30 Jun AB InBev’s SABMiller purchase gets nod in SA, with tweaks
"Megabrew" has overcome a major obstacle - AB Inbev's R1,5tn takeover of FTSE 100 rival SABMiller has won the approval of South Africa’s competition authorities, with conditions.
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30 Jun The SAB vs Heineken beer war
Talk to long-serving executives at SAB and they’ll tell you the "dirtiest trick" played in the battle between Heineken and SAB was the manner in which Heineken "stole" Amstel from them in 2007. Talk to long-serving South African beer drinkers and they might tell you...
30 Jun Demystifying terroir: maybe it’s the microbes making magic in your wine
Scientists and winemakers are now recognising that part of what makes a wine-growing region special may be its resident microbes.
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30 Jun Absolut Vodka: Absolutely amazing marketing
How did an up-tight, state-run liquor monopoly in Sweden — a country which restricts booze ads to matchboxes — once own one of the hippest, most successful spirits brands in the world? And how did the Swedes pull this off with Russia's national drink?
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29 Jun Health Check: is caffeine actually bad for kids?
A recent article in The Guardian said coffee stunting kids' growth is just a myth promoted by 19th-century manufacturers of a coffee substitute. So does this mean the long-thought wisdom that coffee is bad for kids is a lie?
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29 Jun Coca-Cola Sabco opens Southern Africa’s newest bottling plant
Matola Gare, on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique, is now home to a new $130-million world-class bottling plant - the latest milestone in a 10-year, $17-billion investment plan by the Coca-Cola system in Africa.
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28 Jun US: PepsiCo brings back Diet Pepsi with aspartame
PepsiCo spent two years surveying consumers, conducting taste tests, and tinkering with soft drink recipes in order to fix Diet Pepsi, only to find it had completely misread what its customers wanted.
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28 Jun New garb for Windhoek Lager
Namibia Breweries has updated the look of Windhoek Lager to revitalise the brand.
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22 Jun US: Nutritional and performance drinks growing as breakfast replacement
Two in five US consumers are replacing their breakfast with nutritional and performance drinks, finds a new Mintel study.
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22 Jun First cold-pressed cow’s milk on sale in Australia
Cow's milk is routinely pasteurised and homogenised to make it safe and consistent. Believing this eliminates much of its goodness and flavour, as well as trying to find some market differentiation, Australian outfit, Made by Cow, has invested in a new cold press method that...
22 Jun US: Philadelphia passes soda tax
Philly, America's fifth-largest city, is the biggest US city to slap a tax on sweet drinks, after a bitter battle...
20 Jun The amazing story of SA’s carrot kings
The humble carrot has celebrity status at Greenway Farms where man and machine work in fine-tuned harmony and where the owners are embarking on a bold new high-tech adventure in juicing.
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20 Jun The WHO’s important announcement in the ‘Coffee: Healthy or Not?’ debate:
Coffee does not cause cancer, says the WHO, but hot drinks might...
20 Jun US: Monster takes aim at PepsiCo with two new brands
Monster Beverages has unveiled two new products: Mutant, an energy “super soda,” and Hydro, an energy-enhanced, non-carbonated hydration beverage. The company introduced the new beverages at its annual shareholder meeting last week.
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08 Jun Keurig’s at-home soda machine was doomed from the start
Keurig is axing its at-home soda machine, Keurig Kold, just nine months after its debut. The company was hoping that the $370 machine would give it a new avenue for growth beyond coffee. But it has failed miserably.
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08 Jun Why do I always wake up at 3 am? It’s most likely the booze
Age, indigestion and sleep apnea are all suspects. But if you can set your watch by your middle-of-the-night risings, blame alcohol.
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08 Jun New report outlines just how healthy beer is!
A new study and report by Campden BRI in the UK – A healthy perspective on beer? – highlights the nutritional and health benefits of beer when enjoyed in moderation, and confirms that, contrary to popular belief, beer is low in sugar compared to other...
07 Jun Kombucha: How magic is the elixir really?
Is Kombucha, the carbonated beverage made from fermented tea, truly a miracle elixir? Here, young food scientists from www.donteatpseudo.wordpress.com uncover kombucha, how it's made, and whether its suggested health benefits stand up to science.
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07 Jun US: AB InBev and Starbucks join forces on tea
Starbucks is partnering with a beer giant to enter a $1 billion business — but it's not for coffee or beer. Rather America's biggest beer and coffee makers are coming together over tea.
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07 Jun Stellenbosch vineyard uses delightful ‘quack squad’ to control pests
At 9.45am each day, more than 1 000 Indian Runner ducks are released for the first of two sorties at South Africa's Vergenoegd vineyard in Stellenbosch. Their mission: seek and eat thousands of tiny white dune snails feasting on budding vines.
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