Pernod Ricard Winemakers introduces Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo premium wines in Ghana

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Food Business Africa

GHANA – Pernod Ricard Winemakers a subsidiary of French wine and spirits producer Pernod Ricard has launched two premium wines, Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo in Ghana. The Classic Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay is made soft […]

SA Innovation Summit awards the Winetech Pitching Den top three winners

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Food Business Africa

The South Africa Innovation Summit in partnership with wine industry body, Winetech awarded the finalist of the Winetech Pitching Den competition whose aim was to search for innovators, providing unique solutions and products which can […]

Ethiopia’s Awash Wine invests US$2m in expansion, debuts ‘Dankira’ wine

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Food Business Africa

ETHIOPIA – Awash Wine S.C., an Ethiopian winery and pioneer in the industry, has launched a new wine cocktail in the market, Dankira, after investing US$2 million in expanding its production capacity. The company’s investment […]

South Africa’s wine company unveils plans of investing in new bottling plant in Ghana

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Food Business Africa

SOUTH AFRICA – La RicMal Wines, a wine producing company in South Africa has unveiled plans of investing in a new bottling plant in Ghana to tap into the growing demand of South African wine in […]

South Africa’s Distell mulls down-sizing in new restructuring strategy

January 25, 2019January 26, 2019 Food Business Africa

SOUTH AFRICA – Distell Group Limited, multinational brewing and beverage company rooted in South Africa, said it could retrench about 100 employees as part of the restructuring of its supply chain network,reports Business Day. According […]

Tanzania to invest US$86.4m in a new grape processing plant

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Food Business Africa

TANZANIA – Tanzania is set to establish a new grape processing plant, an investment worth US$86.4 million which will supply bulk wine to wine processing factories in the country, reports Daily News. Chamwino District Council […]

Nigeria approves alcohol, tobacco taxes, to start June 2018

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Food Business Africa

NIGERIA – The Federal government has signed-off on the implementation of a new tariff regime on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products as it seeks to raise government’s fiscal revenues. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an […]

Revenue growth muted in SA for brewing and beverage group Distell

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Food Business Africa

SOUTH AFRICA – Multinational brewing and beverage group Distell on Friday said during the first three months of the new financial year ending June 2018, it recorded “muted revenue growth”, compared to the corresponding period […]

Prudent SAB mulls spirits business

November 18, 2014 Food Business Africa

SOUTH AFRICA – Though synergies between beer and spirits businesses are often difficult to find, SABMiller could grow its spirits portfolio in Africa with a “measured” approach, CEO Alan Clark said last week.

Prudent SAB mulls spirits business

November 18, 2014 Food Business Africa