26 Jun From reviled to revered: halcyon days for SA’s Pinotage
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....
12 Jun Home-grown soft drink brand takes on ‘Big Red’
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.
09 Jun SA’s wine farmers are feeling the pressure
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.
01 Jun The ‘so much more’ promise of Africa’s Big 7 expo
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.
30 May Nielsen unpacks major shifts in SA’s consumer landscape
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).
16 May New head of Tetra Pak Southern Africa
Stefan Fageräng has taken over as MD of Tetra Pak Southern Africa in May, 2018 to replace former MD, John Strömblad.
15 May Stellenbosch’s iconic Warwick Wine Estate sold to US investors
Family-owned and run winery, Warwick Wine Estate, has been sold to San Francisco investment firm, Eileses Capital.
15 May AB InBev launches Budweiser in South Africa
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.
15 May New flavoured green teas from Tetley
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.
09 May Rooibos latte debuts across UK Starbucks stores
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.
25 Apr Hostex 2018: returns this month for another great showcase of food service excellence
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.
25 Apr Consol cans planned R3bn relisting on JSE
SA's leading glass bottle maker, Consol, has pulled a planned R3-billion Johannesburg stock market re-flotation today, citing challenging market conditions.
19 Apr Study sheds light on SA consumers’ attitudes towards wine
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.
12 Apr Bowler says bye to SoftBev
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.
04 Apr South African whisky and its distiller named world’s best
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!
04 Apr BOS aims to make it big in America
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.
03 Apr SA’s bag-in-box wine consumption on the rise
Distell reports robust growth of its bag-in-box wines as SA consumers adapt to challenging economic times....
03 Apr Cape Town’s drought puts pressure on PET bottle recycling
PETCO reports that as demand for plastic bottles is at an all-time high in the Western Cape region due to the drought, the local recycling capacity in the province is at maximum production and has been unable to process the additional influx of bottles. Business has come to the rescue...
03 Apr Nampak looking to sell its glass division
A recovery in SA consumer confidence this year is expected to result in more spending. That means more packaged goods are likely to be bought - which is good for the companies like Nampak, who says it expects increased demand for packaging to drive growth in volumes and its overall performance this year.
03 Apr The Duchess: the hit success that is SA’s virgin G&T
South Africans may be very fond of alcohol, but this hasn’t stopped entrepreneurs from looking for alternatives. Enter The Duchess, a brand that is described as the world’s first non-alcoholic and sugar-free gin and tonic (G&T). The SA-crafted drink has sold 500,000 bottles in the less than two years since it was created.