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.
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard, through its affiliate Pernod Ricard South Africa, is acquiring a majority stake in the well-known craft spirit brand, Inverroche.
Coca-Cola in South Africa has announced that it is expanding its portfolio with the launch of the soda giant's new energy drink, Coca-Cola Energy.
Shrewd businesses should keep up with shifts in consumer priorities, instead of campaigning against junk food taxes.
While Formula One legend, David Coulthard, was in Cape Town last month, he and the Red Bull racing team used the opportunity to shoot a brilliant and funny racing video through the city streets.
In a rare change to the rules governing how Scotch whisky can be made, it can now be aged in barrels previously used for tequila and other spirits.
Avocado has been trending as the 'hottest' fruit in the world - and here's an ancient/new means to further beneficiate the crop - avo leaf tea!
Danone has launched its DanPro brand locally, a high-protein yoghurt and drinking yoghurt range designed to fuel active lifestyles.
PepsiCo, facing an industrywide backlash against plastic, will experiment with putting its Aquafina water in cans.
The search for something new, different, and exciting is leading flavour developments in food and beverage, supported by an ongoing interest in natural, clean label and healthier options, asserts Innova Market Insights.
Mexican beer brand, Corona, has created a prototype solution to the 17 million tons of plastic generated by beverage packaging each year – a screwable, stackable can. [This is brilliant! Ed]
In 2018, gin consumption in South Africa grew by an astonishing 50%, to half a pint (250ml) for every man, woman and child. No wonder that distilleries are mushrooming, trying to give a colonial tipple a distinctive flavour of the fynbos.
The countdown has started: food & drink technology Africa, the trade fair for the food, beverage and packaging industries in southern Africa, will start in ten days time. The focus of the fourth edition of the event will be on sustainability and trends in food and beverage production.
The founders of cannabis-infused “social tonic” Cann are riding high after being named the winners of New Beverage Showdown 17 hosted by BevNET Live Summer 2019, held June 12-13 in New York City.
Heineken UK will add nutritional information labelling to all its cider packaging in 2019 to let consumers easily find ingredients used in their drinks.
According to the National Coffee Association (NCA), the percentage of Americans drinking coffee every day has risen from 57% to 62% over the past year.The key factors that may boost the coffee consumption in the US are: The rise in interest with gourmet coffee varieties. The increase in past-day coffee...
Coffee – the original energy drink – is being reinvented for a new generation. The pace of change is accelerating, new types of coffee-based products are proliferating and a brief window of opportunity remains open for innovation.
KFC South Africa has officially announced the removal of plastic for paper straws in over 900 restaurants across South Africa by July 1, helping to eliminate 60 million plastic straws a year.
Tate & Lyle’s stabiliser solutions have helped a Pretoria dairy company create a new range of low cost, long shelf life dairy products.