of green-tech, community kiosks globally. Dubbed EKOCENTERS and to be run and managed by women, they will deliver safe drinking water...
03 Oct Fab new FABS for SA’s summer season
RIEBEEK Retail Brands is on a mission to grow its South African market share in the alcoholic fruit beverage (FAB) category via innovative product concepts, flavours and carton packaging. [Click pic to enlarge]
02 Oct COMMENT: Aaron Motsoaledi: Nanny from hell
Dave Steward, executive director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, and Leon Louw, co-founder of the Free Market Foundation, have expressed concern about the "tsunami" of health regulations and laws Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi is promoting: the draft bill banning alcohol advertising, draft regulations...
02 Oct Premium alcohol brands on the rise
DESPITE difficult economic conditions, South Africans are not shying away from drinking premium alcohol brands. Top whisky brands experienced substantial growth last year from the previous year and that trend is set to continue.
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02 Oct Ambitious BOS iced tea eyes further expansion
After the successful launch of its products in Europe earlier this year, fast-track home-grown organic ice tea brand, BOS, sees scope to expand into the rest of Africa.
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27 Sep Liquor industry gets ready to fight off ban
In reaction to Cabinet's okay to the Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill, the liquor industry says it is gearing up for a major fight.
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27 Sep US: McDonald’s to phase out PS hot beverage cups
McDonald’s aims to eliminate the use of millions of polystyrene hot beverage cups in the US following a successful large scale test of paper cups. With more than 14,000 restaurants around the country, the decision is huge.
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27 Sep 2013’s Beverage Innovation Awards: Packaging and Processing
The finalists and winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation Awards @ Drinktec – organised by FoodBev Media in the UK and sponsored by Rexam Beverage Can – were announced at a special awards ceremony at Drinktec in Munich last week. The expert judging panel analysed...