Symrise, one of the world's biggest flavour houses, has partnered with South African white grapefruit supplier, Klaus Böcker in the heart of KZN's citrus region, in pursuit of valuable citrus ingredients.
Making an appropriate debut in the time of SA's mad Covid-19 prohibition, Distell has launched a non-alcoholic variant of its popular Hunter’s cider, the brand's first new variant in three years.
Following a successful pilot project in the Eastern Cape, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is expanding the roll-out of 2-litre returnable PET bottles across Northern Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
With SA's coronavirus cases surging, the re-imposition of the ban on the sale of alcohol was not perhaps not surprising, but it has blindsided the industry and will wreak yet more economic and social havoc on a vast supply chain.
Some views from SA beverage and food businesses on how the Covid-19 pandemic has forced mindset changes and innovation to improve operations, and could even catalyse innovation and growth in future.
Social media has been abuzz, and much of it less than complimentary, over a new marketing campaign by Clover for its fresh milk. Here's the fabulous Jonathan Cherry's savvy take on this....
Chill Beverages International, the producer of Fitch & Leeds and Score Energy, has officially launched Day water, said to be the first commercial canned water brand in Africa.
South Africa’s leading manufacturer of UHT milk, Woodlands Dairy, has joined the direct-to-consumer wave and has opened an online store. [My trial shop was easy and impressed with prices. Ed]
South Africa's successful The Duchess brand has a new addition to its innovative range of premium alcohol-free beverages...
The Polyoak Group, a major packaging supplier to the foodbev sectors, reports on its 'new normal' and other extraordinary activities in the Covid-19 era.
South African innovation, Lifematrix Desert Milk, has won the 2020 World Dairy Innovation Award for Best Functional Dairy product.
The winemaking team at Nederburg in Paarl share some interesting information about this supremely versatile grape, South Africa’s most-planted wine grape variety.
Nestlé has launched Starbucks At Home premium instant (soluble) coffee in South Africa. The new range consists of Medium Roast and Dark Roast coffees, as well as a variety of coffee beverages.
Perdeberg Wines in Paarl has launched a 250ml format of its popular easy-drinking and fruit-driven Soft Smooth Range (SSR) red in an attention-grabbing, zebra-print can.
To complement South Africa’s much-loved powdered Cremora coffee creamer, Nestlé SA has expanded the brand into the liquid non-dairy creamer category.
The triennial South African wine trade show, CapeWine, held in Cape Town and hosted by Wines of South Africa (WOSA), will now take place in 2023.
Just at a time when health has moved to priority No 1, Bos Brands, the makers of the successful Bos Ice Tea brand, have launched a range of functional rooibos-based shots.
It likely couldn’t have happened at a worse time, but cheers to the first hard seltzer – a massive hit in the US – on SA shelves, the work of two enthusiastic entrepreneurs who aren’t deterred by corona challenges. Here’s the Savage Sparkles story…
The triennial Propak Cape exhibition, slated for October 2020 at Cape Town International Convention Centre, will be held next year at the same venue.
The Rémy Cointreau Group has partnered with Flow Hospitality Training, a leading online learning and development provider, to offer accredited training to hospitality workers at no cost.