08 Dec Clover and FutureLife’s new Smart Drink
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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30 Nov SA’s coffee culture set to grow
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...
24 Nov SAB launches Carling Blue Label
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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19 Nov NoMU débuts premium instant hot chocolate
"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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18 Nov The billionaire SA expats who created Monster Beverages
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.
18 Nov Brandy’s SA decline and what to do about it
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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11 Nov Ocean Spray cranberry products come to SA
Ocean Spray, the world’s leading producer of cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries has officially launched its extensive range of juice drinks, sauces and dried cranberries in South Africa.
05 Nov Rhodes launches 100% fruit juice range
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...
02 Nov Zari non-alcoholic wine alternative launches countrywide in SA
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...
29 Oct Amstel Lite obeys ASA order to change outer packaging
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...
28 Oct Chill Beverages revamps range of classic soft drinks
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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22 Oct SA’s wine schizophrenia threatens industry sustainability
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...
07 Oct Clover enters soft drink market, buys stake in Frankie’s
Dairy and beverage group, Clover, has acquired 'retro' South African drinks brand, Frankie’s Olde Soft Drinks, for an undisclosed sum.
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18 Sep Take-outs from Cape Wine 2015
What a tonic! Two days at the vibrant Cape Wine 2015 expo, South Africa's triennial wine showcase to the world, crammed with eager international buyers, traders and media, quickly set aside the fog of gloom that sits heavy on many a South African psyche...
17 Sep Craft beer: South Africans wake up late in their search for authenticity
In 1997 South Africa boasted two craft brewers - and now there are more than 150, many shipping their products around the country. There are even online services where you can order home delivery of craft beer and it is becoming commonplace to...
17 Sep Why SABMiller’s $250bn mega deal may just happen this time
A tie-up between SAB Miller and ABInbev the two biggest global beer producers, a thumping $250bn merger idea, has been rumoured so often there is bound to be some scepticism. But this time, just maybe, it might just happen.
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15 Sep KWV partners with innovative start-up Brannas Draught
Brannas Draught captured the local NPD imagination with its launch of the first brandy and cola served as a draught in February this year. The roaring success of the start-up, serving SA's archetypal favourite tipple, has lead to a partnership with premium brandy producer KWV.
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03 Sep Terrific new flexible liquid packaging concept comes to SA
Last year Dow Packaging launched the innovative flexible packaging alternative to rigid bottles, PacXpert, at the giant Interpack expo in Dusseldorf. It's now coming to South Africa via a licensing agreement signed with Astrapak who believes it could be a a big new hit for...
23 Aug Distell looking good despite tough times
After 18 months or so at the helm, Distell's CEO, Richard Rushton, ex top executive at SABMiller, has clearly brought new verve to SA's biggest wine and spirits producer, shaking out encouraging growth even in SA's moribund economy. Distell released its 2015 annual results this...
19 Aug Cape Town to host major new wine trade expo next month
The South African wine industry will put its best foot forward this September via a landmark new trade fair, CAPE WINE 2015, to be helpd at the CTICC and which is likely to draw substantial local and international interest.
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