The extreme drought in the Western Cape has, until now, not had a major effect on the wine industry, but adequate rainfall is needed this winter for good vine performance and crop yields for the coming season, wine producer body VinPro says.
Alternative packaging formats are increasingly being used in Europe and the US to drive wine sales in the face of fierce competition - and here's news of an innovative single-serve pouch.
AB-InBev subsidiary, SAB is investing R2.8-billion into brewery expansions, including two new packaging lines for returnable glass bottles, at its Alrode and Rosslyn breweries, in Gauteng.
On the shop floor the battle of the shelf wars has intensified, as big beverage companies move to entrench their position by squeezing out smaller competitors from prime display space.
Alcohol abuse is rising and, in many countries, young female drinkers are driving that growth. Here's a provocative opinion piece by Kiri Rupiah, the social media editor of the Mail & Guardian.
A leading British distiller believes drinking gin and vodka with soda water and bitters will be the next big trend, as health conscious millennials search for sugar-free tonic water alternatives.
Aperol, an Italian apertivo with an alcohol by volume of just 11%, has always been popular in its native country. Thanks to strategic marketing and consumers' new-found love of cocktails, it's emerging as brand on a global growth trajectory.
Everybody loved the French paradox. It was a term coined in 1980 by French scientists in their paper on heart disease and fat intake. It refers to the fact that, despite consuming a diet high in saturated fat, French people have relatively low levels of coronary heart disease, especially when compared with people in Britain.
Leading Australian supermarket, Woolworths, has made the shock announcement that it won’t be stocking Coca-Cola’s new No Sugar variant.
SodaStream International, which makes machines to carbonate tap water at home, is looking to acquire companies and beef up marketing in key countries to keep its turnaround going.
The Appletiser plant in Elgin is ready to almost double its annual production by October, following its merger last year of the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink bottling operations of the Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Gutsche Family Investments to form Coca Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA).
Following an array of successful Sauvignon Blanc vintages, Durbanville Hills has expanded its range to launch a vibrant Sauvignon Blanc sparkling wine with stunning packaging.
With the most important event of the 2017 beverage calendar – the World Beverage Innovation Awards – around the corner, here are ten predictions for trends that will keep brands ahead of the curve this year. All winners and finalists will be announced at drinktec on September 14, 2017.
Coca-Cola is getting rid of Coke Zero, starting in Australia - or so the launch of a new sugar-free variant would indicate.
George Clooney may be the face of fancy coffee, but it’s in premium tequila that he's just hit the real jackpot.
Cape Town's ever-innovative NoMU Foods has launched a new drink in time for SA's winter, an unsweetened hot chocolate variant to its hot choc range.
Fanta is the UK’s favourite fruit-flavoured sparkling soft drink. And this year, the brand has been transformed – with a new look and logo and an industry-first bottle design across the whole Fanta range. Plus a new reduced-sugar recipe for Fanta Orange.
Liquor giant, Distell, looks determined to reinforce a profitable position for its wine division in a tough consumer market by reducing the number of brands.
SA's Treasury has rejected claims of calamitous job losses resulting from the imposition of a health promotion levy.
On 28 September 2016, the shareholders of South African born international brewer, SABMiller, approved the company’s acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev for $104-billion (R1.5-trillion). The deal paved the way for the creation of what is now by far the world’s largest brewing company.