DrinksWorld

DrinksWorld

South Africa’s own beverage industry podcast.

Episodes

October 7, 2022

Big Eye Branding founder Matthew Fitzsimons shares how he and twin brother Roger, built a fantastic business on the back of the brewers and beverage companies in Africa.

Starting in 1993, SAB aggressively expanded outside its home country, they invested in Eastern Europe, in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Management control was gained of breweries in Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, ...

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That Sh*t Will Never Sell by David Gluckman A book about ideas by the person who had them.

David Gluckman worked in the creative heart of the global drinks business for half a century, creating such well-known brands as multibillion-selling Baileys Irish Cream, Tanqueray Ten, Cîroc and many others.

Many fantastic lessons about innovation in the drinks business: David Gluckman started in the advertising business in 1969, moved to Lo...

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After finishing at the top of his undergraduate class, our guest, Markus Filter went on to do his BCom Hons and MCom degree at the University of Stellenbosch. In this conversation he gives us insights into his final thesis:

DEALCOHOLISED WINE : MOTIVATIONS, PREFERENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN GENERATION Y CONSUMERS

It is wonderful to chat to this young achiever about his interest in the beverage industry, his studies and h...

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In this episode we talk to Capetonian, Murray Stephenson, head brewer at the Okavango Craft Brewery.

Murray is a very experienced brewer who started brewing at Woodstock Brewery just after Andre Viljoen opened the brewery, then he moved to Jack Black and then he was off to help Patiala Brew&Q to open their brewpub in Constantia before his move to Maun.

Links: https://okavangocraftbrewery.com/

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June 27, 2022 31 mins

Kian Gogle from Gap Draught joins us in the episode.

Gap Draught is a monitoring system to help improve draught profitability for the outlets and helps the brewers monitor volumes poured, sanitisation compliance, freshness, quality and stock-outs.

Links: https://www.gap-draught.com/

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Holger Meier and Keith McLintock talk about beer. Keith clearly loves beer and the beer community and he explains how that passion for craft resulted in the launch of KEGTracker. Neill is his local brewer: https://beerworld.co.za/niall-cook/

Her recommends reading "So you want to start a brewery? : the Lagunitas story" by Tony Magee https://africa1lib.vip/book/3326239/c58202

https://africanbeercup.com/

https://kegtracker.co.za/ htt...

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Johan Auriacombe is the driving force behind the Capital’s Beer Mecca, Capital Craft and Capital Craft Beer Festival, SA’s biggest craft beer festival. Johan has a solid background in music, events and festivals and he always wanted to start a bar that sells “other” beers. Johan is a wonderful story teller and shares some tips for up-and-coming brewers. https://www.capitalcraft.co.za/

The Capital Craft Beer Festival always takes pl...

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The liquor industry is still struggling to recover from the effects of the harsh liquor lockdown imposed by the government of this country and many friends and colleagues have lost their livelihoods and may have no option other than to look abroad for opportunities.

In this podcast episode we talk to Victoria Smith who is the brand manager for top champagne house Piper Heidsieck. Victoria talks to us about her new job and kindly g...

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RHBC is the home of Craft Beer in Gqeberha/PE, where Niall Cook is quietly brewing some fantastic beers and craft beverages.

Niall shares his story of how he did his first brew as a 16 year old. Niall believes his success comes from collaborating with fellow brewers. Lots of tips. Well worth a listen.

https://richmondhillbrewing.com/

Outlets:

https://www.facebook.com/BeerYardPE

https://www.facebook.com/BeerShackPE

https://www.faceb...

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Today we are visiting the tiny village of Sabie, in the heart of Mpumalanga’s Panorama Route, our guest is conservationist and brewer, Shaun McCartney one of the founders of the Sabie Brewing Company.

Shaun studied Forestry at Saarsveld, and then worked in the Eastern Transvaal forestry industry most of his working life.

The Sabie Brewing Company is located in a beautiful roadside heritage building, and it is a perfect lunch time s...

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Devin Tomlinson is the Global Brand Ambassador for Whitley Neill Gin and Dead Mans Fingers at Halewood Artisanal Brands.

Devin shares his journey from events manager at Billy the Bums in Durban to Global Brand Ambassador in the UK, with us. He is very upbeat about Halewood in the UK and South Africa. Devin shares his insights about global drinks trends with us. Well worth a listen.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devin-blaine-tomlinso...

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In this podcast episode we talk to James Addison and Paul Wessels who both work in the beer industry in Hong Kong. They have kindly agreed to give us some insight into how things work in this exciting South East Asian country.

For more from South Africans that have found opportunities overseas #saffasabroad

Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-addison-695275ba/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-wessels-52565317a/

Thank you for ...

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Luke Bartmann is a South African entrepreneur, with more than 25 years experience in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG). Holger and Luke's paths crossed when Luke was heading up the Red Bull team in Durban. Luke then moved to Cape Town and later to Dubai. He then changed to Carlsberg in the UAE.

In 2013 he started the African Brand Company an expert sourcing business based in Cape Town, South Africa.

https://africanbrandcompany....

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Ex SAB brewer Arno Matthee, head brewer at Lion Brewery (Ceylon), joins Holger Meier and they talk about Sri Lanka, SAB and Arno's adventures as a brewer in Africa and now in South Asia. During his adventures with SAB Arno has visited more than 30 countries.

Arno started his career at Polokwane, (the Pietersburg). After his training he went to Chamdor, followed by Butterworth and then Rosslyn, then back to Polokwane. Arno then lef...

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What started as a student job, became a career decision! Andrew started his pupillage (apprenticeship) at Bavaria Bräu in 1992 under supervision of the proprietor, Bavarian brewmaster, George Funk. Andrew started with brew no 3.

Andrew studied microbiology and got some work experience in a lab, a dairy, a pathology lab and at an effluent plant. After that I guess it made his decision to become a brewer an easy one.

Andrew shares hi...

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May 26, 2022 39 mins

Today we are talking surfing, beer, coffee and radio with Cape Town’s veteran Surf Reporter and Beer Entrepreneur, Deon Bing. Deon shares his journey which started as a once off fundraising event to adding a beer businesses to his extensive range of businesses. Lots of valuable lessons.

https://deonbing.co.za/

Links:

https://woodstockbrewery.co.za/ https://www.instagram.com/bokradio989fm/

https://www.instagram.com/heroesrestaurant/

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Our guest did his apprenticeship as a brewer in Germany and his passion for the brewing industry has taken him abroad as far as Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa and Kenya.

Now back in Germany, our guest, Sebastian Meyer is ensuring that locals in his medieval hometown in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, once again have a local beer that they can be proud of.

Links: https://www.facebook.com/Unterschwaningen/ https://www.craftbrewerspow...

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Andre Pienaar is the very creative distiller at Pienaar & Son, a small craft distillery located in the Silo District of Cape Town Harbour. Andre and Holger talk about the journey from the years in Roeland Street to the new location at Makers Landing and how this new location has allowed Andre to focus his attention on building a following for the distillery and shift his focus to servicing consumers directly via their online an...

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Marius Botha is the owner and brewer at Hazeldean Brewing Co. based on Hazeldean Valley farm in Pretoria east. Hazeldean Valley is a 100 hectare estate which offers mountain biking, trail running and a weekend market. http://www.hazeldeanvalley.co.za/

Marius talks to Holger Meier about realising his dream to building his own brewery and he shares how he managed to survive for the last 8 years, since giving up his corporate gig as e...

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We are joined by William Yell, owner of Featherstone Brewery and Entrepid Brewing in Makhanda or Grahamstown.

The small town of Grahamstown has a vibrant mix of culture and history and it once acted as the frontier between the British Cape Colony and Xhosa territories. Grahamastown is situated about 110km northeast of Port Elizabeth and is home to Rhodes University and a number of excellent schools such as St Andrews and Kingswood...

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