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Free the bubbles!
BOS Ice Tea’s new Sparkling Lemon rooibos ice tea offering is bound to appeal to our own health conscious mineral water drinkers.
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Bulk bags for 2015 rooibos harvest
Our rooibos harvest is underway at Klipopmekaar – and this year marks a change in the way we handle, store and deliver our rooibos.
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Rooibos to be used in production of alcoholic drinks
A local company appears to have developed and (possibly) patented new processes which enable rooibos to be used in alcoholic beverages.
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Ystee gaan BOS
Rooibos farmer and BOS Ice Tea co-founder Richard Bowsher was recently interviewed by Landbouweekblad to share his story.
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Rooibos protected in EU trade pact
In a fantastic move that bodes well for producers, Rooibos tea has secured geographic indicator status in the European Union, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday.
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Authenticity the ‘BOS’
While the big giants of the multibillion dollar beverage industry make the most of massive spending power and highly developed management structures, unexpectedly, it’s been a young rooibos ice tea brand with great entrepreneurial spirit that’s really stirred things up.
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Brandkar speel nie met vure nie
An article in the Landbouweekblad has featured an innovative veldfire fighting trailer built by Klipopmekaar Farm Manager Paul Schlechter.
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Hier word afval kuns
Artworks made from scrap and recycled materials at Klipopmekaar have been taken to the AfrikaBurn festival in the nearby Tankwa Karoo.
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Happy rooibos store doors
Our new rooibos tea store doors are now an artwork, inspired by some beautiful industrial buildings and Paul Smith.