31 Mar Insights into SA’s packaged water market
While bottled water has snatched the lion’s share of the non-alcoholic beverage market in the US, surpassing carbonated soft drinks, this is certainly not the case in SA.
30 Mar World-famous Russian Stolichnaya vodka will rebrand
Just call it Stoli vodka. The Stoli Group has announced that it is doing a "major rebrand" and ending "the use of the Stolichnaya name" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
29 Mar Introducing Liplid, an innovative sustainable fibre-based coffee lid
Efforts continue to find sustainable alternatives to the 300-billion per annum single-use coffee cup lids, with news of an award-winning development out of Sweden.
21 Mar Savanna’s spicy new ‘Chilled Chilli’ variant
Distell's Savanna brand has roled out yet another flavour innovation, claimed as "the world's first spicy cider".
15 Mar The first-ever animal-free milk to hit US shelves
In a leap for the commercialisation of bio-engineered food, a new milk will soon hit US shelves that isn’t a wholly plant-based product - rather it's made from whey proteins produced by microflora engineered to spit out exactly the same proteins found in milk from a cow.
15 Mar The ‘tiny’ company canning much of SA’s craft beer – and canned wine
Inspired in 2019 by the growth of mobile and micro canning in the US and the burgeoning craft beer industry, local entrepreneur Tom Riley imported a high-end canning system to South Africa and started Tiny Keg.
14 Mar Wine for China: SA case study success
AM Vineyards has created new red wine blends specifically for the Chinese palate in its Karan range…
25 Feb Pepsi’s new nitrogen-infused cola that’s ‘softer than a soft drink’
Billed as "the first-ever nitrogen-infused cola", PepsiCo has announced the forthcoming US-nationwide launch of Nitro Pepsi — an innovative new soda that will arrive this March.
25 Feb ‘At home’ revolution good news for Nestlé coffee
A long-term transition to working from home is boosting Nestlé’s coffee portfolio, with the company confident the trend will continue post-pandemic.
24 Feb Green rooibos tea’s anxiety-busting properties
Yet more good news on rooibos tea's health properties - with new research showing that, specifically, unfermented or green rooibos may help reduce anxiety.
23 Feb THC drinks are the next big thing?
As cannabis becomes more mainstream and legal, the ways in which it can be consumed will only become more varied. One of the latest trends is THC-infused beverages.
20 Feb Ful spirulina-based beverage: a soda to save the planet
The emergence of startups in algae-based foods is driving innovation and fueling spirulina market growth. Here's news of an interesting beverage development...
18 Feb Distell shareholders approve Heineken takeover, even as Ninety One sounds alarm
Ninety One opposed the deal on behalf of its investors. Bruce Whitfield interviewed company investment specialist Rob Forsyth.
17 Feb Castle Lite refreshes its secondary packaging
Africa’s biggest premium beer brand, Castle Lite, has hit the refresh button in 2022 with a new look shrink and tray design across all its packs.
10 Feb Yes! Propak Africa 2022 is happening – soon!
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09 Feb Further refinement of non-dairy milks
In the US, Danone brand Silk has introduced Nextmilk to appeal to dairy consumers who still prefer the taste of cow’s milk over plant-based alternatives.Â
09 Feb Bavaria launches two new 0.0% beers in SA
Swinkels Family Brewers, Dutch owners of the Bavaria Beer brand have launched two new products, Bavaria 0.0% Beer and Bavaria 0.0% IPA, to South African shelves.
09 Feb New Heineken SA marketing director
Heineken South Africa has appointed a new marketing director, Sharon Keith, who will now caretake such brands as Heineken, Windhoek, Amstel, Strongbow and Soweto Gold.
08 Feb PepsiCo’s new category-blurring energy drink
PepsiCo’s getting very energised over energy drinks, with news of Rockstar Unplugged's debut, ‘a new kind of energy drink which focuses less on providing a big hit of energy and more focus on enhancing good vibes’.
17 Jan Monster Beverage enters alcohol market with craft beer
The rumours that have swirled around Monster Beverage the last few years that it wanted to get into the alcohol-beverage market have finally been put to rest and in a big way.