Through sheer grit and resilience, Carmen Stevens has built a winemaking empire, resulting in numerous industry awards and, most recently, earning her the title of 'Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year' at the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners.
US packaging group, Ball Corporation, is launching a pilot of new, infinitely recyclable aluminium cups as an alternative to plastic cups in the US.
Coca-Cola Plus Coffee is now available in SA stores, hot off the heels of the new Coke Energy drink.
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.
As straw bans take effect, a lot of new options are coming to market. Stroodles’s idea: make it from pasta.
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]
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?
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.
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.
Rosé has become one of the millenials’ favourite drinks in just a few years. Why?
The Advertising Regulatory Board has found that Distell cannot use the words "no alcohol" to describe its new non-alcoholic Savanna cider.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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...
The beer giants have a new burgeoning market: Consumers who don't drink alcohol.
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.
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.