McConnell’s Irish Whiskey, a cherished Irish brand, is now on local shelves thanks to a new partnership between the Belfast Distillery Company and SA liquor and wine distributor, Firebrand Africa.
Functional beverage ingredients are very on-trend, driving massive innovation in drinks. Ingredients available can be used to improve or offer sleep, internal radiance, gut health and much more....
Many people love the refreshing effervescence of a soda, champagne, beer or sparkling water...but have you ever wondered how carbonation actually works?
Understand what’s new and next in global consumer behaviour and the impact on food and drink marketing and innovation.... [what a great, beautifully presented report! Ed]
IWSR data shows that a significant proportion of LDA Gen Z consumers are now avoiding alcohol altogether, although there are wide variations between countries...
Nespresso wants to double its market share in South Africa in the next three to five years, with plans to bring in new products and expand its retail and e-commerce presence.
The 2016 acquisition of SA Breweries by Anheuser-Busch — a colossal $106bn deal — remains a stark warning about the dangers of huge takeovers.
There is a widespread perception that in times of economic hardship or general turbulence, sales of luxury goods will be among the first to decline. Not so with top-end alcoholic beverages....
Nespresso has announced the launch of N°20, a new and bespoke coffee cultivated exclusively for its superlative taste "to surprise and delight coffee drinkers and the culmination of 20 years of research and dedication".
Researchers have identified a brain chemical that makes alcohol taste bitter to women...
Packaging giant, SIG, and Irish microencapsulation specialist, AnaBio Technologies, have jointly launched a prototype long-life probiotic drinking yoghurt for a global market.
Roodeberg Black, a sizzling new red blend spawned by a raging fire and crafted for a new generation of wine lovers in line with global trends, has just been launched by KWV.
Fibre and gut health are now super-important functional health trends - and Lactalis SA has issued early news of this new launch....
In 2007, fuelled with passion, perseverance, and little else – at a time when the words “craft beer” were foreign to most – founders Ross and Meg McCulloch set out to change the beer landscape in South Africa.
AI is just about everywhere lately, but nobody expected it to be used as a salvo in the ongoing cola wars. Coca-Cola, however, has other plans, as it just launched a new flavour co-created by artificial intelligence.
Asians will soon become the world’s biggest drinkers of all whiskies....
Food agencies in the UK have advised that slush ice drinks should not be sold to children younger than age five....
Let's explore some of the genius of this super-successful American canned water brand, Liquid Death..... Trends futurist guru Jonathan Cherry reports....
Six years since the last edition of Propak Cape was held in the Western Cape - with the 20th anniversary show cancelled due to Covid in 2020 - the popular expo returns in October.
thefoodpeople is a vast UK-based resource on international drink and food trends and innovation, with a lot of it free. Here are some snippets from it's latest drinks category report...