20 Oct Dunkin’ Donuts bets on SA’s sweet tooth
Rising demand for quality coffees and sweet treats has lured yet another American favourite to SA’s shores.
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12 Oct Leading US health activist has his say on SA’s proposed sugar tax
One of the US's fiercest food industry critics, Michael Jacobson, president of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest in Washington DC, has been in South Africa. Here's his take on SA's proposed sugar tax sweetened beverages.
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12 Oct Coca-Cola to acquire SABMiller’s former stake in CCBA
Coca-Cola has announced that it will exercise a change-of-control clause, allowing it to acquire SABMiller's former interest in the soft-drink company’s largest African bottling company.
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10 Oct SA’s SoftBev: Looking a trifle troubled?
An unexpectedly flat performance from plastic packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf's 43%-owned soft-drink bottling subsidiary, SoftBev, has resulted in a swathe of speculation, reports the Financial Mail.
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10 Oct Clover launches lactose-free milk
Clover has introduced a dairy solution for lactose intolerant people: new Clover NoLac lactose-free milk. (In a country where millions cannot digest milk, one has to ask why this took so long? Ed)
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07 Oct Chill Beverages debuts lower sugar soft drink
Peachee is new, sparkling peach-flavoured lemonade that has just been launched by Stellenbosch-based Chill Beverages International.
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05 Oct Distell’s aspiration to become the No 1 cider company in the world
Distell’s profit base has largely been underpinned by the enormous success achieved in the cider category over the past two decades. It aims to replicate this on a global scale, first stop China.
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05 Oct Reactions to new draft Liquor Amendment Bill
Will raising the legal drinking age in SA to 21 help curb alcohol abuse? Is this effectively prohibition? It’s a question being fiercely debated as the nation weighs-in on government’s draft Liquor Amendment Bill,...
05 Oct Tough alcohol controls proposed in draft Liquor Amendment Bill
Government's has turned its assault attention from sugar tax on SSBs to alcohol again - proposing to raise the legal minimum age of drinking from 18 to 21 years and to prohibit liquor advertising which targets youth in a bid to curb alcohol abuse.
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30 Sep Charles Glass Half Full: The end of SABMiller, but what comes next?
Behold the largest mega-merger in beer drinking history. But is it anything to drink to? Great read in the Daily Maverick, penned by Diana Neille and Richard Poplak.
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29 Sep World’s first alcohol-free, sugar-free, hangover-free gin launches in SA
This new ready-to-drink virgin gin and tonic, a teetotaler's dream come true, is the brainchild of a Cape Town entpreneur.
29 Sep Distell launches world-first whisky with Pinotage finish
Three Ships Whisky has launched the world and SA’s first whisky finished in a cask previously used for the maturation of Pinotage - the uniquely South African wine cultivar.
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22 Sep DGB leads the local Sherry revival: launches authentic Spanish Sherry range
In an on-trend move, Douglas Green (DGB), South Africa’s largest independent wine-spirit producer and distributor, has launched a range of authentic Spanish Sherries.
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21 Sep Revamp for RCL’s super-star mageu brand
Now here's a fine brand to own! On the back of sparkling market and brand growth, RCL Foods has given its leading product, Mageu Number One Smooth, a packaging makeover.
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21 Sep South African whisky imports drop 9% in the first half of 2016
Constricting consumer spending appears to have taken some of the "Cheers" out of SA's whisky market...
21 Sep Noakes Foundation launches new sugar labelling barometer
Eat Better South Africa, The Noakes Foundation’s educational arm, has launched a labelling product, The Sugar Barometer, that it hopes will help change the sugar consumption landscape in South Africa and beyond - and its urging manufacturers and retailers to come on board.
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20 Sep Appletiser marks 50th birthday with limited edition cans
2016 is a special year for South Africa’s iconic Appletiser - in celebration of its Golden Anniversary, it has launched a range of limited edition cans.
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19 Sep Clover to launch low-sugar Tropika
Clover, which controls almost 80% of SA's dairy fruit juices market, will soon launch Tropika Slender, the low-sugar and low- calorie alternative to its bestselling beverage Tropika, as it seeks a safeguard against the looming sugar tax.
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07 Sep Interest in local craft gin blossoms
Gin is very on trend; it has ditched the sobriquet of ‘mother’s ruin’, and is bolstered by its ability to take on so many flavours, its versatility in mixed drinks and how locally it can be made. And South African craft gins are earning high...
06 Sep OP-ED: Sugar tax will have negligible impact on public health
While the media has “fact-checked” claims made by the beverage industry in opposition to a proposed tax on sugary drinks, claims made by the government in support of the tax have not been so scrutinised. They should be, because according to research the government itself...