12 Mar Rooibos booms in Japan
Rooibos is becoming a big deal in Japan – one of the largest tea-drinking nations in the world – with exports of SA's indigenous tea hitting record highs in 2018.
20 Dec Rosy outlook for Rooibos
The world is counting on agriculture to produce more nutritious food, and SA's iconic Rooibos tea fits the mould, according to Nicie Vorster, spokesperson for the SA Rooibos Council (SARC).
16 May Introducing the new instant red cappuccino from red espresso
red espresso, the innovators behind South Africa’s popular rooibos red cappuccino, have added a new item to the premium gourmet beverage market with the launch of instant red cappuccino.
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12 Jun What’s up with Red Espresso?
Dovetailing the global trends of health and tea with the consumer need for style and innovation, homegrown Red Espresso has been blazing a trail in the global beverage world. Now, a move to new eco-friendly ‘Redquarters’ signifies not only the company’s expansion but, it says,...
21 Jan BOS enters sports drink market with new BOS SPORT
Fast-track BOS Brands has entered the sports drink arena with the launch of rooibos-based BOS Sport. The product reinforces its philosophy of creating healthy, colourant free and preservative free beverages - using only natural flavours and premium ingredients. [Click pic to enlarge]
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05 Dec Rooibos prices set to rise
The price of rooibos tea will rise by 15 percent from January next year because of supply constraints and growing demand, producer Rooibos Limited has said.
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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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05 Sep US: Bottled rooibos tea brand grows sales 330%
Rooibos on the march in the US...
06 Jun New evidence that rooibos can protect and support the liver
A recent study at the Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), has proven the ability of rooibos to improve liver function and protect the liver against oxidative damage.
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28 Mar Government finally moves to protect rooibos in EU — eight years on
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.
...20 Nov Dutch researchers show the potential of rooibos to inhibit rotavirus
A group of Dutch researchers has demonstrated, for the first time, that rooibos tea has strong antiviral activity against rotaviruses that cause serious infections, often with fatal consequences.
...15 Aug Red or green rooibos? They’re both good, say researchers
Green rooibos tea has higher levels of antioxidants than traditional rooibos, but recent studies are proving that both kinds of rooibos protect against a range of diseases, and that drinking green rooibos is not necessarily better.
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