22 Apr Bigger is better: SA consumers take to larger beverage cans
Innovations in beverage packaging in South Africa are changing consumers' drinking habits.
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22 Apr SA’s coffee love affair puts zip into C-store sales
The international rise of coffee culture has spread rapidly throughout urban centres and has become one of the most competitive markets in the food and beverage industry. With competition for the customers' coffee Rand at an all-time high, convenience stores have become one of the...
21 Apr Rekorderlig joins SA’s growing fruit cider category
Towards the end of last year, Rekorderlig, a leading Swedish fruit cider, entered the South African cider market with three of its flagship flavours, including; Strawberry and Lime, Wild Berries and Pear.
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17 Apr An SA dream come true? Brandy ‘n coke on tap!
How's this for a lovely, disruptive take on an age-old SA favourite tipple? A Stellenbosch company has launched a new type of 'Brandy 'n Coke'...
07 Apr Kebble’s SurePure liquid purification looking wobbly
Former rugby Springbok Guy Kebble - brother of the infamous Brett - is hoping to clean up in the US with a business based on purity. Kebble runs liquid purification company SurePure, which is listed on the New York exchange OTC Markets which in turn...
26 Mar Castle Lite’s ultimate “cold blast refreshment”- The Limited Edition Platinum Pack
Castle Lite’s re-sealable Platinum Pack is back by popular demand with a national launch for a limited period. The distinctive 470ml aluminum bottle with its progressive design and wide-mouth re-sealable lid, offers consumers the ultimate in “cold blast refreshment”.
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23 Mar KWV repositions with new trademark marketing campaign
A first in the company's 97-year history, extraordinarily, KWV has launched its first-ever consumer trademark brand campaign, 'Finish Great', that aims to communicate the company's heritage and product innovation across spirits and wines since 1918. The emotive integrated campaign kicks off today with the flighting...
09 Mar AB7 organisers look to SA companies to fill last eight stands at food and beverage expo
Africa's Big Seven (AB7), the biggest food and beverage expo on the continent, has almost completely sold-out all exhibition space at the multi hall Gallagher Convention Centre – with no further room to expand – for the first time in 13 years, report the organisers....
09 Mar SABMiller’s confidence in Africa
SABMiller sees more affordable beer and middle-class aspirations as the biggest growth opportunities in Africa.
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05 Mar Campaign set to raise SA’s bottled wine exports
A new initiative, taking advantage of a new duty-free trading agreement with the EU, aims to see more bottled wines exported from South Africa in a bid to raise the country's reputation as a premium producer and promote job creation.
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26 Feb Red Espresso taking its new capsules to Europe
Sales of Red Espresso capsules hit one million in a month on their launch in South Africa late last year - now the company is taking them to Europe, eyeing up a continent with an ingrained coffee culture and obsession with health, convenience, and coffee...
24 Feb Rhodes Food continues its juicy acquisition spree
Shortly after it spent R165m buying Cape juice company, Pacmar, Rhodes Food Group (RFG) has announced it's to buy Boland Pulp‚ a juice and puree maker‚ and Deemster‚ a company that focuses on pickled foods‚ as it looks to diversify its business.
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18 Feb ASA rules Amstel Lite packaging ‘too similar’ to Castle Lite
SAB's Castle Lite remains the heavyweight in the "lite" beer market after Brandhouse was recently ordered to change the appearance of its Amstel Lite beer cans and six-pack wrapping.
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12 Feb Parmalat issues recall for some caustic-contaminated PureJoy apple juice packs
Parmalat South Africa has issued a public recall of a batch of its PureJoy apple juice after customer complaints prompted tests which found contamination with cleaning fluid.
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05 Feb Distell crowned ‘Distiller of the Year’ in international contest
South Africa's Distell continues to grow its whisky credentials. It was recently awarded the title of 'Distiller of the Year' - for all producers from outside Scotland and the US - in an international whisky competition, muscling out a Japanese contender for first place.
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03 Feb Introducing red espresso capsules
In 2005, red espresso changed the way South Africans (and consumers around the world) traditionally enjoyed rooibos – as a tea. The South African innovators revolutionised rooibos into an espresso – and won five global awards. Now the company has introduced another bold, world-first innovation:...
14 Jan KWV wins exclusive SA distribution of ‘Stoli’ premium vodka
KWV is set to take on the white spirits market as the new, exclusive distributor of Stolichnaya Premium Vodka and elit by Stolichnaya, for Stoli Group, part of the SPI Group who own these two iconic brands.
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13 Jan Coca-Cola to cut up to 1,800 jobs to pare costs amid sales slump
The Coca-Cola Co is to axe up to 1,800 jobs across the world as a cost-cutting programme designed to save $3bn over the next four years kicks in to gear.
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13 Jan Rhodes Food to buy fruit juice firm Pacmar
Rhodes Food Group has announced it's buying the Wellington-based Pacmar fruit juice business for R165m, its first major acquisition since the company raised R600m when listing on the JSE in October last year.
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12 Jan Beer possibly poisoned with crocodile bile kills 67 in Mozambique
Three days of national mourning were under way in Mozambique today after 67 people died as a result of drinking contaminated beer at a funeral over the weekend.
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