Nampak is breaking new marketing ground for the packaging giant, with the launch of a first brand television commercial aimed at the broader consumer market. Similarly, in the recent past, Consol Glass has also directed its marketing campaigns at the secondary consumer market, rather than...
The Distell Group, Africa's leading spirits, wines and RTD business, has acquired a top-performing producer of Scotch whiskies, Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, for just over R2,2 billion (£160 million) from the Scottish-based CL World Brands Limited and Trinidad and Tobago based Angostura Limited, owners of...
Munich's hugely successful trade show for the beverage and liquid food industries, drinktec, is coming to Jo'burg next year. "Food & Drink Technology Africa" or ftd Africa is the title of the new event which will be held on March 18-19, 2014, at the Gallagher...
A French company’s attempt to make "rooibos" their cup of tea has galvanised the government into action to protect the term — a move it should have made eight years ago after South Africa won a similar battle with a US company, commentators have said.
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In news just to hand, Bowler Metcalf in late January bought out the remaining 25,1% it did not already own in soft drink producer, Quality Beverages (QB), for R34,5m. The acqusition by the JSE-listed Bowcalf is part of a longer-term vision of vertical integration with...
SABMiller has announced a $40-million investment in a new 260,000 hectolitre brewery in Okahandja, Namibia (71kms north of Windhoek) as part of its strategy to expand its operations across Africa. The company expects to break ground on the new site in early April...
Clover has announced the acquisition of of several Nestlé bottled water assets - in a joint venture deal that will see the latter maintain a 30% holding in the new entity. The R58m deal includes a Gauteng-based Doornkloof property, a bottled...
Playing on the global craze for smart phones, SA's two leading fruit juice players have become embarked on humourous tit-for-tat, pun-rich marketing campaigns for two special edition launches - it's Liqui-Fruit BlackBerry vs Ceres Apple! [Click pic to enlarge]
...SAB has announced a R700m investment in a state-of-the-art new maltings plant in Alrode‚ Gauteng‚ an investment, it says, that will be part of its continued efforts to support the local economy and drive job creation.
...South Africa's Pioneer Foods has named a veteran executive from its main rival as its next chief executive.
...Nampak, Africa’s largest packaging group, has announced it is investing R1,6bn in two businesses that produce bottles and cans for the "growing" beverage market.
...Amarula has emerged as a favourite amongst the world's best bars located in many of the trendiest cities, from London to Paris, Milan, Moscow, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Buenos Aires. An international survey, polling the top 100 go-to glamour drinks spots, has placed the...
Du Toitskloof’s Chenin Blanc has been named the best boxed white wine at the third annual Spit or Swallow Box Wine Awards held in Cape Town on November 29. The cellar’s Pinotage Merlot Ruby Cabernet took the Best Red Box Wine award in 2010.
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South Africa is to follow the global trend of replacing tin-plated steel beverage cans with aluminium-bodied cans, with the first locally produced all-aluminium cans set to hit the market mid-2013.
...ERISTOFF Vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world, has been launched in South Africa. ERISTOFF forms part of the global Bacardi brand portfolio, which also includes Bacardi Superior, Bombay Sapphire, Grey Goose and Martini.
...After many years investigating the technology, Clover, SA's biggest dairy player, took the plunge into ESL (extended shelf life) milk in late 2006 with the launch of its SealFresh-branded milk in the Tetra Top package, and with a 14-day shelf life. Six years on, it...
Drinking in the township is no longer limited to the quart and beer crate scene of before. Now, young people want stylish nightspots and the best alcohol money can buy. There’s also a growing wine culture. It’s all about experience...
Marketing and recruiting new drinkers is a priority for beverage makers thanks to slowing demand in the US and Europe as the economic turmoil takes its toll. Whisky is proving particularly lucrative in South Africa...
Recycling PET, the plastic used to manufacture beverage bottles as well as many food containers, has helped generate almost 26 000 indirect jobs, and the plastics recycling industry can help reduce poverty across South Africa and contribute to GDP growth.
...Italy's Guala Closures has announced the acquisition of the Metal Closures division of MCG Industries for an undisclosed amount, part of a strategy to boost its presence in the fast-growing sub-Saharan African market. Operating out of Paarden Eiland in Cape Town, Metal Closures is a...