18 Jul Starbucks and McDonald’s team up to rethink cups
And the companies are inviting all of their competitors in the industry to join in....
18 Jul South Africa has an alcohol problem
A new study has shown that one in 10 deaths in South Africa can be attributed to alcohol abuse in some way – with men in low income groups the most at risk.
16 Jul Lactose-free milk takes on surging plant milks
Powered by lactose-free innovation, dairy is challenging the surging growth of plant milks, with US sales of lactose-free milk set to catch up with – and perhaps even overtake – almond milk, reports New Nutrition Business.
09 Jul Introducing avo water
Could this be a new opportunity for avocado-rich South Africa? Mexican firm, Grupo Escamp, has developed an avo-based drink AvoWater, that it believes ticks many of the health trends shaping the beverage game globally.
09 Jul Europe’s CO2 shortage – and its huge impact on the F&B industry
The past few weeks in the UK and Europe have brought a steady stream of ominous food headlines: Beer is being rationed! (In the middle of the World Cup, no less!) Barbecues might run out of meat! Bakeries have stopped making crumpets! Sorry, no ice cream!
09 Jul Drinking yogurt with large fruit pieces: a world first
Yili, a leading Chinese dairy manufacturer, has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first ambient drinking yogurt with large fruit and cereal pieces - thanks to new Tetra Pak technology.
09 Jul OP-ED: Seriously, juice is not healthy
In a hard-hitting opinion piece in The New York Times, three professors of pediatrics lament why, when it comes to excessive sugar intake, that soda gets nailed but juice gets a pass.
07 Jul Putting new Nescafé Gold to a taste test
A revamped Nescafé Gold coffee has been launched globally and in South Africa. Business Insider SA conducted a blind test to find out which people preferred - and the results were surprising.
06 Jul How the colour of a glass bottle affects beer
Light triggers chemical reactions that make beer taste like skunk spray and onions... what packaging is best for optimal beer? Scientific American offers the answers...
27 Jun Analysing Gatorade Zero: iconic sports drink goes sugarless for the first time
Gatorade is ditching sugar. Gatorade Zero, a thirst quencher without sugar or carbs, has just hit stores around the US. The new drink is a tacit admission that the heyday of sugary sports drinks is winding down.
26 Jun From reviled to revered: halcyon days for SA’s Pinotage
Wine lovers around the world have a soft spot for it! The Pinotage market is booming! After decades in the wilderness, Pinotage is emerging as South Africa’s signature red grape....
26 Jun How coffee will look different in ten years
RaboResearch's new report “How Coffee Will Look Different in Ten Years: Consumer-Driven Changes Will Reshape the Coffee World”, looks a decade ahead at key changes that could stir up the coffee market.
26 Jun Self-heating drinks cans return – here’s how they work
A US technology firm is hoping to make a very old idea finally work by launching self-heating drinks cans. HeatGenie recently received US$6m to bring its can design to market in 2018, more than 15 years after Nestle abandoned a similar idea.
13 Jun Wine water opening new space in the near water category
Wine Water, an Israeli startup, is launching O.Vine, claimed as the "first spring water infusion with the spirit of wine".
12 Jun Home-grown soft drink brand takes on ‘Big Red’
Starting with five cows and one employee in 1980, Ken Clark has built two successful businesses employing more than 1 000 people; Crickley Dairy and Twizza.
09 Jun SA’s wine farmers are feeling the pressure
More than a third of wine-grape producers make a loss and the industry has about 25% fewer producers than a decade ago, according to Vinpro.
01 Jun The ‘so much more’ promise of Africa’s Big 7 expo
Africa’s premier food and beverage event is forecast to welcome more than 12,000 people to Johannesburg at the end of June as part of Africa Hospitality Week 2018.
31 May Vino without veritas: A US company is pioneering top-notch fake wine
Replica Wine makes cheaper copies of favourite American wines by analysing their chemistry. Often, even professional critics can't tell the difference. Is this heresy or just smart business?
31 May Coffee trends: Iced coffee accounts for one in five global coffee launches
According to latest research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), cold coffee has drinkers buzzing, as around one in five (19%) global new coffee launches was iced, ready-to-drink (RTD) in 2017, up from 16% in 2015.
30 May Coca-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink
Coca-Cola has released its first ever alcoholic drink, a lemon-flavoured alco-pop, which is available in Japan in three varieties.