{"id":46300,"date":"2013-07-30T19:07:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T17:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=46300"},"modified":"2013-07-30T19:07:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T17:07:32","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-30-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-30-july\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 30 July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Food group Mondelez International<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has announced that it will start operating in our country. \u00a0It\u00a0manufactures Cadbury sweets and chocolates, Oreo biscuits, and Stimorol.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Burger King has signed a deal with Sasol to open fast food outlets at petrol forecourts<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as of 2014. The number of such outlets to be opened has not been named.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Social Media<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has benefits, but how does one measure the ROI?<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 De Oude Bank Bakkerij in Stellenbosch has moved in the building to the corner of Church Street, now a retail outlet selling meat, wines, home made ice cream, and breads, with De Brasserij too. \u00a0Now called De Companje.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Honest Chocolate has launched its Hot Chocolate,\u00a0served as a short espresso-style sipping chocolate. \u00a0It is made with organic ingredients and is free of cane sugar. \u00a0It is available at both their shops (66 Wale Street & The Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Rd), and at their retailers in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Hartenberg Estate is hosting the Bottelary Hills Wine Route\u2019s seasonal \u2018Pop Up\u2019 Winemakers Lunch on Sunday 25 August,\u00a0in the underground maturation cellar. \u00a0The four course meal and wines costs R250. \u00a0The Bottelary Hills Wine Route \u2013 a sub-route of the Stellenbosch American Express\u00ae Wine Routes \u2013 includes Beyerskloof, Bellevue, Goede Hoop, Groenland, Hartenberg, Kaapzicht, Mooiplaas, Stellenrust, and Villiera.\u00a0(received via media release from Random Hat Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Is $41500 paid at an auction last week for a case of 1998 Chateau Petrus<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the highest price ever paid for wine?<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Season Restaurant\u00a0in Hornbill House in the \u00a0Hemel and Aarde Village in Hermanus is presently undergoing extensive interior renewal, with a new menu, a new manager (Franco Hamman), and a new team of waiters. \u00a0Owner and Chef \u00a0Andr\u00e9 van Vuuren recently ended a 5-year partnership with Creation Wines. When the \u2018new look\u2019 Season opens at the beginning of August his exclusive focus will be on the Season kitchen, where he plans to introduce a Bistro-style menu based on seasonal, locally produced ingredients. \u00a0A loyalty card will be introduced for locals. (received via e-mail from Season).<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a> \u00a0 Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0\u00a0Food group Mondelez International has announced that it will start operating in our country. \u00a0It\u00a0manufactures Cadbury sweets and chocolates, Oreo biscuits, and Stimorol. * \u00a0 Burger King has signed a deal with Sasol to open fast food outlets at petrol forecourts as of 2014. The number of such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,75,20,1590,31,21,19,293],"tags":[20054,20055,3236,20053,17569,20048,20058,32378,2521,17727,6154,20056,20057,9231,32377,11797,20059,20051,405,20047,3213,20049,14327,13248,32395,12468,8659,20050,2837,32373,10,20052],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t