The South African wine industry is going through some tough times, but sustainable growth is on the cards. What’s needed is a clear game plan, a stronger domestic market focus, ingenious marketing and a collective drive towards higher price points.
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The reality is that the move to introduce a sugar tax in South Africa is necessary because of the scourge of non-communicable diseases and obesity in the country, write three University of Pretoria researchers.
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Is it really that hard to design a six-pack of long-life milk that won't rip apart before you can get it from the shelf to the kitchen? It would appear so, writes leading SA consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler.
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Babies are being disadvantaged even before they leave the womb, MPs heard. People are dying early, and badly, and for no good reason, they were told. But it was only when the discussion turned to Oros that the seriousness of the proposed 20% tax on...
Africa’s Big 7, the continent’s leading event for the food & beverage industry, newly rebranded, runs from June 25 to 27 at Gallagher Estate, and will attract senior buyers from across the sector.
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Beverage consultancy Slo-Jo Trading, specialist advisor to many QSR and food service groups, reports it has acquired sole distribution rights for the trendy chocolate coated cones, Coffee in a Cone, an SA innovation that has become a global Instragram hit.
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Last year R1.78bn of Scotch was imported to SA, indicating how it has become the tipple of choice for a wide cross-section of South Africans.
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It's time to be introduced to Food Focus, www.foodfocus.co.za, which, dear reader, is a place to visit and bookmark if you are involved in any way in producing or marketing food and drinks in South Africa, or servicing those industries.
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A tax on sugar-laden beverages may jeopardise Coca-Cola's investment plans in South Africa. However, there is an alternative to the sugary tax, says head of communications Zipporah Maubane.
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SA can be proud of its PET bottle recycling efforts - in 2015, 52% of PET plastic bottles were collected for recycling in South Africa, reports PETCO.
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Wine and olive oil production will be new additions to the acclaimed Propak Cape exhibition in October next year, with organisers, Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery, announcing the launch of the co-located Wine and Olive Oil Suppliers Expo.
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Distell's House of JC Le Roux, South Africa’s leading sparkling wine producer, has added an exciting new range of high quality bubblies to the JC Le Roux family to appeal to those who enjoy a drier, more sophisticated taste.
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The SA Breweries you knew and loved, which listed on the JSE back in 1897, is no more. After Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $109bn takeover last month, apprehension is stalking the corridors of the SA beer icon. But for new boss Carlos Brito, the numbers will trump...
There are political, environmental, commercial and social controversies associated with that most delectable of South African beverages: rooibos tea. The debate enfolds both the plant itself and the traditional use and knowledge that fostered the growth of this lucrative industry.
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Are South Africans the 8th highest sugar consumers in the world? Africa Check investigated...
In a curious way, whisky has largely tracked the same curve as every segment of the South African liquor business, writes Michael Fridjhon...
New to SA's chiller shelves is DanUp, an new beverage that combines yoghurt with multiple grains.
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The South African government has decided to tax sugary drinks to help cut excess sugar consumption, which is contributing to a burgeoning epidemic of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This follows the lead of Mexico and the US city of Berkeley,...
In a timeous and topical development, Paarl-based Afriplex, well established beneficiator of indigenous plants, has announced it is embarking on a project to locally cultivate and process stevia (Stevia rebaudiana), viewed by many as a Holy Grail of non-nutritive sweeteners.
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