A tie-up between SAB Miller and ABInbev the two biggest global beer producers, a thumping $250bn merger idea, has been rumoured so often there is bound to be some scepticism. But this time, just maybe, it might just happen.
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With up to 10-million South Africans either suffering from type 2 diabetes or in the pre-diabetic stage, a wholly preventable epidemic is about to swamp our already strained public healthcare system. Kevin bloom spent a day at the diabetes clinic of a major public hospital,...
Brannas Draught captured the local NPD imagination with its launch of the first brandy and cola served as a draught in February this year. The roaring success of the start-up, serving SA's archetypal favourite tipple, has lead to a partnership with premium brandy producer KWV.
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Last year Dow Packaging launched the innovative flexible packaging alternative to rigid bottles, PacXpert, at the giant Interpack expo in Dusseldorf. It's now coming to South Africa via a licensing agreement signed with Astrapak who believes it could be a a big new hit for...
Diageo is trialling an alcohol-free variant of its Guinness stout in Indonesia, in a move designed to get round the country's new restrictions on the sale of alcohol.
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Are some people immune to hangovers, and can eating or drinking water after heavy drinking prevent a hangover? The answers appear to be 'no' and 'no' according to new research presented recently at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) seminar in Amsterdam.
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Tetra Pak has brought its Tetra Top paper-based bottle to the US market for the first time, with the launch of new spring water brand Just Water.
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CTP Cartons & Labels in Cape Town has come up an innovative product called inGENIUS – a functional pack designed to make any beverage or wine brand, or any brand, stand out in a crowd.
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British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who has instigated highly-publicised campaigns to improve school dinners, is to launch a campaign highlighting the dangers of consuming too much sugar.
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After many years in development, the much-heralded flavour enhancer called Sweetmyx is set to make its debut in two PepsiCo-owned soda brands in the US.
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A new study claims that adding a drop of milk to your tea can is more effective than bleaching products or whitening toothpastes.
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A new pop-up bar in London makes imbibing easier than ever. Created by “culinary wizards” Bompas & Parr, the installation features a room filled with a gin and tonic mist that gives guests that boozy buzz with a few deep breaths.
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After 18 months or so at the helm, Distell's CEO, Richard Rushton, ex top executive at SABMiller, has clearly brought new verve to SA's biggest wine and spirits producer, shaking out encouraging growth even in SA's moribund economy. Distell released its 2015 annual results this...
In just over three years, Suja has gone from a small home-delivery juice company to one of the US’s leading organic, cold-pressed juice brands. Now, thanks to a minority investment by The Coca-Cola Company, the San Diego-based company is a step closer...
The South African wine industry will put its best foot forward this September via a landmark new trade fair, CAPE WINE 2015, to be helpd at the CTICC and which is likely to draw substantial local and international interest.
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Heineken has recently unveiled its new 330ml Cool Can, which makes it the first beer brand in South Africa available in a 330ml sleek can. It's also the first market in the world to launch a sleek can with this design...
South Africa’s draft liquor bill seeks to impose maximum discomfort on the liquor industry seemingly on the grounds that since liquor is evil, any attack on its producers and distributors is morally justifiable. Few, if any, of the proposals are practical, writes Michael Fridjohn, well-known...
Britain's national drink, black tea, is in serious decline as people turn to healthier herbal alternatives, according to new Mintel research.
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While Coca-Cola has long backed and promoted fitness and exercise, news that the world's largest producer of sugary beverages is funding a new scientific nonprofit organisation that blames obesity on lack of exercise, not on bad diets has generated a storm of coverage and criticism.
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A common treatment for poisonings and overdoses, raw activated charcoal — aka coal or carbon — has made an unlikely move into the US beverage spotlight. It's showing up at juice bars, and as a cocktail ingredient, and even as a RTD cold-pressed juice.
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