10 Feb Is cold-pressed juice better for you?
Cold-press juices are all the rage in many upper foodie, health, gym echelons around the world. But the science is out on if paying top dollar for such beverages is worth it...
04 Feb The long slow decline of the juice and smoothie business
The beverage business is undergoing radical change. New Nutrition Business forecast last year that “juice and smoothies are going to follow colas and other carbonates onto the path of a long slow decline”. And already it’s clear that if you follow its suggestion that “the...
04 Feb Alcohol-free ‘Breva’ taps into the huge market of non-drinking South Africans
Meet Gladys Mawoneke, MD of beverage maker Bumi Hills Group, bottler and manufacturer of the non-alcohol malt drink Breva.
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04 Feb Matcha is so 2015, now it’s dandelion coffee!
Dandelion coffee is the "it" drink, so if you were just about to hop on the matcha bandwagon — so 2015 — don’t bother.
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04 Feb Yet another brand-enhancing reimagining of the aluminium can
UK packaging and print consultancy, SaucePM, has launched RECANIZE, an innovatively-shaped drinks can packaging concept with a global patent.
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03 Feb The Mexicans dying for a fizzy drink
Mexicans consume more carbonated drinks per person than any other nation, and the country has one of the world's highest rates of childhood obesity. Two years ago the government introduced a tax on sugary drinks - but is it working?
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03 Feb SA’s wine industry urged to innovate
As SA’s wine producers face up to the devastating drought, their association, VinPro, has urged them to find new ways of turning a profit, in order to stay in business.
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26 Jan UK: Coca-Cola cuts sugar and calorie content of Coca-Cola Life by 12%
Coca-Cola Great Britain has reformulated the recipe of Coca-Cola Life so that it contains 45% less sugar and calories than full-sugar alternatives.
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26 Jan Want to avoid a hangover? Understand the science
Of course, if you're an uninitiated teenager, any amount of alcohol can go straight to your head. But, decades later, if bubbly wine still seems to hit faster than, say, beer, it turns out there's a reason.
26 Jan Turning your latte into art
It's kinda nice when baristas draw little things like hearts or leaves in the foam on your cappuccino. There's a chance, however, that those designs may be going the way of cave paintings.
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26 Jan Metal cans sparkle in packaged water category
In a sector dominated by PET and glass to a much lesser extent, research company Canadean reports that metals cans have the highest growth by volume out of all packaging formats in the packaged water category, with the success of flavoured sparkling water driving growth...
26 Jan Carbonates take a global hit, but soft drinks remain stable
Euromonitor recently released new data for soft drinks and the results show 2015 as the slowest year for global carbonates growth in all of its historic data set. Hear more here...
25 Jan If you’re going to drink, make it part of your Mediterranean diet
Moderate drinking is okay, no drinking is okay, red wine is good for you, all alcohol is bad for you...
25 Jan McNab’s launches into the energy drinks market
McNab’s, SA's purveyor and producer of 'natural energy products', has moved into the energy drink market with new SuperCharge that contains 25% fewer kilojoules than the average energy drink,.
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24 Jan Coca-Cola announces new global ‘one brand’ marketing strategy
Marking a significant shift in its marketing strategy, Coca-Cola has announced that for the first time, all Coke trademark brands will be united in one global creative campaign: “Taste the Feeling”.
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24 Jan Crunch time for sugar
Sugar is starting to be perceived in much the same way as smoking when it comes to health. This will have an impact on food and beverage brands with a high sugar content, reports the Financial Mail.
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13 Jan What’s up with functional beverages?
Last year many international companies, large and small, launched original functional beverages in an attempt to launch the next big drink’s fad/trend. 2015 started off as the year of ‘health and fitness’ drinks and has ended with ‘cannabis beverages’ bursting onto the scene. Here's a...
12 Jan UK: Skimmed milk that tastes as good as semi-skimmed
Arla Foods is launching a milk brand in the UK that is fat-free but with the taste of semi-skimmed milk.
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12 Jan Firmenich names coconut the 2016 ‘Flavour of the Year’
Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavour business, has announced coconut as its "Flavour of the Year" for 2016.
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06 Jan White collar, blue label: SAB’s new premium brand extension
After 50 years in SA, the country’s biggest-selling beer, Carling Black Label, launched its first brand extension in late November 2015 as it looks to stake a claim in the competitive and crowded premium sector.
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