{"id":20126,"date":"2014-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/echonews.sites.caxton.co.za\/20126\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/"},"modified":"2014-10-17T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T07:12:38","slug":"tripple-whammy-for-twizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripple whammy for Twizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official opening happened to coincide with the launch of two new Twizza products, a malt meal replacement alternative and energy drink, labelled Elite.<\/p>\n<p>On arrival, guests were taken on a tour through the factory which, in summer months, operates 24-hours, six days a week to satisfy demand.<\/p>\n<p>What distinguishes Twizza from other factories is the fact that the product is produced entirely under one roof.<\/p>\n<p>The factory introduced a new capping division with the scheduled installation of a range of new machines, by Italian engineers this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Up to now we bought bottle caps from a supplier which we will now be able to manufacture ourselves,&#8221; Middelburg Twizza manager, Mr Wessel Doubel, announced Twizza&#8217;s coming full circle.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20126 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_533411200\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_533411200-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_533411200-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_533411200-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_533411200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20134'>\n\t\t\t\tMr John Conway, Twizza group production manager, next to the Twizza production line which runs for 24-hours, six days a week, in summertime. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_551732819\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_551732819-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_551732819-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_551732819-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_551732819.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20130'>\n\t\t\t\tGuests were infatuated with Twizza&#8217;s Robobox pallet packer, which comprises the final section of the factory where a fleet is ready to distribute Twizza to the world.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_537359316\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_537359316-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_537359316-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_537359316-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_537359316.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20133'>\n\t\t\t\tTwizza CEO, Mr Ken Clark, welcoming German businessman and Krones vice president for Middle Eastern and African sales, Mr Horst Meixner, to the official opening of Twizza Middelburg. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_559356704\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_559356704-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_559356704-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_559356704-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_559356704.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20132'>\n\t\t\t\tTwizza marketing manager, Ms Sandra Emslie, promoting the new Twizza energy drink, Elite. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_564076309\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_564076309-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_564076309-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_564076309-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_564076309.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20131'>\n\t\t\t\tA guest quenching her thirst with a Twizza while overlooking the factory&#8217;s production line where thousands of bottles of Twizza soda is produced each day. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_534304255\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_534304255-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_534304255-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_534304255-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_534304255.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20129'>\n\t\t\t\tTwizza manager, Mr Wessel Doubell with Twizza CEO Mr Ken Clark, in the factory where stacks of Twizza pallets lay in wait, for the Twizza fleet to distribute to the northern regions of SA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/uncategorized\/2014\/10\/17\/tripple-whammy-for-twizza\/attachment\/twizza_553780925\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_553780925-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_553780925-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_553780925-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2014\/10\/twizza_553780925.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20128'>\n\t\t\t\tKrones top brass, Mr Horst Meixner (senior vice president Middle East and Africa) and Mr Des Haddon (sales manager SA), flanking Middelburg mayor, Cllr Mike Masina. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The brand also has another factory in Queenstown, with the Middelburg branch covering northern provinces like Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and Limpopo.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, Twizza is a household brand, and the company has pulled out all the stops to establish itself as such, with the company&#8217;s involvement in the majority of community events.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons were treated to a wine and whiskey tasting at the opening where Farm Inn catered masterfully yet again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a tripple whammy for Twizza. Distinguished guests, to the likes of German businessman Horst Meixner and Middelburg mayor Mr Mike Masina, attended the glitzy opening of Twizza in Middelburg, a party which was long overdue all those present would uniformly agree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":20127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Gerhard Rheeder","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2704,2681],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news"],"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}