SA Food Review

Beverage industry

06 Sep 2016

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa line upgrade

Coca-Cola Beveragesis busy with a R205-million upgrade of its Phoenix Industrial Park plant. This will significantly boost production capacity and speed up turnaround times.

22 Aug 2016

Putting top brands to the test

Every year, branded business valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance puts thousands of the world’s top brands to the test. They are evaluated to determine which are the most powerful and the most valuable by country, by industry and against all other brands worldwide. The most valuable soft drinks brands can be found in the Brand Finance Soft Drinks 25.

16 Aug 2016

Global demand for wine packaging to reach US$22.8 Billion

Global demand for wine packaging including containers, closures, and accessories is projected to increase 2.3 per cent per year to US$22.8 billion in 2020.

01 Aug 2016

Stabilising craft beer for clarity

There are different types of haze found in beer. One type is non-microbial, which means that it is not related to microbial growth in the product. Non-biological haze formation results from hydrogen bonding between haze-producing proteins and polyphenol constituents in beer. Non-microbiological products act as a template upon which these protein-polyphenol complexes may attach, thereby accelerating haze development. Reducing these protein-polyphenol complexes or preventing them from forming is referred to as colloidal stability.

01 Aug 2016

Slo-Jo introduces naturally-sweet and sugar-free drinks

Johannesburg based beverage supplier Slo-Jo has launched a new range of powdered drinks with no added sugar or aspartame. The range will be available in three on-trend flavours from September, namely Chocolate Decadence, Chai, and Coffee Freezo. Depending on the flavour, the powders can be made into a crush by blending it with ice or a hot drink by adding steamed milk.

28 Jul 2016

Teenagers turn their back on soft drinks

Hot on the heels of a report showing that Americans have given up the equivalent of 126 chocolate doughnuts a year by opting to consume bottled water ahead of other non-alcoholic beverages, there’s now evidence that teens are also turning their backs on soft drinks.

14 Jul 2016

Proposed taxation of sugar sweetened beverages

The National Treasury has published a Policy Paper and proposals on the taxation of sugar sweetened beverages for public comment.

24 Jun 2016

South African Chardonnay voted the world’s best

A South African chardonnay, made by leading businesswoman Wendy Appelbaum, has been voted the world’s best at a global competition held in the UK.

10 Jun 2016

Pioneering vineyard investment delivers world-class wines

As the Western Cape eases into autumn, leaves in many vineyards are turning fine shades of red.  However, many visitors are unaware that this colour is a tell-tale sign of a virus that is having a dire impact on wine production and its economic viability.

09 Jun 2016

Milk for Change collects nearly 60 000ll for South Africa’s undernourished children

Milk for Change, the campaign that is a partnership of Tetra Pak South Africa and FEED SA to fight undernourishment among South Africa’s larger communities, has successfully collected nearly 60 000l of long life milk.