MOSCOW, RUSSIA: SABMiller Russia is to launch a new beer brand aimed at women. The new brand will be known as Essa, a premium beer flavoured with pineapple and grapefruit. It is to be produced at the brewery in Kaluga. 5 Jul 2010
Sparkl.co.za, the Appletiser website, has a new look and a variety of new functionalities to make members' lives easier. The lifestyle site now also includes a measurement converter, improved search functions across the site, a quick and easy recipe glossary and a useful services listing of recommended suppliers. 5 Jul 2010
Woolworths has launched Eco Walkmates Recycled, children's shoes made from recycled materials offering not environmentally friendly shoes but also kids' feet friendly, carrying the seal of approval of the South African Podiatry Association. This product is part of the company's Good business journey, where it is committed to finding new ways to recycle, re-use and re-purpose materials that might otherwise go to landfill. 5 Jul 2010
Amarula Cream, which created a special commemorative bottling to mark South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has recorded double-digit volume growth for the 12 months to May 2010, compared with the comparable period the year before, according to Caroline Snyman, who heads Distell's spirits business division. 2 Jul 2010
Luxury goods group Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Depositary Receipts (CFR) on Tuesday, 29 June 2010, expressed its "deep sorrow" at the sudden death of Swatch founder Nicolas Hayek. 30 Jun 2010
Woolworths has launched a range of yoghurts made with traditional African botanicals including baobab, buchu and rooibos and paired with South African fruits. In keeping with the group's Good business journey goals (and like its other yoghurts) they are packed in recyclable containers and the buchu & baobab extracts have been sustainably sourced. The yoghurts contain HOWARU probiotic cultures, which are clinically proven to stimulate the immune system and aid lactose digestion when eaten regularly. 29 Jun 2010
The Kasteelberg range will become the flagship range of wines for Riebeek Cellar, which produced its first Méthod Cap Classique, Kasteelberg MCC in 2007. 28 Jun 2010
Zizo Beda is a hot property right now. The beautiful lass has just been snapped up to be the face of a major beauty campaign. 25 Jun 2010
Chilla Beverage Co. has launched its latest innovation, the Chilla Choco Stick - made from pure Belgium chocolate. Available in milk and dark chocolate variants, the chocolate block on a stick is designed to be stirred into a glass of warm milk to create the ultimate hot chocolate drink. 25 Jun 2010
Elize Coetzee, the new winemaker at Zonnebloem wines, who takes over the responsibility of making all the white wines from cellar manager Deon Boshoff, who was promoted to cellar manager at Adam Tas Cellar earlier in the year. 25 Jun 2010
To become a member of the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative (BWI), unspoilt land from five Swartland producers, Babylonstoren, Nooitgedacht, Doornfontein, Rondomskrik and Orangerie, was identified for conservation equating to more than 2800ha. 24 Jun 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: French food giant Danone and Russia's Unimilk announced on Friday, 18 June 2010, they were combining their fresh milk interests in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. 23 Jun 2010
HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY: German sportswear and equipment group Adidas said Monday, 21 June 2010, that it expected record 2010 football-related sales thanks to the World Cup in South Africa. 23 Jun 2010
In reportedly a first for South Africa, the Med-Lemon's outdoor campaign on a building wraparound near the Nelson Mandela Bridge features the brand's signature muscle man holding a steaming mug of Med-Lemon, giving the 3-D impression of vapour emerging from a hot cup. 23 Jun 2010
Yara International ASA, one of the world's leading chemical companies that convert energy, natural minerals and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers, has won the 'Best Global Business in Africa' award. Other nominees were BMW, Barclays, Anglo American and Diageo. 23 Jun 2010
The 2010 Muscadel Association Awards, held recently, awarded a platinum award to the 2004 Muscadel vintage from Monis, reportedly the oldest producer of fortified wines in South Africa. 23 Jun 2010
Denny has launched its new Soup of the Day range in six variants, available in selected retail stores nationwide from June 2010, retailing for R19.99 each. The soups are packed into a 600g contemporary doy pouch with a new packaging design. 21 Jun 2010
Puma launched its new fragrances, Animagical Man and Animagical Woman at Eastgate Shopping Centre on Sunday 13 June 2010 with a performance featuring a professional beat boxer with his tribute to Bafana Bafana, break-dancers as well as 150 choreographed dancers. Adding to the celebrations was a performance by award winning South African group Freshly Ground. 18 Jun 2010
Super Group, the supply chain and logistics firm, said on Monday, 14 June 2010, it had received shareholder approval for the R435-million disposal of its retail business AutoZone. 17 Jun 2010
Microsoft is expanding its online gaming network with the launch of Xbox LIVE to nine new countries - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Africa - the company announced yesterday, 14 June 2010. 15 Jun 2010
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