UK newspaper, The Telegraph, has released its 2016 list of the best coffee shops in the world, with South Africa’s very own steampunk-themed Truth Coffee Roasting in Cape Town sitting proudly in the number-one spot.
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A bottle of South African wine fetched R1.3 million ($82K) at the recent AfrAsia Bank Cape Wine auction as a 42 percent jump in prices saw total proceeds from the sale double from two years earlier.
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Meet Gladys Mawoneke, MD of beverage maker Bumi Hills Group, bottler and manufacturer of the non-alcohol malt drink Breva.
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As SA’s wine producers face up to the devastating drought, their association, VinPro, has urged them to find new ways of turning a profit, in order to stay in business.
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After 50 years in SA, the country’s biggest-selling beer, Carling Black Label, launched its first brand extension in late November 2015 as it looks to stake a claim in the competitive and crowded premium sector.
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The South African wine industry is currently enjoying one of its most exciting phases in history. Overall wine quality has increased dramatically over the last five years and the consumer is now spoilt for choice with a wealth of new producers, varieties and styles. Roland...
Beam Suntory has snapped up a 50% holding in South Africa's ABV Brands spirits distributor.
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South Africa's red espresso first attracted attention ten years ago when it launched its revolutionary rooibos espresso. Having won a string of local and international awards, red espresso has continued with its innovation and has just released a collection of flavoured rooibos espresso capsules for...
The long-awaited functional drink collaboration between Clover and FutureLIfe (announced in March 2014) is now a reality, with Smart Drink just launched to much social media marketing hoopla.
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According to Statistics SA, coffee shops have contributed to around 2.8 percentage points of the positive annual growth around takeaway and fast food. They have also had a 7.1% increase in income since 2014 with impressive growth across the country. South Africa is joining the...
SAB has launched Carling Blue Label, SAB's first single malt variety beer, which comes with a rich malty flavour, a subtle yet complex aroma and a smooth finish.
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"After 128 attempts and more than four years spent in development, we are super-proud to announce the launch of simply the most delicious, 'instant' hot chocolate!" So says Paul Raphaely, NoMU director and co-founder, of this super-stylish brand's latest launch.
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When Coca-Cola bought a 16.7% stake in California's Monster Beverage Corp in August last year, it entrusted its energy drink portfolio to two former South Africans.
Brandy, long the archetypal favourite of Afrikaners, has undergone a major consumption decline in South Africa. The liquor that traces its roots to Dutch settlers three centuries ago is struggling to maintain its popularity in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Rhodes Food Group has launched a 100% fruit juice range under its own brand name, some nine months after it announced its acquisition of Pacmar, the Wellington-based fruit juice business, for R165m, its first major acquisition since the company raised R600m when listing on the...
The alcohol-free wine trend was much apparent at Anuga 2015 expo in Cologne last month, and now comes news that a newish local option, Zari, a non-alcoholic bubbly, called Zari Lifestyle, will launch in Pick n Pay stores across the country...
Earlier this year, it was "dubbed battle of the lite beers", where Amstel's owner, Brandhouse, was ordered by the ASA to change the appearance of its Amstel Lite beer cans and six-pack wrapping. After a successful appeal on the former, Brandhouse has now complied...
Stellenbosch-based Chill Beverages International has given its Country Club brand of sparkling classic mixes a stylish makeover in time for summer.
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South Africa’s wine industry is schizophrenic. On the one hand international wine critics are raving about the country, on the other hand the average UK selling price of a bottle of South African wine is still about £4.25, well off the £10.00 plus mark of...