Tag: Beer
Braaivleis, rugby, sunny skies and Bomb Squad beer
By Diane Silcock
THE founders of the Bomb Squad beer company need no introduction. Springbok rugby players and two-time Rugby World Cup winners, Steven Kitshoff...
Oil-free beer and wine processing with ELGi’s AB and OF compressor series from Integrated...
“If one drop of oil can contaminate 100ℓ of fresh water, just imagine the potential harm that the ingress of oil vapours during food...
Two SAB plants get R5.8 billion upgrades
The R5.8 billion investment commitment made by South African Breweries (SAB) has been utilised to increase capacity at two of its plants.
The company said...
The economic impact of the beer sector in SA
Compiled by Robin Hayes
On 12 September South African Breweries (SAB) launched a research document that detailed the economic impact of the beer sector in...
Let the beer wars begin…
THE last time Stellenbosch-based liquor group Distell - then Stellenbosch Farmers Winery - got involved in the beer industry (with controversial businessman Louis Luyt)...
Beer Association heads to court to review SA’s booze bans
The Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) has launched a review application in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria for the...
Cheers! – Heineken to toast Distell?
BEER brewing giant Heineken has set its sights on Stellenbosch-based liquor group Distell.
Distell, which has Remgro and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) as its...
Craft brewers battling to survive blanket ban on alcohol
According to a survey conducted by The Craft Brewers Association of South Africa (CBASA), the vast majority of local craft brewers don't see themselves...
Brewing beer using renewable energy
SAB and AB InBev Africa’s breweries across South Africa will have onsite solar facilities by the end of January 2020. This kicks off a...