The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive opinion on the use of erythritol in beverages in the EU. In the EU, erythritol is allowed quantum satis* in food already since 2003, and in novel foods since 2006, but not yet in beverages...
Africa's Big Seven (AB7), the biggest food and beverage expo on the continent, has almost completely sold-out all exhibition space at the multi hall Gallagher Convention Centre – with no further room to expand – for the first time in 13 years, report the organisers....
SABMiller sees more affordable beer and middle-class aspirations as the biggest growth opportunities in Africa.
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There's the smart phone. And the smart refrigerator. There's even the smart toothbrush. Now alcoholic beverage giant Diageo, with the help of a digital technology specialist, has created the "smart" Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle.
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There's no keeping sugar out the headlines...
Has the craft beer boom reached its peak? Will “speers” be the next big thing in beer, and have non-alcohol beers finally lost their stigma? Two months into 2015, Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst at Euromonitor International, takes a look at emerging trends in...
A new wine brand, launched at the end of 2014, has already raised over R100 000 for the war against rhino poaching within South Africa's national parks. The Rhino Tears range of wines from the Mt Vernon estate in Cape Town donates proceeds from every...
Despite rising levels of interest in recent years, ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced teas only accounted for a relatively modest 7.5% share of global soft drinks launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in 2014. Developments included the launch of more sophisticated products in relatively established markets,...
A new initiative, taking advantage of a new duty-free trading agreement with the EU, aims to see more bottled wines exported from South Africa in a bid to raise the country's reputation as a premium producer and promote job creation.
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The brain becomes tolerant to sugar – which means more is needed to attain the same 'high'. In ways that nicotine and heroin hijack the brain’s reward pathway and make users dependent, increasing neuro-chemical and behavioural evidence suggests sugar is addictive in the same...
Sales of Red Espresso capsules hit one million in a month on their launch in South Africa late last year - now the company is taking them to Europe, eyeing up a continent with an ingrained coffee culture and obsession with health, convenience, and coffee...
Recent research exploring interactions between the neuropeptide oxytocin and alcohol gives some grounds for hope that such a pill might one day exist.
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Americans want to cut back on soda, and they're willing to pay more to do it. With people drinking less soda amid health concerns, Coke and Pepsi are pushing smaller cans and bottles that contain fewer calories and, they say, induce less guilt. That all...
Coca-Cola will mark the 100th year of its iconic bottle with a global ad campaign in more than 100 countries.
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America's Ball Corp has agreed to buy Britain's Rexam for about £4.4-billion ($6.8-billion) in cash and stock to create the world’s biggest maker of food and beverage cans.
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Tate & Lyle has launched Dolcia Prima Low-Calorie Sugar, its newest ingredient it hopes will help the food and beverage industry in developing low or reduced-calorie products.
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Fitch & Leedes, the premium-positioned carbonates brand in Chill Beverages International's stable, has been moved a notch higher with its launch in an elegant new glass bottle.
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Shortly after it spent R165m buying Cape juice company, Pacmar, Rhodes Food Group (RFG) has announced it's to buy Boland Pulp‚ a juice and puree maker‚ and Deemster‚ a company that focuses on pickled foods‚ as it looks to diversify its business.
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As pressure grows on sugar in soft drinks, there continues to be massive interest in stevia as a non-nutritive alternative. Now comes news that stevia sweeteners derived from fermentation – without stevia plants – could be launched as early as 2016, according to Evolva, the...
Coffee shops are among the most profitable parts of the food and drink business. And few are doing quite as well as Starbucks, the Seattle-based giant. Last month, the firm's American parent announced that it made 82% more profits during the last quarter of 2014...