Recent figures released by the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) show that the global market for packaged water has grown at a faster rate than soft drinks, and will continue to do so until 2022. SA's industry is likely to follow suit says SANBWA, the SA National Bottled Water Association.
Appletiser, South Africa’s home-grown lightly sparkling, apple juice brand is taking off in Spain, with new market launches set to follow across Western Europe and the Americas.
A revamped Nescafé Gold coffee has been launched globally and in South Africa. Business Insider SA conducted a blind test to find out which people preferred - and the results were surprising.
Wine lovers around the world have a soft spot for it! The Pinotage market is booming! After decades in the wilderness, Pinotage is emerging as South Africa’s signature red grape....
Starting with five cows and one employee in 1980, Ken Clark has built two successful businesses employing more than 1 000 people; Crickley Dairy and Twizza.
More than a third of wine-grape producers make a loss and the industry has about 25% fewer producers than a decade ago, according to Vinpro.
Africa’s premier food and beverage event is forecast to welcome more than 12,000 people to Johannesburg at the end of June as part of Africa Hospitality Week 2018.
The South African consumer landscape is set for a multitude of shifts in the next ten years, not least of which is the maturing of the local market with growth in the Generation X (35-49 year old) market segment set to outpace that in the Generation Y Millennial age group (26-34).
Stefan Fageräng has taken over as MD of Tetra Pak Southern Africa in May, 2018 to replace former MD, John Strömblad.
Family-owned and run winery, Warwick Wine Estate, has been sold to San Francisco investment firm, Eileses Capital.
Budweiser, one of the world’s most iconic beers is now being brewed in SA at SAB’s Rosslyn Brewery, outside of Pretoria. Enter our give-away - six cases of Bud on offer - now! See details below.
Tetley continues to shake up the SA tea sector and, on the heels of its successful launch last year of pure green tea - now claimed as already the second-biggest brand in the country - it has launched a range of flavoured green teas.
Rooibos has earned another global stripe this past month when the world’s biggest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, introduced Rooibos Lattes as part of its new spring menu in the UK.
Taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre from May 6 to 8, 2018, the Hostex expo, incorporating Food & Hospitality Africa and IFEA, is set to deliver plenty of innovation and inspiration for the retail, hospitality and food service sectors.
SA's leading glass bottle maker, Consol, has pulled a planned R3-billion Johannesburg stock market re-flotation today, citing challenging market conditions.
South African wine consumers share similar perceptions about wine across different ethnic groups. This is according to research by Dr Carla Weightman that focuses on the perceptions of local consumers towards wine.
Plastics packaging specialist, Bowler Metcalf, has finalised the much-anticipated sale of its 41.38% stake in SoftBev, which bottles niche soft-drink brands like Jive and Pepsi.
Congratulations are due South Africa’s Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky – and Andy Watts – for winning two major awards at the prestigious World Whiskies Awards in London!
After several fits and starts, are US consumers finally ready to fully embrace ready-to-drink rooibos tea? That’s the question facing South African tea brand BOS as it rolls out its line of iced rooibos teas in the States, which began last month when it launched at Sprouts locations nationwide.
Distell reports robust growth of its bag-in-box wines as SA consumers adapt to challenging economic times....