02 Jun Tertius Carstens named CEO for PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa
Tertius Carstens, the current CEO of Pioneer Foods, has been appointed CEO of PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
27 May First Choice launches high-protein recovery drink
Nice on-trend innovation from Woodlands Dairy - a high-protein recovery drink under its First Choice brand that's scientifically formulated to give all athletes, elite and amateur, rapid muscle recovery following intense workouts or competition.
26 May Calls for bars to become drink-collection points when alcohol ban lifts
South Africa’s alcoholic-beverage makers are pushing the government to allow smaller bars to convert into drink-collection points when a nationwide ban on sales is lifted next week.
25 May SAB proposes solutions for booze sales during Level 3
The South African Breweries (SAB) has appealed to government to consider allowing for sufficient alcohol sales channels, as well as reasonable trading hours, as a precaution against people gathering in mass to purchase supplies.
25 May How have South African wine consumers survived lockdown?
Over a couple of empty glasses, South African wine drinkers have spilled their wine consumption habits during lockdown. Some insights from a new consumer study....
22 May SA online alcohol sales skyrocket
The ban on alcohol sales has lubricated online orders by thirsty customers waiting for the green light and the end of the two-month prohibition.
22 May Six Dogs Distillery: lockdown life and lessons from a small SA liquor business
The Six Dogs Distillery, owner of the popular namesake gin brand, discusses some of the lessons it's learned from SA's prohibition-afflicted lockdown.
21 May Alcohol ban’s catastrophic consequences for the glass industry
The ban on alcohol sales may have some social benefit, but the law of unintended consequences means the ban is destroying companies that supply the liquor industry. South Africa’s glass container industry is on its knees and so are the companies that supply them, and those that supply them. That’s how the economy works.
13 May Cape entrepreneurs launch new hand and air sanitiser – natural, safe and deadly to pathogens
Much has been made of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in the era of COVID-19 - but they come with serious skin and other risks. In fact, all authorities stress they should only be applied in the absence of soap and water. Now, a very clever team of South Africans have come up with a new solution....
13 May Traceability in the SA foodbev industry – why are we not doing this?
Traceability systems are now mandatory for the South African food-bev industry, but according to leading ERP vendor, SYSPRO, there is curiously slow adoption of this essential safeguard. Here are several points to consider.
12 May More yummy choc innovation from NoMU
You can't keep NOMU down, even in the midst of a pandemic! Warming up to winter, the Cape Town company has yielded to "years of pleas from NOMU hot chocolate fans" and added a new item to its existing range of premium hot chocolate options.
11 May Non-alcoholic gin and beer flies under SA’s lockdown prohibition
Widely derided for many reasons, SA's lockdown prohibiton has boosted the sale of craft non-alcoholic beer and gin, both skyrocketing during this time.
11 May Anchor stops ‘beer yeast’ sales to abide by lockdown
Pity a company that has to quit selling a stalwart product that's gone ballistically popular - namely Anchor Yeast that has halted the sale and distribution of its brewer's "Inkunzi malanga” dry yeast.
10 May Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the foodbev industry will evolve
The national lockdown and corona pandemic has gutted many foodbev sectors. Here the CEO of the local Mozambik group of restaurants, Manny Nichas, analyses future scenarios and survival strategies.
10 May Fitch & Leedes goes retro with trendy new-old look
Chill Beverages International has relaunched its Fitch & Leedes premium range of authentic mixers in trendy new retro-looking glass bottles.
07 May SAB may be forced to destroy 400 million bottles of beer
SA Breweries (SAB) – owner of Castle Lager, Hansa, and Black Label – says it may be forced to destroy more than 130 million litres of beer if it is not allowed to transport the brew to its depots.
29 Apr Alcohol-based hand sanitizers: are South African regulations sufficient?
Hand sanitizers are a key product and topic of interest during the COVID-19 outbreak, and subsequent lockdown, in South Africa and all over the world. This article by Hahn & Hahn Attorneys uncovers efficacy and legal technicalities around local hand-sanitizing products.
28 Apr SA wine in the time of coronavirus: A case of adapt or die
In the SA wine business, staying positive against the odds is nothing new. Yet, even for the most optimistic, the news of a lockdown at the end of March 2020 hit like one too many glasses of plonk.
28 Apr SA’s craft brewers and distillers talk COVID-19 survival strategies
South Africa’s liquor industry, particularly craft distillers and brewers, have been hard hit by the protracted lockdown and ban on the sale of alcohol, with fears that many may not be able to survive.
28 Apr Pineapple sales soar amid SA’s booze ban
Several weeks into lockdown South Africans are reconnecting with their kitchens. But it’s not demand for humble ingredients such as potatoes, garlic or onions that is rising exponentially, but rather pineapples.