01 Dec ‘Sugar tax’ is adopted by Treasury without amendment
The National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) select committee on finance has adopted the bill which includes a provision for the health promotion levy — or sugar tax — without amendment.
01 Dec Innova names “Mindful Choices” as the top food-drink trend for 2018
Innova Market Insights has released its top trends for 2018, with “Mindful Choices” tipped to be the number one trend for next year.
30 Nov Hibiscus offers dual solution for natural flavouring and colouring
"Amazing innovation is a notable feature of the beverage industry today, across alcoholic and non-alcoholic classes, and we're seeing more and more demand for unusual tastes, through the application of botanical extracts, exotic fruits, tea, coffee, and even vegetables,” says Alana Ridley, customer service & botanical specialist with Doehler South Africa.
28 Nov More promising research on red wine’s remarkable resveratrol
By the middle of this century the over 60s will outnumber the under 18s for the first time in human history. This should be good news, but growing old today also means becoming frail, sick and dependent. A healthy old age is good for you and a remarkably good deal for society.
28 Nov New study settles centuries-old brewing debate
What makes a perfectly flavoured pint? It's been the obsession of brewers big and small for centuries....
28 Nov Long4Life to buy fast-track South African beverage producer
In a second move into the beverage sector, the investment firm founded by former Bidvest mogul, Brian Joffe, will pay at least R452-million in cash and shares for Stellenbosch's Chill Beverages.
28 Nov Top beverage winners in SA’s 2017 packaging Oscars
The IPSA Gold Pack Awards are a prestigious biennial event showcasing the best of SA's packaging industry. The 2017 winners were announced at a banquet in Gauteng on November 22, with some great beverage concepts among them.
27 Nov Mintel announces five global food and drink trends for 2018
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has released its take on five key trends set to impact the global food and drink market over the coming year. Download this beautiful FREE 44-page report...
27 Nov Woolies releases new Lautus Savvy White alco-free wine
Meet Lautus Savvy White – claimed as South Africa’s very first de-alcoholised wine, "crafted with a single goal in mind: to deliver the best of the grape in the healthiest possible way".
26 Nov Stevia-only sweetened Coca-Cola on its way
Coca-Cola will launch a new Coke variant in selected markets in 2018 that's sweetened only with stevia - no sugar and zero calories and reportedly without the aftertaste problems that has put a major handbrake on the stevia journey.
26 Nov The secret life of the aluminium can, a feat of engineering
When was the last time you paused between sips of your favourite soda and wondered about that can in your hand? If you’re like most people, the answer is likely never. But that seemingly unremarkable object is actually a marvel of modern manufacturing. It is, in fact, a glorious thing....
25 Nov Super-innovative convenience cappuccino developed by SA entrepreneur
An exciting new convenience cappuccino, Ella, has just launched in South Africa, enabling consumers to carry barista-quality coffee in their back pocket, and make it anywhere as long as they have hot water.
24 Nov Food Matters Live 2017 Awards spotlight new cold concentration technology
Innovation focused food expo/congress, Food Matters Live 2017 ran over three days in London this week. Winner of the Best Food and Drink Processor Technology at its inagural awards this year is an intriguing new/old technology; engineered osmosis; a cold concentration technology that ensures total preservation of the product both in terms of sensory profile and bioactivity.
23 Nov Innovations for today’s multiple beverage occasions – WHITE PAPER
Today’s consumers want it all from their beverages: health, functionality and enjoyable taste in a convenient format, to suit modern, busy lifestyles. Glanbia Nutritionals offers these insights in meeting these multiple market demands.
16 Nov Cheese does go with everything…meet cheese tea
Bubble tea had better move aside or step up its game, because there’s a new drink trend in town: cheese tea.
16 Nov Bowcalf hangs on as SoftBev shows some fizz
Plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf (Bowcalf) served up a dose of good news to shareholders on its investment in struggling soft-drink bottler SoftBev at its annual general meeting recently (8 November).
16 Nov Crowdfunding thunders behind SA’s Sugarbird craft gin
Newcomer to SA's vibrant craft gin market, Sugarbird Fynbos Gin, has started off with a bang - beneficiary of a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign that has proven irresistible to investors who believe the brand has legs to fly across the globe.
15 Nov Award-winning and beautiful SA craft gins
SA has a host of world-class craft gin producers, and this year, for the first time, they could submit their products to a panel of local and globally-acclaimed spirits experts at the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards.
15 Nov Major advance in liquid carton recycling in SA
In what is a major development for the South African paper and packaging recycling market, Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak have taken a big leap forward in the recyclability of liquid cartons.
15 Nov SAB’s Flying Fish goes lite
SAB has launched a fourth and lite variant to its popular Flying Fish range of flavoured beers.