16 Oct SAB launches SA’s first flavoured beer
In a first for the South African beer category, SAB has introduced a new brand, Flying Fish Premium Flavoured Beer.
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16 Oct Forget the Western Cape. Wine farming hits KZN
Leave the mountains and valleys of the Western Cape which are the heart and soul of the South African wine industry and travel north-east towards the green fields of KwaZulu-Natal - where three new vineyards have produced their first vintage.
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15 Oct Debut for Distell’s Mainstay line extensions
A legendary brand within SA's white spirits category, Distell has launched two new Mainstay line extensions, a super-premium vodka, Mainstay 54 Island Vodka, as well as a flavoured derivative, Mainstay Fusion. [Click pic to enlarge]
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04 Oct New communications head for Tetra Pak South Africa
Tetra Pak has appointed Penny Ntuli as cluster leader communications for sub-Sahara Africa. Ntuli brings over 16 years of media and communication experience, a combination of both public and private organisations, to her role.
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03 Oct Fab new FABS for SA’s summer season
RIEBEEK Retail Brands is on a mission to grow its South African market share in the alcoholic fruit beverage (FAB) category via innovative product concepts, flavours and carton packaging. [Click pic to enlarge]
02 Oct COMMENT: Aaron Motsoaledi: Nanny from hell
Dave Steward, executive director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, and Leon Louw, co-founder of the Free Market Foundation, have expressed concern about the "tsunami" of health regulations and laws Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi is promoting: the draft bill banning alcohol advertising, draft regulations...
02 Oct Premium alcohol brands on the rise
DESPITE difficult economic conditions, South Africans are not shying away from drinking premium alcohol brands. Top whisky brands experienced substantial growth last year from the previous year and that trend is set to continue.
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02 Oct Ambitious BOS iced tea eyes further expansion
After the successful launch of its products in Europe earlier this year, fast-track home-grown organic ice tea brand, BOS, sees scope to expand into the rest of Africa.
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27 Sep Liquor industry gets ready to fight off ban
In reaction to Cabinet's okay to the Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill, the liquor industry says it is gearing up for a major fight.
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26 Sep Amarula a top 100 global premium spirits brand
Amarula is the only South African brand to make it on to the list of the world's top 100 premium spirits brands in terms of volumes sold, according to Impact Databank, a US-based company that is a leading source for drinks statistics and analysis. The...
26 Sep SABMiller’s Clark talks alcohol ad ban and beer trends
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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26 Sep Cabinet okays draft bill banning alcohol ads
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.
...19 Sep Clover weathers the storms – and now looks to yoghurt
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...
19 Sep International marketing specialist WOSA’s new CEO
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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16 Sep Wild Island expands into RTD smoothies
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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10 Sep Sorghum beer barney between SAB and UNB
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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29 Aug Analysis: Government’s alcohol play, a dangerous over-reach
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...
29 Aug Milk industry is not dwindling – MPO
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.
...26 Aug Propak Cape 2014 already approaching sellout
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)...
23 Aug Distell defies tough market to post some solid results
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...