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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09 Jan The quiet wine revolution happening in SA’s Swartland region
There's a revolution happening in South Africa's winelands where a handful of young impassioned friends are turning their backs on the very practices that have made the country's wine industry such a success.
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06 Jan Swartland Winery sets its sights on the Far East
Chinese businessperson William Wu has purchased a 51% stake in Swartland Winery, one of South Africa's leading wineries based outside the Western Cape town of Malmesbury.
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11 Dec Sleek new look for Ceres’ premium fruit juice
Renowned for its quality fruit juice blends, Ceres has added new value to eight variants of its 100% premium fruit juice range, by adding fruit cells for texture and repackaging the entire range in the stylish Tetra Pak Prisma.
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10 Dec Coca-Cola looks to grow African market for Appletiser
The Coca-Cola Company believes the Appletiser brand has "lots of legs" and the US-headquartered firm will look for opportunities to grow the niche brand, its regional head has said.
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10 Dec South Africa’s UHT milk market overtakes fresh
UHT milk volumes overtook fresh milk for the first time in 2013 to account for the larger volume share of the South African white milk market and, according to BMi Research's Shawn Henning, the growth trend noted in long-life milk is set to continue.
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28 Nov SABMiller, Coca-Cola form African drinks giant
SABMiller and Coca-Cola plan to form one of the world's largest bottling operations with annual revenue of almost $3 billion (R33bn) in 12 markets across southern and east Africa under the name of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa. Coca-Cola will also acquire the Appletiser brand from SABMIller.
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25 Nov Pioneer to exit its Pepsi business
Pioneer Food, the maker of Ceres fruit drinks and dozens of other food and beverage brands, says it will exit the deal that gives it bottling rights for PepsiCo in South Africa by the middle of next year.
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19 Nov KWV launches world first ‘natural’ Pinotage using patented preservation technology
KWV has launched the world's first 'natural' Pinotage wine, Earth's Essence, that has 'no sulphites or preservatives added', made possible by utilising world-first technology. This follows KWV's joint acquisition of the patent for a revolutionary process using indigenous rooibos and honeybush wood during...