Kamel Errais, sub-regional leader for IFF in Africa, explains the sugar challenges facing the soft drink industry – and how to beat them with the latest ingredient technology.
It’s time to think beyond the chocolate bar to learn everything the cacao plant has to offer.
If brussels sprout gin wasn’t an already horrifying enough reality, someone has gone ahead and made broccoli wine.
Coca-Cola Co has delayed the estimated $3bn initial public offering (IPO) of its African bottling unit to 2023 due to turbulence in the market.
Some drink combinations are true classics. Gin and tonic. Scotch and soda. Another on top this list in many parts of the world is Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s.
Trailblazing, better-for-you soft drink brand PURA Soda is in the news again - with an extension to its PURA Kids range.
Non-alcoholic alternatives to booze have been around for a while. But recently, the sector has been booming. Insights from the US market…
The next five years will be pivotal for the dairy and non-dairy drink sectors. Some insights from Mintel...
South Africa has a serious drinking and driving problem. Here are some cogent thoughts on this topic by trends/futurist, Jonathan Cherry.
Despite the upward trajectory of the no-low trend, Namibian Breweries has canned Windhoek Light, a pioneering low-alc beer in Southern Africa. [Your editor is not happy!]
Ever classy and on trend, Cape Town's NOMU has added a vegan hot chocolate to its range of drinking chocolates.
Intrepid BS detective, Ivo Vegter, is at it again, taking on the purveyors of 'alkaline water' in South Africa...
Creating commercially viable and successful products in the mood-lifting realm of nootropics and adaptogens has been rare, but Covid has shifted things significantly....
There’s a new face leading some of South Africa’s iconic beverage brands, including Oros and Roses.
In a savvy marketing exercise, the Chenin Blanc Association is launching a style indicator on bottle labels to guide consumers in their wine choices.
On its 50th anniversary, Danone's popular UltraMel brand has launched a range of full cream milkshakes.
In a major re-engineering of its packaging, Coca-Cola Great Britain is introducing new, tethered caps to its PET bottles.
Leading juice player Sir Fruit has launched an exciting new drinks and dessert offering – branded Luckybird – for the restaurant and hospitality sectors.
Consumer wine trends in SA will be discussed at a free-to-attend webinar on May 12, 2022, discussing the findings of the Great Big Wine Survey 2021.
Nestlé East and Southern African Region (ESAR) has launched NESTLÉ EVERYDAY, an affordable, medium fat dairy powder aimed at mitigating SA's problematic micronutrient deficiencies.