24 Feb Tetley’s new Condensed Milk Chai Latte
Introducing Tetley’s most indulgent chai latte yet....
24 Feb First Choice expands its high-protein offer
First Choice High Protein range, SA’s number one high-protein, ready-to-drink milk-based beverage, has unveiled an exciting new range...
12 Feb Soufflet Malt’s vote of confidence in SA’s beer market
French multinational maltster Soufflet Malt is constructing a new R2-billion malting facility - adjacent to Heineken's Sedibeng Brewery in the Midvaal municipality....
04 Feb Next-gen functional food & drinks: Compelling, craveable, convenient
After a proliferation of claims, functional food and drinks are entering a new phase ... insights from Euromonitor International....
04 Feb Not quite red, not quite white… it’s blouge!
Why "blouge", a new, playful style of wine is delighting drinkers.....
04 Feb Gold Pack Beverage Winners 2025!
Over the past five decades, SA’s Gold Pack Awards have become the packaging industry’s premier stage to celebrate innovation and excellence….. here are the beverage winners announced late last year.....
01 Feb Dry oat milk ‘slices’ – innovation in plant-based beverages
The plant-based milk category — long dominated by liquid formats such as oat, almond and soy milk — is seeing a novel format emerge...
05 Jan Has the world really hit “peak wine”?
Here's a take on the global and South African wine slowdown...
02 Jan The flat wine bottle – Packamama – now made in SA!
Who said wine bottles had to be round? What a great eco-friendly addition to the SA wine packaging arena...!
31 Dec SA’s Twizza sold to India’s Varun Beverages in R2.1bn deal
Varun Beverages, led by Indian billionaire Ravi Jaipuria, is accelerating its African expansion with the acquisition Twizza for roughly $125-million.
03 Dec Coca‑Cola debuts bubble juice innovation in Europe
Coca‑Cola has entered the boba category with the launch of a bubble tea‑style juice under its Cappy brand in Turkey....
03 Dec Hydration at full throttle: CCBSA’s Midrand masterpiece
Earlier this year, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) unveiled a high-speed PET bottling line at its Midrand plant that operates at an almost cinematic 72 000 bottles/hour - here's the story from Packaging & Print Media....
01 Dec PET bottles in transition: what comes after the tethered cap?
Some interesting insights into future changes across PET bottles, European in focus, but with global relevance....
01 Dec Daily orange juice could help your heart
Scientists are discovering that this everyday drink may be doing far more in the body than quenching thirst....
30 Nov Inzalo Agave Spirits: bold new local challenger to tequila
After 25 years abroad, Sebastian O’Keefe has returned home to SA with a mission: to put the country on the global agave map, using plants introduced in colonial times that are now used as cattle feed....
29 Nov UK extends sugar levy to milk-based drinks
The UK government has confirmed that milk-based beverages will now fall under the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, marking a significant expansion of its sugar tax policy.....
19 Nov NESCAFÉ Espresso Concentrate arrives in SA!
There is a bold and easy new way to enjoy iced coffee.....
19 Nov What’s brewing: Coffee prices, preferences and patterns in South Africa
Despite inflationary pressure, half of all South Africans still start their day with coffee....
17 Nov SA’s secret whisky ingredient: the weather
SA whiskies occupy small shelf space compared to those from Scotland and Ireland - but they're nonetheless up there with the best, thanks to a climatic benefit...
01 Nov A new SA energy drink – and one on a serious mission
In an already crowded market, SA Canegrowers believes there's room for one more - especially one with a unique marketing proposition....