Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labelling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the kilos.
...The CEO of Diageo, Paul Walsh, the FTSE 100's third longest-serving boss and a man who has a strong affinity for South Africa, is stepping down after 13 years at the helm of the company behind Smirnoff and Guinness, and the world's largest...
Black tea continues to have the greatest share of the South African tea market (56.0%). However, the category volume share has fallen by 2.3% as rooibos and speciality teas have gained ground. The report gives insights (limited) on market trends for Black Tea, Iced Tea,...
Johnnie Walker is now the world’s leading alcohol brand. Widely regarded as the first brand to go global more than 100 years ago, Johnnie Walker has been awarded the top alcoholic beverage brand title in the 2013 edition of the Power 100 survey of...
Alan Clark (left) has been installed as SABMiller's chief executive with "immediate effect" due to Graham Mackay being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
...Why drink beer out of a cylindrical can when you can drink it out of a bow tie-shaped can? That's what US beer giant, Anheuser-Busch, is positing, as it releases a unique can that it hopes will be worth its weight in marketing gold. [Click...
Coca-Cola will start selling a caffeine-free version of its Coke Zero soft drink this US summer. The Atlanta-based company said Caffeine Free Coke Zero will begin appearing in grocery stores, drug stores and other retail locations in mid-July, with a complete national roll-out in August....
In the US, cold-pressed juices have morphed from an elitist 'cleansing' curiosity to an industry that has venture capitalists smacking their lips...
The Distell Group, Africa's leading spirits, wines and RTD business, has acquired a top-performing producer of Scotch whiskies, Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, for just over R2,2 billion (£160 million) from the Scottish-based CL World Brands Limited and Trinidad and Tobago based Angostura Limited, owners of...
A large chunk of the growth in the beverage category in North America over the next decade will come from products in categories that do not even exist today, predicts Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands (VEB) team, headed by SA-born, Deryck van Rensburg. [Click pic to...
Munich's hugely successful trade show for the beverage and liquid food industries, drinktec, is coming to Jo'burg next year. "Food & Drink Technology Africa" or ftd Africa is the title of the new event which will be held on March 18-19, 2014, at the Gallagher...
Nestlé Nescafé, the brand that started as an idea to solve the problem of what to do with unsold coffee, is celebrating its 75th anniversary and its position as one of the world’s favourite drinks. Today more than 5 500 cups of Nescafé instant coffee...
A Bill restricting alcohol advertising is likely to be presented to Cabinet next week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Tuesday night.
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Lunchtime, suppertime: any time is teatime at a growing number of top restaurants as chefs encourage diners to swap that glass of something for a nice cuppa. Restaurateurs are hailing tea as the new wine, claiming Britain's national drink is better suited to bring out...
US flavour company, DD Williamson, recently researched the impact of colour on flavour perception - and the findings yet again confirm that the eyes play a major role in taste.
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Coca-Cola is taking bottled water and doing what it does best - giving it some bubbles and flavour. The Atlanta-based company has confirmed that it would introduce a line of zero-calorie, carbonated, fruit-flavoured waters called "fruitwater" starting April 1. The drink will be part of...
A French company’s attempt to make "rooibos" their cup of tea has galvanised the government into action to protect the term — a move it should have made eight years ago after South Africa won a similar battle with a US company, commentators have said.
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In news just to hand, Bowler Metcalf in late January bought out the remaining 25,1% it did not already own in soft drink producer, Quality Beverages (QB), for R34,5m. The acqusition by the JSE-listed Bowcalf is part of a longer-term vision of vertical integration with...
PepsiCo has redesigned its 20-oz Pepsi bottle (591ml) for the first time in 17 years and which will begin rolling out across America in April. [Click to enlarge]
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