Dutch brewing company, Heineken, is set to expand its presence further in the South African market with new plans of constructing a R3.8bn (US$200m) greenfield brewery and a R1.7bn (US$89m) investment into a maltery. The beer giant, which snapped up Distell and Namibia Breweries recently, announced its R15.5bn (US$820m) investment over five years in the […]
BACK FOR GOOD! South African Bureau Of Standards Gets New Board
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Competition has named eight individuals to the board of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) for a five-year term. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel, asserts that despite the SABS Board’s existence for more than ten years, his office has had trouble identifying qualified candidates. “The […]
Pepsi Max Ranks Highest In New South African Challenge
A new Pepsi MAX challenge has been introduced in South Africa, challenging participants to prove their taste mettle with the brand. The Pepsi MAX Sample Challenge was introduced for the first time in Jozi, Pretoria, Durban, and Cape Town. Participants were given the opportunity to blind flavor two unbranded, sugar-free colas and decide which they […]
SA Gets New Lender For All Agric Financial Service Solutions
New financial services firm, AgMerchant Capital, has been launched in South Africa with the aim of being a keen participant in the country’s agricultural financing services industry through the provision of custom-made solutions. The new financial entity, founded by Chris Venter – former CEO of agricultural services firm Afgri, will specifically focus on creating and […]
SA’s Beverage Sector Unveils Drinks Federation of South Africa
South African beer, wine, and spirits producers of all shapes and sizes have joined hands to help make the alcohol industry a more prosperous, just, and safer place, through the formation of the Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA). The DF-SA is aimed to serve as a platform for engagement with policymakers, regulators, the media, […]
NEW ALERT! GEPA Partners Ghanaian Chocolatiers For South African Exhibition
The biggest Wine show in the Southern Hemisphere returns in 2022 with a delicious touch of Artisanal Chocolates from Ghana from 26 – 29 October 2022 in Johannesburg South Africa. A ground-breaking partnership between the organizers of WineX Show and Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) in working with DUAM Communications and JON WILLIAMS Consult has […]
ESG: Woolworths, Standard Bank Partner To Hit The Bull’s Eye
South African retail giant, Woolworths, has partnered Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) to successfully execute the first sustainability-linked transactional deposit structure in South Africa. The transactional deposit structure links the interest Woolworths earns on their deposits to the achievement of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets. The KPIs and sustainability performance targets (SPTs) agreed between Woolworths […]
INNOVATIVE ORGANISING! SABS Avails Consumers Quality Aquaculture With Latest Standards
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published a new national standard that will ensure that consumers have access to fresh and quality fish, marine molluscs and crustaceans. The South African National Standard (SANS) 3091 specifies the requirements for the handling, preparation, processing, packaging, transportation, storage and quality of chilled finfish, marine molluscs and […]
UBUNTU! SA Citrus Growers Association Supports Emerging Citrus Growers With US$2m
South Africa-based Grower Development Company (GDC), owned by Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has issued R40-million (US$2.18m) in grant funding to support enterprise development of emerging citrus growers and their farms across South Africa through its Enterprise Development Grant Fund (EDGF). The grant funding provides support to growers through the purchase of key […]
VELVETY! Distell Launches Premium Cream Liqueur, Amarula Chocolate
South African drinks firm, Distell, has rolled out new chocolate-flavored cream liqueur, Amarula Chocolate into the SA beverage market. Distel hinted the new drink was sustainably sourced from African cocoa beans and the marula fruits. The rich and distinctive citrus and tropical flavor of the marula fruit is said to compliment the full-bodied, fragrant chocolate […]