SA Breweries’ (SAB’s) dominant position in the South African beer market might, over time, give it an advantage if the government went ahead with a ban on alcohol advertising, but SABMiller chief executive Alan Clark said it was hard to predict exactly what would happen.
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Cabinet has approved that a draft bill banning alcohol advertising and will be gazetted for public comment this week, according to Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini.
...SA’s biggest dairy producer, Clover, reported a 3.4% rise in full-year profit, in what the group described as a challenging environment. For the 12 months ended June, revenue increased by 10.7% to R8bn, and operating profit rose by 5.4% to R391.4m. Some interesting market intelligence...
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has announced the appointment of a new CEO. She is global marketing specialist Siobhan Thompson, who succeeds Su Birch with effect from November.
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Wild Island, the cordial brand in Ceres's Continental Beverages stable, now offers RTD convenience with its new, on-the-go 250ml ready-to-drink smoothies. [Click pic to enlarge]
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The fight for the umqombothi (sorghum beer) market has turned dirty as Daigeo’s sorghum beer arm, United National Breweries (UNB), has lodged a complaint of “uncompetitive conduct” against beer behemoth SABMiller at the Competition Commission.
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On Monday it was confirmed that the inter-ministerial committee examining changing laws around alcohol had sent a proposed bill through to Cabinet proper. Various ministers have confirmed the bill will ban the advertising of alcohol in literally all media. But they've also now added another...
The expansion of South Africa’s middle class bodes well for milk producers, SA Milk Producers' Organisation CEO Bertus de Jongh has asserted, contrary to many concerns the MPO has raised about their health and sustainability in recent months.
...With sales already exceeding 75% of available floor space and with over a year to go, Propak Cape 2014 has already received an overwhelming early thumbs up from the packaging and processing sectors. The show takes place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC)...
The Distell Group succeeded in raising revenue 11,9% to R15,9bn on a sales volume increase of 7,2% for the year to June 2013. This was despite exceptionally tough trading conditions, marked by a global slowdown in economic growth, contracted disposable income and reduced consumer spending...
In a bid to ensure it is able to harness the ongoing strong demand in Africa, SABMiller has announced two major investments in the region, in Uganda and Zambia.
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Again leveraging the growing taste for cider, Distell has added a new variant to its popular Savanna range, Savanna Dark. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Caturra Coffee has introduced a new concept to the SA food service market - a cost effective and efficient way to serve filter coffee to large groups of people.
...Acquired in February 2011 for R106m - announced with a fair blaze of publicity and a further R150m allocated for upgrading - Nestlé South Africa has now decided to call it a day on soy protein and millk production at its SPP Potchefstroom plant. The...
Driven by surging demand for bulk wine, SA is looking to grow total exports to a record 500m litres in 2013, almost 100m litres more than the record set in 2012. But many market players think it's not all good news; they view the surge...
BOS Ice Tea is launching in new and convenient 500ml bottle in nationwide stores this month, complimenting the current range of 275ml cans and 1lt value pack. [Click pic to enlarge]
...There is a widely held belief that Soweto is the most lucrative per capita market for Johnnie Walker Blue Label in the world. What is less well known is that Johnnie Blue is a South African invention. Step forward marketing maven from Bakoven, Cape Town,...
Many FMCG companies have failed to reach the township shopper effectively due to the assumption that the same rules apply in townships as they do with traditional urban shopping, writes FMCG business consultant, Michael Wood. The brandy vs whisky issue is a case in point.
...A whirlwind has gone through the town of Paarl and it’s likely that diversified foods company Pioneer will never be the same again. The whirlwind comes in the form of new CEO Phil Roux, ex Tiger Brands, who is just short of completing...
The last time Red Bull funded a record-breaking jump, it went over pretty well. "Stratos," the video account of Felix Baumgartner's jump from the edge of space, is the No 4 branded video of all time, according to Visible Measures. The campaign has received 194 million...