18 Sep KWV launches new Roodeberg wine
Roodeberg Black, a sizzling new red blend spawned by a raging fire and crafted for a new generation of wine lovers in line with global trends, has just been launched by KWV.
17 Sep Lactalis joins the multigrain party
Fibre and gut health are now super-important functional health trends - and Lactalis SA has issued early news of this new launch....
17 Sep Spotlight on Meg McCulloch of Jack Black’s craft beer
In 2007, fuelled with passion, perseverance, and little else – at a time when the words “craft beer” were foreign to most – founders Ross and Meg McCulloch set out to change the beer landscape in South Africa.
16 Sep Coca-Cola’s AI-generated soda tastes like marketing
AI is just about everywhere lately, but nobody expected it to be used as a salvo in the ongoing cola wars. Coca-Cola, however, has other plans, as it just launched a new flavour co-created by artificial intelligence.
16 Sep Asia is taking over the world’s whisky market
Asians will soon become the world’s biggest drinkers of all whiskies....
16 Sep UK food agencies advise young children to avoid slushies because of glycerol
Food agencies in the UK have advised that slush ice drinks should not be sold to children younger than age five....
16 Sep The Liquid Death strategy
Let's explore some of the genius of this super-successful American canned water brand, Liquid Death..... Trends futurist guru Jonathan Cherry reports....
05 Sep Propak Cape returns to CTICC this October!
Six years since the last edition of Propak Cape was held in the Western Cape - with the 20th anniversary show cancelled due to Covid in 2020 - the popular expo returns in October.
05 Sep Takeouts on today’s drink trends
thefoodpeople is a vast UK-based resource on international drink and food trends and innovation, with a lot of it free. Here are some snippets from it's latest drinks category report...
05 Sep SA wine quality still on the up thanks to quality innovation, says Tim Atkin MW
International wine critic and commentator Tim Atkin MW is upbeat about the South African wine industry and says it is “producing the greatest wines in its history” despite the prevailing economic and structural setbacks faced by many.
04 Sep Nesquik to be discontinued in SA
Nestlé has announced that it's culling the flavoured milk drink brand, Nesquik, from SA shelves.
04 Sep Cheeky box wine brand turns serious
Doos Wine started out as a fun concept but the intention, say the owners, was always to put quality wine in a box and destigmatise it. Lots of stockists and fans are buying in....
03 Sep Monis sherry quietly exits the market
03 Sep A fruit fly has landed in your wine – is it OK to drink?
You pour a chilled glass of your favourite cab sav and are about to take a sip when a fruit fly lands in it. The fly is clearly dead. But given what you know about where flies hang out, you wonder if it’s safe to drink.
21 Aug Steri Stumpie goes nuts with a new peanut butter flavour
Lactalis South Africa's latest addition to its iconic Steri Stumpie flavoured milk is a new Peanut Butter flavour.
16 Aug Glenlivet creates Twist & Mix Cocktails
Pernod Ricard-owned The Glenlivet has debuted a line of ready-to-serve whisky-based cocktails created using first-to-market technology.
15 Aug US: Climbing on the cold coffee-wagon
At 131 years old, Maxwell House is no spring chicken, and most of its loyal drinkers aren’t either. But Kraft Heinz is looking to revive the coffee brand by appealing to younger consumers with its new iced latte with foam, its first product launch in nearly a decade.
15 Aug Carling & Corona sustain SAB momentum
SAB has reported sales growth of “mid-single digits” in the six months to end-June 2023, driven by strong consumer demand for its brands while volumes grew ahead of the industry, leading to an increase in global share.
15 Aug How canny marketing and strong supply links gave the world a taste for Scotch whisky
The industry has endured for over 200 years... this article looks at how it continues to thrive – and just like a good Scotch, the answers are complex.
14 Aug More chicken, lighter beer, pink drinks: Crafting new products for Gen Z tastes
Food and beverage companies seeking younger consumers eschew marketing the old for inventing the new...