27 Nov BOS Brands adds zip to leaf tea range
BOS Brands has launched a range of Flavoured Teas that pack a powerful rooibos punch, with added organic ingredients to provide an array of flavours.
18 Nov Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…unless they’re in your wine
Synercore scientists have developed a unique winemaking adjunct that will be surely be a boon for local producers: more effective, less costly wine stabilisation.
15 Nov Heineken-Distell deal stitched up!
European brewer Heineken will buy SA’s largest alcohol producer, Distell, for R180 a share, the company announced today.
15 Nov Old favourite Chateau Lib gets all boxed up
Chateau Libertas is a well-loved, trusted and enduring SA wine brand, nudging 90. Now there’s a new side to the smooth, supple and juicy Cabernet-based wine....
14 Nov Functional mushroom coffee for popular SA chain
GOODMIND is partnering with vida e caffè, SA’s largest coffee retail chain, to launch the country’s first Functional Mushroom Cappuccino!
25 Oct Energy drink trends: thriving in SA’s Covid times
Energy drinks bucked the beverage category trend to record sales growth in 2020, reports BMi Research.
24 Oct SA apple juice recalls and all about the risks of patulin
For the past month or so, apple juice products produced in South Africa are being recalled due to unacceptable levels of patulin, a mould which can cause nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances and vomiting.
24 Oct New Bernini packaging packs a feminine pull
With the surging fashion trend to long acrylic nails, especially among younger women, Distell has come up with an apt packaging change to boost sales of its Bernini brand.
16 Oct PURA’s new range for kids
PURA Kids is the latest offering from this fast-track local brand - a range of natural flavour-infused, non-carbonated, lower-sugar drinks that will please health-conscious parents.
15 Oct More news on Coca-Cola’s Africa bottler heading to the JSE
Coca-Cola Co is seeking a value of €7bn euros ($8.1bn) for Coca-Cola Beverages Africa when it lists the bottler next year, according to media reports.
10 Oct Coca-Cola’s hard seltzer arrives in SA!
The arrival of Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in several markets has got the liquor world buzzing - and now Coca-Cola is hoping to do the same in South Africa.
27 Sep The sugar tax is working. Now double it
While the world focuses on Covid-19, there is another illness draining the health system’s resources – diabetes. The cost of diabetes-related blindness and kidney failure is being overlooked, too, health advocates say.
26 Sep Best of the best: Tim Atkin’s 2021 South Africa report
The Tim Atkin's Report 2021, an important bellwether for local wine producers who benchmark themselves against his ratings, is now available.
26 Sep You can now make your own Pepsi, 7UP and Miranda at home
Staying hydrated in the SA summer just got hyped with the launch of five new Pepsi flavours for Sodastream - all the great Pepsi taste; just add bubbles.
26 Sep Ceres says ciao to plastic straws
Ceres Fruit Juices is getting into the reducing-plastic-waste act and is introducing paper straws for some of its packs.
17 Sep New Coca-Cola No Sugar makes its local debut
As part of a global revamp, the highly anticipated, new Coca-Cola No Sugar is in SA!
16 Sep New price record for an SA wine
A 200-year-old bottle of Constantia wine, known to be a favourite of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, has sold for almost R1-million.
15 Sep Woolworths Cool – its first own cola and soft drink brand
Woolworths has launched its own brand of cola and other flavoured sparkling drinks called, appropriately, Cool!
15 Sep Time to de’fine’ vegan wine
Processing aids in winemaking are frequently of animal origin - here's the low-down on creating and labelling vegan wine in SA.
15 Sep Taking kombucha in SA to new levels of brewing
It's common knowledge that taking foodbev production from the kitchen to factory is enormously challenging - here's such a story from Cape Town's Brew Kombucha.