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.Â
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.
The National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) select committee on finance has adopted the bill which includes a provision for the health promotion levy — or sugar tax — without amendment.Â
In a second move into the beverage sector, the investment firm founded by former Bidvest mogul, Brian Joffe, will pay at least R452-million in cash and shares for Stellenbosch's Chill Beverages.
Meet Lautus Savvy White – claimed as South Africa’s very first de-alcoholised wine, "crafted with a single goal in mind: to deliver the best of the grape in the healthiest possible way".
An exciting new convenience cappuccino, Ella, has just launched in South Africa, enabling consumers to carry barista-quality coffee in their back pocket, and make it anywhere as long as they have hot water.
Plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf (Bowcalf) served up a dose of good news to shareholders on its investment in struggling soft-drink bottler SoftBev at its annual general meeting recently (8 November).
Newcomer to SA's vibrant craft gin market, Sugarbird Fynbos Gin, has started off with a bang - beneficiary of a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign that has proven irresistible to investors who believe the brand has legs to fly across the globe.
SA has a host of world-class craft gin producers, and this year, for the first time, they could submit their products to a panel of local and globally-acclaimed spirits experts at the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards.
In what is a major development for the South African paper and packaging recycling market, Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak have taken a big leap forward in the recyclability of liquid cartons.
SAB has launched a fourth and lite variant to its popular Flying Fish range of flavoured beers.
Rhodes has launched a flavourful new range of 100% pressed fruit and vegetable juice blends just in time for summer, aimed at the child market.
Savanna, SA's madly popular cider, has introduced a new variant, Savanna Blackbeard, to its existing portfolio of premium variants.
Coca-Cola has apologised for not explaining that the reduction in can size from 330ml to 300ml and the bottle from 500ml to 440ml would not include a price drop. [What a silly PR blunder from the likes of Coca-Cola! Ed]
SAB and AB InBev Africa have introduced the first alcohol-free beer to be brewed in South Africa, Castle Free.
Seemingly from nowhere, the Dutch multinational beer group has staked out a 13% share of the local market, as of August this year.
Listed plastics packaging group, Bowler Metcalf, has said it's critically appraising its continued involvement in its 43%-owned beverages associate, SoftBev.
Just as consumers now blame cigarette companies for lung cancer, so they are increasingly blaming food companies for the obesity crisis. How has the SA food-drinks sector responded to this assault? Apparently, not very nobly or wisely, asserts well-known SA food science consultant, Nigel Sunley, in this article where he also offers some ideas on cogent changes of strategy. (This is based on a talk Nigel present at the SAAFoST Congress 2017 in Cape Town in September.)
Business decision-makers, purchasing influencers and other industry professionals in packaging, food-bev processing, plastics, printing and labelling will be heading to Propak Cape in October, looking for the latest products, technologies and services as well as to network, develop supplier relationships and engage with industry organisations.
FMCG giant Pioneer Foods is part of the voluntary healthy food options industry initiative, being coordinated by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), in an effort to mitigate against the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by a poor diet, which accounts for 40% of the deaths in South Africa.