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30 Jan Amarula continues to star on international stage

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Amarula has emerged as a favourite amongst the world's best bars located in many of the trendiest cities, from London to Paris, Milan, Moscow, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Buenos Aires. An international survey, polling the top 100 go-to glamour drinks spots, has placed the...

18 Jan Coffee leaf may produce ‘healthy’ tea and other functional products

Posted at 18:25h in Ingredients & Flavours by Brenda 0 Comments

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It has always been a simple question: tea or coffee? Now, after a scientific breakthrough that choice could become rather less straightforward. Tea brewed from the fruit and leaves of coffee plants could be a healthier option than either tea of coffee alone, according to...

17 Jan The world’s first probiotic coffee

Posted at 20:43h in Functional Drinks by Brenda 0 Comments

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By finding a way to keep probiotic bacteria alive in hot drinks, this new beverage comes both with caffeine and a health-boosting kick. Here comes the world’s first probiotic coffee, now on sale from a US company called Tipton Mills.

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10 Jan Carlsberg taps the next big beer market (really): women

Posted at 20:45h in Beer by Brenda 0 Comments

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Carlsberg Group CEO, Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen, says in spite of gimmicky "innovations" in beer marketed to women, they remain a huge untapped market. But catering to them requires a new approach in management, strategy and product innovation.

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10 Jan Beer becomes ‘alcohol’ in Russia

Posted at 14:27h in Top International Stories by Brenda 0 Comments

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Beer in Russia became an alcoholic drink for the first time on New Year's Day.

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09 Jan The wages of microbrewing

Posted at 16:06h in Drinks Trends by Brenda 0 Comments

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The craft beer revolution has exploded around the world, with beer-lovers are now paying triple-digit prices for their beloved ales. There are black tie awards balls and beer sommeliers called Cicerones (only six of whom have achieved the title of “Master”...

07 Jan Dairy alternatives move beyond soy

Posted at 15:57h in Drinks Trends by Brenda 0 Comments

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While dairy alternative drinks accounted for a relatively limited share of 5% of the total dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 months to the end of October 2012, the market has seen considerable recent development....

06 Jan Naturality “super-trend” is set to remain dominant in 2013

Posted at 15:10h in Drinks Trends by Brenda 0 Comments

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The influence of ‘naturality’ over food and beverage product development will continue to grow in the coming year, according to the latest edition of New Nutrition Business’s trend-spotting report, 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2013. This highly-regarded annual report...

13 Dec Marketing Moments 2012: Red Bull Stratos

Posted at 20:50h in Drinks Marketing by Brenda 0 Comments

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The UK's regarded Marketing Magazine has named the energy drink's space mission as "unquestionably the marketing masterstroke of the year".

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13 Dec US: Technomic’s Top 10 Adult Beverage Trends for 2013

Posted at 15:03h in Drinks Trends by Brenda 0 Comments

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Technomic, the US market research company, has issued its report on the trends that will shape the US adults drinks business in 2013. Based on ongoing research into spirits, wine and beer volume and sales, as well as surveys, interviews and discussions involving brand marketers,...

12 Dec Coca-Cola first to market with new Tetra Pak package

Posted at 15:52h in Packaging Stuff by Brenda 0 Comments

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Russia has seen the first launch worldwide of the new Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf pack for Coca-Cola’s Dobry juice range, the country’s No 1 juice brand. Tetra Pak says the TGA Leaf offers customers a package with a unique appearance whilst also delivering exceptional...

07 Dec New ketonic beverage holds multiple potential health benefits

Posted at 14:11h in Health & Nutrition by Brenda 0 Comments

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Researchers at Oxford University have developed a drink that reportedly raises the ketone levels in the body, creating a boost of energy that may help treat diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and even Alzheimer's disease.

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06 Dec Du Toitskloof Chenin Blanc is South Africa’s box wine champion

Posted at 19:25h in Latest SA Drinks News by Brenda 0 Comments

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Du Toitskloof’s Chenin Blanc has been named the best boxed white wine at the third annual Spit or Swallow Box Wine Awards held in Cape Town on November 29. The cellar’s Pinotage Merlot Ruby Cabernet took the Best Red Box Wine award in 2010.

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05 Dec Advice for bag-in-box wine drinkers: Keep it cool

Posted at 18:30h in Packaging Stuff by Brenda 0 Comments

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Bag-in-box wines are more likely than their bottled counterparts to develop unpleasant flavours, aromas and colours when stored at warm temperatures, a new study has found. Published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, it emphasises the importance of storing these popular, economical vintages...

03 Dec Move over tea and coffee, here comes brewing cocoa

Posted at 13:40h in Drinks Trends by Brenda 0 Comments

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Brewing cocoa is one of the newest health beverages to hit the market, even though it is centuries old, originally enjoyed by the royalty of the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations over 2 000 years ago. Brewing cocoa is said to offer tremendous health benefits...

29 Nov US: Starbucks turns to tea

Posted at 15:42h in Top International Stories by Brenda 0 Comments

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On November 14^th Starbucks made it largest acquisition yet, buying Teavana, an Atlanta-based tea retailer, for $620m. This is not the firm’s first foray into the tea market — its stores sell tea, of course, and it bought Tazo, a tea manufacturer and distributor, back...

27 Nov Dairybelle Yoghurt now in spouted stand-up pouches

Posted at 12:41h in Dairy by Brenda 0 Comments

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There’s a treat in store for parents looking for something special yet affordable to put in their children’s lunch boxes: new DairyBelle yoghurts in spouted stand-up pouches.

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23 Nov New whey ingredient means great-tasting, very high protein sports nutrition drinks are now a reality

Posted at 18:33h in Ingredients & Flavours by Brenda 0 Comments

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A breakthrough whey protein developed by Arla Foods Ingredients will, it claims, for the first time enable companies to produce very high protein sports drinks that taste good.

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23 Nov SA to move to all-aluminium cans

Posted at 15:50h in Latest SA Drinks News by Brenda 0 Comments

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South Africa is to follow the global trend of replacing tin-plated steel beverage cans with aluminium-bodied cans, with the first locally produced all-aluminium cans set to hit the market mid-2013.

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23 Nov SodaStream trying to burst Big Soda’s bubble

Posted at 15:45h in Top International Stories by Brenda 0 Comments

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Home carbonation beverage system maker, SodaStream International, is taking on "Big Soda" and looking to steal market share from the soft drink giants with the launch of its first global TV campaign and some posturing from its CEO.

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30 Jan Amarula continues to star on international stage

18 Jan Coffee leaf may produce ‘healthy’ tea and other functional products

17 Jan The world’s first probiotic coffee

10 Jan Carlsberg taps the next big beer market (really): women

10 Jan Beer becomes ‘alcohol’ in Russia

09 Jan The wages of microbrewing

07 Jan Dairy alternatives move beyond soy

06 Jan Naturality “super-trend” is set to remain dominant in 2013

13 Dec Marketing Moments 2012: Red Bull Stratos

13 Dec US: Technomic’s Top 10 Adult Beverage Trends for 2013

12 Dec Coca-Cola first to market with new Tetra Pak package

07 Dec New ketonic beverage holds multiple potential health benefits

06 Dec Du Toitskloof Chenin Blanc is South Africa’s box wine champion

05 Dec Advice for bag-in-box wine drinkers: Keep it cool

03 Dec Move over tea and coffee, here comes brewing cocoa

29 Nov US: Starbucks turns to tea

27 Nov Dairybelle Yoghurt now in spouted stand-up pouches

23 Nov New whey ingredient means great-tasting, very high protein sports nutrition drinks are now a reality

23 Nov SA to move to all-aluminium cans

23 Nov SodaStream trying to burst Big Soda’s bubble

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