Business Insider is the largest business news site in the US and one of the fastest-growing news brands in the world, with 14 international editions. A South African edition, in conjunction with Media24, was launched in February. Among its first reports is that of a tasting competition to find the best of SA's favourite takeaway cappuccinos.
South African winemaker, Anthony Hamilton Russell, is on a mission to change the world’s perception of oft-maligned Pinotage; a grape he believes is “capable of greatness”.
Global brewers are salivating over the growth prospects of the African continent....
South Africa’s market for instant coffee is in the throes of a war for market share – which is lowering prices for consumers.
Tipplers across the globe have been turning to gin and South Africa is no exception, with craft distilleries popping up all over. This trend has benefitted wine and spirits group Distell, which sold 21% more gin in the first half of its financial year.
At a time when Cape Town is suffering a major water crisis one local business is doing it’s bit to reduce water consumption and reinforce the message that every drop counts.
Xcite, a new guarana energy cider 'with attitude', has been launched by Chill Beverages International.
For Capetonians there is only one topic of conversation: water. The nightmare scenario of Day Zero, when the municipal taps are turned off in April, is ever more likely. SA's bottled water industry is rising to the crisis, reports SANBWA.
With the impending likelihood of Day Zero in April, Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages has issued a report on its actions to help augment water supplies to Cape Town, as well as how its mitigating the water crisis on its own operations.
After 200 years of making beer, Newlands Brewery in Cape Town is going into the water business, one of many corporates who will be asked to help with the city's impending catastrophic Day Zero or municipal water shut-down come April.
The South African wine industry is experiencing one of its most exciting - and challenging - phases in history. So, what are some of the emerging trends shaping it in 2018?
The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town is calling on all South Africans to put down their drinking straws because we are facing a "catastrawphe", and something must be done to save our seas.
BOS Brands, whose range of iconic rooibos ice teas has revolutionised the South African ice tea market since launching in 2010, is set for further growth after signing a sales and distribution agreement with Rhodes Food Group (RFG), one of Southern Africa’s biggest food producing and distribution companies.
Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavour business, is acquiring Flavourome, its long-time agent in South Africa. No value to the deal has been mentioned.
One in seven adults in SA admit to being binge-drinkers‚ but researchers say the problem is likely to be much worse as people are inherently coy on reporting their alcohol consumption.
Greenleaf + Terroir is a new G&T craft brand that intends to shake up the pre-mixed alcoholic drink market, which has, for the most part, failed to truly win over consumers.
Launching a new wine into a South African market saturated with 8 000 brands is a hugely daunting exercise. But where there is a will, there is a way, and for Orange River Cellars the word “impossible” does not exist.
Dairypack has won double honours for its new ‘Green Milk Bottle’, developed in partnership with Woolworths; taking gold for sustainability at the recent Gold Pack Awards and an international WorldStar Award 2018.
Heineken, the world’s second-largest brewer, has started building a $100m plant in Mozambique as it seeks to compete with its larger competitor, AB InBev, in the southeast African country.
South Africa’s bottled water industry, the third-largest player in South Africa’s non-alcoholic beverage industry yet accounting for only 8.9% of the market, is not exacerbating the impact of the drought currently gripping several areas of the country, including the Western Cape.