Investors and consultants alike are full of excitement about the success potential of start-ups. Phrases like “there’s never been a better time to launch a start-up” pop up frequently. Not so fast, advises food industry analyst Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
Walk into any grocery store, grab a few packaged products, and flip to the ingredients. You’ll likely spot added sugars — lots of them — provided you can discern their dizzying array of names: sucrose, dextrose, barley malt, agave nectar, high-fructose corn syrup, treacle, to...
After four months of speculation, a consortium called Milco is offering Clover shareholders R25 per share - a 25% premium to Friday’s R20 closing price and valuing Clover at R4.8bn - and, if approved, will delist it from the JSE.
Plenty of us have been there: waking up after a night out with a thumping headache, feeling sick and swearing never to touch alcohol again. If only there were a way to prevent these terrible hangovers.
This is the catchy title of the 17th annual SAAFFI seminar - that will be looking at how these trends affect the flavour and fragrance and allied industries.
"Sustainability, veganism and health are three macro trends that will continue to shape the beverage market in 2019, says UK flavour and fragrance company, Treatt.
Flavour and nutrition company, Kerry, has launched its annual taste charts for 2019, touting botanicals and ethnic flavours as key themes to watch.
Here's an interesting beverage innovation out of Spain, with the launch of Refix, a range of functional waters made with 20% seawater. The brand's creators say this is an innovative new addition to the recovery drinks category.
Pepsi is gearing up to introduce consumers to a new drink that is made with nitrogen technology.
Wine and spirits producer Distell has launched a stand-alone company specifically focused on the premium and super-premium wine category, adding some significant corporate muscle behind SA’s efforts to raise its global wine profile.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of Prohibition in America, a 13-year-long nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages. “The darkest hour is just before the dawn,” the saying goes. And in the case of the 18th amendment, the gloom of its ratification was immediately followed by a burst of DIY ingenuity that directly led to the creation of the cocktail.
As global coffee prices languish near their lowest level in nearly 13 years, farmers are wondering whether it’s worth growing beans at all.
BevNET.com is the foremost website for news on the massive US beverage industry. Its annual awards capture the best of what the soft drinks sector has to offer and set a high bar going into the future. Here's a look at its 'Best of 2018' winners...
There has been a seismic shift in consumer behaviour over the past few decades, and we're seeing it in the world of drinks too. Rowan Leibbrandt, entrepreneur and founder of Truman & Orange, discusses several trends that are conspiring to catalyse a wholesale change in liquor choices.
A UK manufacturer of air-dried fruit crisps has launched a range of infusions that can be both served as a hot cup of loose leaf tea and eaten as a snack.
Firmenich has announced hibiscus as “Flavour of the Year” for 2019 based on the growing appeal of florals in food and drink, and the trend towards curiosity in consumption.
The world is counting on agriculture to produce more nutritious food, and SA's iconic Rooibos tea fits the mould, according to Nicie Vorster, spokesperson for the SA Rooibos Council (SARC).
Africa’s leading packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling exhibition will be taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 12-15 March 2019.
Beverage categories are undergoing massive redefinition around the world - with a proliferation of brands and products, consumers have more choice than ever before. We’re at the beginning of a period defined by experimentation and fragmentation, with people and companies willing to try new ideas to an unprecedented extent. New Nutrition Business unpicks this driving trend.
Stellenbosch's Chill Beverages has launched into the alcoholic arena with Chateau Del Rei, is a new sparkling wine conveniently packaged in a can.