08 May Can you imagine a world without Budweiser? We can!
Budweiser, the so-called King of Beers, may be on its last kegs, the victim of distruptive technology and fast-track brands. Never?! Never say never...
08 May Starbucks’ spectacular SA welcome bumps up expansion plans
The astonishing reception for its first two stores appears to have led Starbucks to bump up its SA plans.
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02 May Soft drinks sweeteners – new opportunities, new challenges
South African and UK soft drinks manufacturers will soon be subject to a sugar taxes on their products. After the anger and frustration, there's an even greater urgency to reformulate beverages seen to be a key factor in the globesity epidemic.
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02 May SA’s new Sxollie cider will shout revolution!
Introducing Sxollie craft cider, a start-up SA brand its owners want to see "standing up on tables, kicking and screaming and telling the world about the cider revolution".
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01 May Study: Not all SA orange juices are equally healthy
You drink that glass of orange juice for your health, right? Think again. Not all South African orange juices are equally healthy. It depends on where the oranges come from, what was added, which variety was used, and whether the juice was freshly squeezed or...
27 Apr UK: Coke Zero gets new name and new taste in £10m relaunch
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) is overhauling its product lineup by rebranding and reformulating Coke Zero to become Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.
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27 Apr Coca-Cola agrees to change labels on Vitaminwater drinks
After a six-year legal wrangle, a US federal court in New York recently approved a nationwide settlement over how Coca-Cola's Vitaminwater line of drinks could be marketed and advertised.
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27 Apr Is SA’s health trend boosting fruit juice sales?
The answer surely seems obvious. It must be a resounding 'yes'. One may certainly be forgiven for thinking so anyway, but not so fast...
27 Apr Is lactose intolerance a bloated myth for many?
According to new clinical research, lactose intolerance may be a myth for many, with resulting symptoms most likely an inflammatory response to the A1 protein found in conventional cow's milk.
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27 Apr How an obscure 500-year-old law still controls the global beer industry
Humans have brewed beer since the birth of civilisation. But one group – the Germans – managed to change the trajectory of the world’s brewing landscape forever by enacting Reinheitsgebot, a purity law that celebrated its 500th anniversary on April 23.
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22 Apr Jo’burg goes mad for Starbucks
Hundreds of coffee lovers queued early yesterday in an upmarket Rosebank, Jo'burg, as Starbucks made its much-anticipated début in South Africa.
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21 Apr Only the classiest of only bubbles will do: Graham Beck moves to solo MCC focus
Premium Robertson wine producer, Graham Beck Wines, has announced it's eschewing still wines to focus solely on its world-acclaimed Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) varieties.
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20 Apr Asahi buys Peroni and Grolsch to smooth creation of ‘Megabrew’
Japanese brewer Asahi is to pay US drinks giant AB InBev £2bn for the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands in a deal designed to soothe competition concerns around the “Megabrew” takeover of SABMiller.
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20 Apr Nestlé South Africa injects whopping R1.2-billion into Ricoffy factory upgrade
In a huge vote of confidence in SA's future, Nestlé South Africa has officially commissioned its revamped instant coffee manufacturing plant in Estcourt, KZN, after a massive R1.2-billion investment into its expansion.
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20 Apr South Africa goes nuts for Vita Coco Coconut Water
Having launched in South Africa just over a year ago, Vita Coco Coconut Water has experienced the highest first-year sales performance of any market worldwide, including those of the UK and the US, where the brand originated.
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20 Apr Vimto targets Southern African markets at Africa’s Big Seven expo
UK soft drinks producer, Vimto International, will be exhibiting at Africa’s biggest food and beverage expo, Africa’s Big Seven (AB7), and is eager to further develop its brands across sub-Saharan African markets.
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20 Apr Why is new product innovation lacking in the food and beverage industry?
The likes of Airbnb, Uber and Alibaba have turned the global accommodation, taxi and retailing industries on their heads, developments that had this commentator pondering why such 'wow' disruptive innovation does not seem to happen in the food and drinks sectors.
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19 Apr Coke debuts one-brand packaging
Coke’s new “One-Brand” marketing strategy is officially making its way to store shelves and beverage coolers, starting in Mexico but expanding across the globe, with new-look packaging.
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18 Apr First SA Starbucks store opens this week!
In a much-anticipated debut that's bound to attract queus of eager fans, the first South African outpost of Starbucks will open on this week on Thursday 21 April in Rosebank, Jo'burg.
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15 Apr AB InBev pledges R1bn South African fund to smooth SABMiller deal
Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to create a R1bn ($69m) fund that will support the South African beer industry and protect jobs in the country to help seal approval for its proposed $105bn takeover of SABMiller.
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