The soft drinks industry has been working for many years towards low and no-sugar reformulations, with a whole host of new product launches in 2016 and more planned for the future, as companies and manufacturers continue on their quest to meet sugar reduction targets.
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The South African government has decided to tax sugary drinks to help cut excess sugar consumption, which is contributing to a burgeoning epidemic of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This follows the lead of Mexico and the US city of Berkeley,...
In a timeous and topical development, Paarl-based Afriplex, well established beneficiator of indigenous plants, has announced it is embarking on a project to locally cultivate and process stevia (Stevia rebaudiana), viewed by many as a Holy Grail of non-nutritive sweeteners.
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Since Taste Holdings CE, Carlo Gonzaga, opened his first Scooters pizza store 16 years ago he has always thought big. But there is market concern that in taking on Domino’s Pizza and Starbucks, two global heavyweight brands, in one shot he has bitten off more...
Hot on the heels of launching new Clover NoLac lactose-free milk, the dairy giant has débuted another new brand, Clover Care, a fortified fresh/UHT milk.
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Coca-Cola South Pacific has announced the world premiere of its brand new limited edition in Australia as "it continues to innovate in market and deliver Coke ‘specialness’ to the Australian public".
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Woolworths has announced the launch of an innovative green milk bottle consisting of 30% plant-based plastic, a first for the dairy industry in South Africa.
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PepsiCo has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling problems ranging from obesity to climate change.
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Taking their cue from the success of carbonated waters and seltzers, alcohol brands are cutting calories.
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Clear Coffee or CLR CFF is a new beverage brand set to reinvent the coffee sector. The start-up from Slovakia has launched “the first clear coffee in the world”.
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The US spirits industry is seeing a craft movement take hold across bars and retail outlets in a way that could mirror the success craft brewers.
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Rising demand for quality coffees and sweet treats has lured yet another American favourite to SA’s shores.
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One of the US's fiercest food industry critics, Michael Jacobson, president of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest in Washington DC, has been in South Africa. Here's his take on SA's proposed sugar tax sweetened beverages.
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Coca-Cola has announced that it will exercise a change-of-control clause, allowing it to acquire SABMiller's former interest in the soft-drink company’s largest African bottling company.
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A report published by WHO urges governments around the world to tax sugary drinks by 20% in order to curb obesity.
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The European and US craft beer sector has exploded in the last ten years – in fact micro is now mainstream, as highlighted by recent acquisitions of craft brewers by the big players in the industry.
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The US/the world is currently in the third wave coffee movement, but what exactly are these “waves”? Mintel’s expert analysts share a brief history of the different coffee waves and their predictions on what’s to come.
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An unexpectedly flat performance from plastic packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf's 43%-owned soft-drink bottling subsidiary, SoftBev, has resulted in a swathe of speculation, reports the Financial Mail.
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Clover has introduced a dairy solution for lactose intolerant people: new Clover NoLac lactose-free milk. (In a country where millions cannot digest milk, one has to ask why this took so long? Ed)
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How did a substance that falls from the air, springs from the earth and comes out of your tap become a hyperactive multibillion-dollar business?
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