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South Africa’s favourite premium beverage brand, Sir Fruit, is marking 40 years of squeezing the most out of fruit – and life – this year. The recent winner of a Top 100 Luxury Lifestyle Award in the Gourmet Food & Drinks category remains a proudly local company, with strong roots in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
During the past four decades, the organisation has always celebrated Mzansi, working with local farmers, designers and other experts. The result is a real good news story, and a demonstration of South African grit and spirit.
Founder and CEO, Dave Baker, said: “We like to think of ourselves as the ‘homegrown suppliers of optimism’.”
To mark their 40th birthday, Sir Fruit has launched a communications campaign to celebrate this sense of forward-facing positivity. Director (and Emmy-nominated comedian) Lazola Gola of Bioscope Films was tasked with producing engaging, fun screen executions that capture the gees of South Africa; this nation of hard-workers, go-getters, can-do-ers, hustlers, and creative innovators. We are a people who can laugh at ourselves, even when confronted with life’s challenges. We understand that those who seize the moment can be handsomely rewarded.
Gola said: “I love scripts that involve performance. It gives me a chance to play with dialogue, and riff with the actors on set. I called on some old friends from my stand-up days for this one; it was a chance to connect and create.”
Developed by brand agency Bain & Bunkell, the campaign features a cross-section of South Africans – all of whom clearly know what it means to “squeeze the day” and get the most out of every opportunity. From master braaiers to roadside barbers, from recyclers to shortcut-finders, these are people united in their enthusiasm for life.
The work also teasingly contrasts some First World habits with the South African experience. Is the grass always greener elsewhere? On balance, Sir Fruit believes not – especially as this is a country where we don’t just grow grass, but some of the best fruit in the world.
Local expressions – “South Ahhh!” – complete a picture of a campaign that is a unique observation of what makes this country special. South Africa isn’t perfect, but our collective energy, creativity, sense of adventure, and our “let’s-get-it-done” mindset are what makes this home.
The company has been hustling for forty years, bringing farm-fresh juice to tables across the land – at the braai, the shisanyama, the opskop – and we plan to keep on doing just that.
For more information, visit the Sir Fruit website and follow their social media platforms for further updates.
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