27 Jan Founder of Zico beverage brand buys it back from Coca-Cola
Zico Beverages founder Mark Rampolla is bringing his beverage baby back home after seven years apart.
27 Jan Wine producers head to court over alcohol ban
Vinpro wants the ban to be lifted with immediate effect by the court in its hearing on February 5.
25 Jan Taking the immunity trend into a beverage syrup
Global syrups and sauces brand DaVinci Gourmet is capitalising on functional foods with the launch of Beverage Boost in the US.
22 Jan Distell invests in cannabis business amid crippling booze ban
As South Africa’s lockdown prohibition laws continue to cripple the liquor industry, the country’s leading producer, Distell, has turned to invest in the burgeoning CBD market.
22 Jan Global wine trends to watch in 2021
After being hit hard by Covid-19, global consumption of still and sparkling wine is expected to bounce back in 2021. IWSR analyses which trends will be driving the market.
13 Jan Elderberry soars on the immunity trend
From beverages to bars, more companies are adding the deep purple berry to a variety of products for its hue, flavour and health appeal.
11 Jan Wine in the wake of corona
South African wine blog, Glou Glou, talks wine trends that have been created, enhanced and shifted by the pandemic.
13 Dec Bloody good beer for a bloody good cause
To celebrate menstrual products being made free for all in Scotland, BrewDog has released a new beer titled Bloody Good Beer. [Interesting example of cause marketing. Ed]
08 Dec New Gingerade+ joins the Sir Fruit juice family
With ginger and its great health benefits trending in the age of Covid, SA premium juice company, Sir Fruit, has introduced a new variant, Gingerade+.
27 Nov Hydrosol takes giant step into plant-based ingredients
The plant-based food trend is an over-arching movement around the world - and now Germany's Hydrosol has taken a massive step to serve this market with the launch of a new company, Planteneers – The Plant Based Pioneers.
25 Nov Bernini goes amber in time for SA’s summer
Distell's Bernini, the super-successul fizzy wine RTD range, has added a stylish new fourth variant in time for summer 2020: Amber.
25 Nov PepsiCo’s enormous project to redesign its two-litre bottle
PepsiCo has launched a redesigned 2-litre bottle in four US cities -- with a national rollout to follow -- driven by a desire to improve the bottle's ergonomics without using more plastic.
24 Nov Red alert! GNT Group predicts 2021’s top food and beverage colour trend
Red is set to shake up the food and beverage industry in 2021 thanks to its ability to spark powerful emotions, according to the GNT Group, supplier of EXBERRY food colourants.
24 Nov Another step to a better disposable coffee cup
The quest for a better single-serve beverage cup is ongoing - with US scientists reporting progress in developing a viable plastic replacement by combining bagasse and bamboo.
17 Nov Striking taste innovation from Hunter’s – Red Apple
Distell has introduced another Hunter’s variant, following its alcohol-free one that débuted earlier this year: introducing bold new Hunter’s Red Apple.
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.