16 Nov New Calm on SA’s water shelves
A Cape Town-based entrepreneur has launched a new premium water onto the SA market, unusually presented in cans. Here's Michelle Richardson's launch journey of Calm Natural Mineral Water...
15 Nov A new kind of brew: innovations in coffee and tea
Enjoy this FREE digital magazine on all the latest coffee and tea trends, compiled by Food & Beverage Insider. This is a fabulous resource outlining the multiple trends swaying tea-coffee consumption and NPD.
15 Nov The cult of natural wine
Natural wine has been fermenting in France since the 1970s, but recently it's a trend that's been gathering headlines around the world. What is this phenomenon?
13 Nov The bittersweet sexist history of marketing diet soda
Coca-Cola recently announced that its first diet soda, Tab, would be globally discontinued. Tab targeted women, specifically, promising to reshape their bodies. Here's a great essay on the fascinating marketing of diet soda over the years...
27 Oct ‘Using science to brew incredible coffee from the world’s best beans’
There's no stopping to fascinating coffee innovation these days! Latest US coffee startup is Cometeer, an outfit made up of MIT-trained chemists and engineers, that has invented a new way to drink coffee from leading craft brands at home.
27 Oct Innova’s top 10 foodbev trends for 2021
Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2021, with brands upping their game to meet evolving ethical, environmental and clean label consumer demands.
13 Oct Woolies takes the papsak to new heights!
Woolworths has just launched a range of premium local wines – in boxes. [Bravo Woolies! This is a development long overdue, and perfect for the times. Ed]
29 Sep Obituary: The man who started the cola wars
Donald Kendall, a former fountain-syrup salesman who engineered the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, then built PepsiCo into one of America’s largest companies while selling soda to the Soviet Union as part of a Cold War gambit, died Sept 19 at his home in Greenwich, Conn. He was 99.
29 Sep Nestlé launches plant-based Nesquik in Europe
Nestlé is expanding its range of dairy alternatives with the launch of a plant-based Nesquik drink in Europe.
28 Sep Oatly: The New Coke?
Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, has hit the big international time and is now valued at over $2bn. This commentator is not impressed, calling out Oatly as worse than Coke in the health stakes, and accusing it of questionable marketing. Read on!
26 Sep UK: Ribena launches paper straw trial
With global war on plastic straws declared over two years ago, there has been little news of commercialised paper alternatives for single-serve cartons. What seems simple is clearly full of challenges - but UK brand Ribena has recently announced a new prototype.
26 Sep The end of coconut water?
There is no doubt that the coconut water market is exploding. But there’s another side to the story - one of the world’s trendiest nuts is under threat of species collapse.
24 Sep Will aQuellé survive massive criminal scandal?
A business boycott has gathered momentum, with major retailers cutting orders and removing product from shelves, as scandal swirls around the KwaSizabantu Mission near Greytown, KZN, owner of aQuellé bottled water.
17 Sep Woodlands Dairy takes energy concept to milk
Woodlands Dairy, one of the largest dairy manufacturers in South Africa, has launched Kick, a brand new milk-based energy drink under its First Choice brand.
16 Sep US: PepsiCo debuts relaxation beverage
PepsiCo’s latest innovation is a relaxation beverage, Driftwell, that's being pitched as a way to combat stress and insomnia, problems rife in the Covid-19 era.
02 Sep Refocusing the marketing of alcohol in SA
The marketing of alcohol brands has had to adapt significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent bans on alcohol sales, with a renewed focus on ensuring the creation of an alcohol-safe South Africa.
02 Sep Distell launches lower alcohol brandy
Distell brand Viceroy Brandy has joined the global trend to lower alcohol innovation with a new addition to its range, Viceroy Smooth Gold.
31 Aug Spain’s Iberchem Group creates Iberchem South Africa
Spain’s Iberchem Group is expanding its presence on the South African foodbev market with the creation of Iberchem South Africa, taking full ownership of Versachem after buying a majority 70% share of the Pretoria-based food flavour-colours business just over two years ago.
20 Aug The 10 most expensive alcohols in the world
Here's a look at some of the planet’s most expensive tipples, designed for the fabulously wealthy.
31 Jul Alcohol ban: South Africa needs to act smarter
In a News24 article Alan Winde, premier of the Western Cape, draws on provincial research that illustrates the heavy burden of alcohol-related trauma on hospitals, but argues that a long-term ban on alcohol is a blunt instrument that will not solve South Africa’s alcohol problem.