13 Oct Amarula celebrates big with a R25m birthday!
Amarula has turned 25 and is throwing a R25-million party!
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10 Oct Love or hate coffee? The reason may be genetic says new study
Genetics may be what separates people who can't function without coffee and those who never touch the stuff, according to a new large-scale study.
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09 Oct US: PepsiCo launches ‘Caleb’s Kola’ craft cola
It has worked for beer, why not try it for soda? PepsiCo is launching a craft soda called "Caleb's Kola" that comes in glass bottles reminiscent of a bygone era.
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09 Oct The ‘memobottle’: new take on the reusable water bottle
One reason people buy billions of bottles of water: reusable bottles can be a pain to carry around, especially for those who don't commute in a car and have to squeeze a day's worth of belongings into a backpack. While some companies are designing collapsible...
09 Oct Wine marketing 101: ‘Accept that wine is a commodity’
A high-profile commentator on international wine has told South African producers that the first rule of wine marketing is to accept that their precious product is a commodity...
09 Oct G&T with a twist: global takes on a classic British drink
While Brits like to think of the G&T as their own (and it was indeed first made by the British East India Company in the early 1800s), in recent years it has become hugely popular across Europe and beyond, with takes on the classic drink...
09 Oct SA brandy industry: premiumisation path aims to revive fortunes
The local brandy industry is determined to fortify its position as a leading player in the 'premium' segment of the SA liquor market. Brandy producers – including Western Cape-based giants Distell and KWV – have recent years seen industry sales tapering off as competition from...
09 Oct Nampak Glass commissions new furnace and huge capacity boost
Glass manufacturer Nampak Glass has increased its manufacturing capacity by 56% through the addition of a new R1.2-billion furnace and the third at its Germiston-based factory.
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08 Oct Natural sweeteners on the up – but have a long way to go
The concerns about obesity and related health problems plus sugar taxes in many countries have stimulated the market for non-caloric sweeteners - but there's plenty of catch up to do with sugar and HFCS, according to a recent report from Canadean.
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08 Oct Turning winery waste into chemical bounty
Wine making produces large quantities of largely unusable waste, but researchers in Australia have found a way to convert these skins, pips and stalks into useful chemicals for biofuels and other products.
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08 Oct The whopping global growth of bottled water and tea
New data from the globaldrinks.com online database highlights the growth of bottled water and tea, between them contributing 55% of overall beverage market growth in the past five years.
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07 Oct The cola wars continue: Coke Life vs Pepsi True
In the latest stage of the ongoing cola wars, the kings of carbonated beverages are going green—on the outside—and lean, on the inside. In the US, PepsiCo has just introduced a new mid-calorie variety called Pepsi True that uses a combination of stevia and sugar...
07 Oct Half full or half-empty: the outlook for glass packaging in SA
Brewers are increasingly turning to aluminium cans for packaging. Will South Africa follow this global trend or continue to be the exception to the rule? It is difficult to tell, but with such a well-entrenched return and refund system in place, glass will not go...
07 Oct SABMiller executives set out long-term vision for superior growth
At an investor seminar in London yesterday, top directors of SABMIller outlined outlined the company's long term strategy for growth, including plans to expand beer's appeal in mature markets and to build a position outside its traditional role as the favourite drink for men in...
01 Oct New limited edition Savanna cider to zest up summer
Distell is further leveraging the astonishng popularity of its Savanna natural premium cider brand with a new limited edition variant called Angry Lemon.
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01 Oct Tetra Pak Dairy Index 2014 indicates rising demand and production for milk in Africa
The latest Dairy Index from Tetra Pak has found that total global demand for milk is set to overtake the available supply for the first time over the next decade. Milk supply is expected to lag demand by 2017 predominantly due to growth from Asia...
01 Oct Glorious coffee’s DNA tells many fascinating tales
With more than 2.25 billion cups consumed every day, coffee is one of the most important crops on Earth. The DNA of the robusta plant has now been deciphered, and the unravelling of its mysteries holds many an interesting tale...
30 Sep Personalised Coke a huge win for hamstrung US sales
Coca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign has been a huge success around the globe - and its latest performance at home in the US has seen sales climbing by more than two per cent after its launch this summer.
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30 Sep Adding Wi-Fi to Coca-Cola vending machines
In a joint social development project, Coca-Cola and British Telecom have set up an innovative project to install Wi-Fi enabled Coke vending machines that will bring invaluable online access to poor communities in South Africa.
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29 Sep Quality Beverages and Shoreline to merge into SoftBev
After months of rumour-mongering, JSE-listed packaging-beverage group, Bowler Metcalf, has confirmed what it's up to with its soft-drink bottler Quality Beverages, the maker of the Jive brand.
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