29 Aug Ball unveils aluminium cup as alternative to plastic cups
US packaging group, Ball Corporation, is launching a pilot of new, infinitely recyclable aluminium cups as an alternative to plastic cups in the US.
29 Aug Another new Coke variant in SA
Coca-Cola Plus Coffee is now available in SA stores, hot off the heels of the new Coke Energy drink.
29 Aug Why a glass of red wine is good for your gut
The jury remains equivocal on the benefits and harms of alcohol, but some new research adds support to the idea that a small glass of red wine a day might actually be beneficial to your health – specifically to your gut bacteria.
28 Aug Plastic straw alternative: one made from pasta
As straw bans take effect, a lot of new options are coming to market. Stroodles’s idea: make it from pasta.
28 Aug Beer has a sexism problem and it goes much deeper than chauvinistic marketing
There is nothing inherently male about beer, and no reason why women shouldn’t drink it. So diversifying beer culture seems like good business sense for brewers. [UK focused article but of global relevance. Ed]
27 Aug Why your reusable coffee cup may be no better than a disposable
Is any item more symbolic of our modern, disposable culture than the single-use coffee cup? What's to be done as the world's love affair with coffee continues to grow?
27 Aug Consumers drink while retailers keep the tills active and lights on
One in five South Africans is unemployed and economic growth remains anaemic, but retailers manage to grow, demonstrating that they still have some defensive qualities.
27 Aug The SA liquor market is changing – these are the new favourites, says expert
The way South Africans are consuming liquor is changing from traditional, heritage brands to modern, urban, "idiosyncratic" brands, according to Rowan Leibbrandt, founder of fine liquor merchants Truman & Orange.
15 Aug Pink passion: rosé on the rise as millennials dictate new wine codes
Rosé has become one of the millenials’ favourite drinks in just a few years. Why?
15 Aug ‘No’ to ‘no alcohol’ for new Savanna cider, says ARB regulator
The Advertising Regulatory Board has found that Distell cannot use the words "no alcohol" to describe its new non-alcoholic Savanna cider.
14 Aug SAB on the worldwide shift to no and low-alcohol beers
Increasing numbers of adult drinkers around the world are passing up on their traditional alcoholic beverages as trends show a shift to the no- and low-alcohol beer (Nablab) categories.
14 Aug Diageo buys majority stake in non-alcoholic spirit brand Seedlip
Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, has increased its holding in “game-changing” non-alcoholic spirit brand Seedlip to a majority stake, as it seeks to cater to the growing number of teetotallers.
14 Aug From soda to spirits: the Frankie’s folk are back
From making many headlines with Frankie's craft soda, the Schmidt family have turned to craft spirits - there's no keeping down these committed drinks entrepreneurs.
13 Aug Drink up, stoners
Big Alcohol is pouring billions into the drinkable marijuana market. But is that how anybody wants to get high? [Insightful comments and views on this booming niche...Ed]
13 Aug On-trend Nestlé launches plant-based coffee lattes
Nestlé has launched a range of Nescafé Gold lattes crafted with plant-based ingredients, claimed as the first-ever non-dairy soluble coffee lattes and certified by the Vegan Society.
31 Jul Trends driving the global beverage alcohol industry
Global changes in consumer behaviour, technology, economics and even environmental stewardship are helping to drive evolution and innovation in the beverage alcohol industry. IWSR Drinks Market Analysis’ annual Global Trends Report, released this week, examines these developments...
31 Jul Why Heineken and Budweiser are killing it with zero-alcohol beer
The beer giants have a new burgeoning market: Consumers who don't drink alcohol.
31 Jul Clutching at (plastic) straws is a futile and annoying gesture
Britain is the latest country to join the fad for banning plastic straws. This is a meaningless but annoying gesture to appease environmentalists, writes Daily Maverick opinionista, Ivo Vegter, in this thought-provoking article.
30 Jul Next stage in commercialising biotech sugar reduction of OJ
Brazilian juice giant, Citrosuco, has announced it will commercialise a novel process that uses non-GM enzymes to cut the sugar in orange juice, achieving up to 80% reductions.
29 Jul Pernod Ricard nabs controlling stake in SA spirit maker Inverroche
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard, through its affiliate Pernod Ricard South Africa, is acquiring a majority stake in the well-known craft spirit brand, Inverroche.