12 Mar Rooibos booms in Japan
Rooibos is becoming a big deal in Japan – one of the largest tea-drinking nations in the world – with exports of SA's indigenous tea hitting record highs in 2018.
06 Mar Countdown to Propak Africa 2019
The importance of packaging and related industries will take centre stage next week at Africa’s ultimate packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling trade exhibition, which will afford over 600 exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their latest technologies and innovations to thousands of visitors.
27 Feb Understanding PET bottle choice for recycling in SA
Polyoak Packaging is a major supplier of PET bottles to the SA beverage sector - here it discusses the role of PET and optimal choices brands should consider for recycling. Polyoak has been a contributing member of Petco, the PET industry’s recycling body, since its inception...
26 Feb From township entrepreneur to the supermarket shelf
Sammy Mhaule got his first taste of entrepreneurship as a 14-year-old when he sold ice cream on the streets of Tembisa. Today, he's the CEO of his own company, Skyrule Drink, supplier of sparkling juices to the Checkers group.
25 Feb Tongaat sours on sugar tax
Shares in SA's biggest sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, plunged more than 20% on Friday 22 February after the company warned that full-year earnings would fall as much as 250% because of low global sugar prices, the impact of the sugar tax and...
23 Feb How clean is your beverage plant, really? Carbotect will tell you, simply, cheaply and immediately
With food safety and factory hygiene the flashing stars atop the SA food industry's priority pyramid, there was never a more apt time for the relaunch of Carbotect, an innovative, locally-developed factory hygiene management tool that offers a multitude of benefits.
11 Feb Key liquor industry trends in South Africa 2019
Here's a great FREE report from market research house, IRI, that offers useful insights into three key trends shaking and moving SA's liquor market.
11 Feb Israeli food group offers R4.8bn for Clover
After four months of speculation, a consortium called Milco is offering Clover shareholders R25 per share - a 25% premium to Friday’s R20 closing price and valuing Clover at R4.8bn - and, if approved, will delist it from the JSE.
01 Feb SAAFFI’s annual seminar: “TABOO or not TABOO – trends that are smoking H(P)ot!”
This is the catchy title of the 17th annual SAAFFI seminar - that will be looking at how these trends affect the flavour and fragrance and allied industries.
27 Jan Distell launches premium wine company
Wine and spirits producer Distell has launched a stand-alone company specifically focused on the premium and super-premium wine category, adding some significant corporate muscle behind SA’s efforts to raise its global wine profile.
20 Dec Rosy outlook for Rooibos
The world is counting on agriculture to produce more nutritious food, and SA's iconic Rooibos tea fits the mould, according to Nicie Vorster, spokesperson for the SA Rooibos Council (SARC).
13 Dec The future of all things packaging at Propak Africa 2019
Africa’s leading packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling exhibition will be taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 12-15 March 2019.
06 Dec Chateau Del Rei bubbly in a can
Stellenbosch's Chill Beverages has launched into the alcoholic arena with Chateau Del Rei, is a new sparkling wine conveniently packaged in a can.
05 Dec New CEO for Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Jacques Vermeulen has been appointed group CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), effective from 1 December 2018.
30 Nov Another Coca-Cola packaging blunder in the wake of Schweppes’ mea culpa?
Coca-Cola SA's recent public apology for the soda-tonic labelling blunder on its Schweppes range of mixers has been hailed by marketing analysts... BUT, the company now stands accused of a similar gaffe with other brands that could have some dangerous consequences.
28 Nov Van Loveren’s Almost Zero Wine
Robertson-based family-owned wine farm, Van Loveren, is a noted wine innovator - with its latest release being Almost Zero, a new lower-kilojoule summer drink with close to no alcohol.
27 Nov SA loses R6-bn+ in revenue to illicit alcohol trade
The South African economy suffered a fiscal loss of R6.4-billion ($492-million) in 2017 due to illicit alcohol activities that generate an annual revenue of R12.9-billion and goes unregulated, asserts a new Euromonitor International Study.
27 Nov The technology of food and drink in focus at fdt Africa 2019
food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) will return to Johannesburg next year, bringing with it an extended expo focus and thus much more value to exhibitors and visitors...
21 Nov SAB invests R438-million in new production line at Port Elizabeth brewery
SAB-AB InBev Africa has delivered a strong vote of confidence in Port Elizabeth’s vibrant manufacturing industry with the launch of a brand new R438-million ($30-million) production line at its Ibhayi Brewery based in the coastal town’s industrial area of Perseverance.
21 Nov Distell to distribute cannabis lager for Poison City Brewing
JSE-listed beverages group, Distell, has agreed to distribute and market a cannabis-infused beer backed by RCL Foods CEO, Miles Dally, and Spar CEO, Graham O’Connor.