Drinks - South Africa

South Africa Slings Back The Fynbos-Flavoured Gin

Last year, gin consumption in South Africa grew by an astonishing 50%, to half a pint for every man, woman and child. No wonder that distilleries are mu...

South African Drinks Maker Distell Eyes Expansion

Growth-hungry South African drinks maker Distell is looking at both China and Latin America for further expansion, although the African continent - which b...

Workers Strike At Heineken SA, Firm Says Operations Unaffected

Heineken South Africa said on Tuesday workers contracted to a company that provides it with logistics services were on strike at its Sedibeng Brewery,...

Beer-Maker AB InBev Pumps Up The Volume In Africa

Sitting outside the ramshackle Vimba Tavern in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, Patrick Mashego swigs from a one-litre bottle of Carling Black Label, Sou...

AB-InBev To Expand in Tanzania With New $100 Million Brewery

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV agreed to build a $100 million brewery in Tanzania as the world’s biggest beermaker steps up investment on the continent to m...

SAB To Create 10,000 Jobs In South Africa

Drinks company South African Breweries (SAB) has announced plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in South Africa by 2021 through its key entrepreneurship progr...

AB InBev to Sell Stake in Distell to South African Fund PIC

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV agreed to sell SABMiller Plc’s stake in South African drinks maker Distell Group Ltd. to Africa’s largest pension admin...

Entrepreneurs Lead Rémy Martin Promotions In South Africa

Founder and CEO of marketing company DNA, Sylvester Chauke, as well as Madoda Khuzwayo, the creator of Hostdriver (a provider of domain and web hosting ser...