Coca-Cola’s top scientist is stepping down after revelations that the beverage giant initiated a strategy of funding scientific research that played down the role of Coke products in the spread of obesity.
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According to Statistics SA, coffee shops have contributed to around 2.8 percentage points of the positive annual growth around takeaway and fast food. They have also had a 7.1% increase in income since 2014 with impressive growth across the country. South Africa is joining the...
Global canning group, Crown Bevcan Europe, used the recent Brau Beviale expo in Nuremberg to launch a new can. Called the Cottle, it merges elements from both cans and bottles.
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SAB has launched Carling Blue Label, SAB's first single malt variety beer, which comes with a rich malty flavour, a subtle yet complex aroma and a smooth finish.
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The IPSA Gold Pack Awards is the biennial showcase for the South African packaging industry and from its inception in 1973 it has grown into an event of considerable importance and prestige. The 2015 awards were recently presented in Jo'burg...
"After 128 attempts and more than four years spent in development, we are super-proud to announce the launch of simply the most delicious, 'instant' hot chocolate!" So says Paul Raphaely, NoMU director and co-founder, of this super-stylish brand's latest launch.
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When Coca-Cola bought a 16.7% stake in California's Monster Beverage Corp in August last year, it entrusted its energy drink portfolio to two former South Africans.
Brandy, long the archetypal favourite of Afrikaners, has undergone a major consumption decline in South Africa. The liquor that traces its roots to Dutch settlers three centuries ago is struggling to maintain its popularity in post-apartheid South Africa.
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The global spirits market is forecast to grow by almost 122m nine-litre cases between 2014 and 2020 to surpass 3.2bn cases by 2020, according to the latest forecast data from the IWSR, a leading source of analysis on the alcoholic beverage market.
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A new study finds that men who have more stereotypically masculine beliefs are more likely to think energy drinks give them special abilities.
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Rhodes Food Group has launched a 100% fruit juice range under its own brand name, some nine months after it announced its acquisition of Pacmar, the Wellington-based fruit juice business, for R165m, its first major acquisition since the company raised R600m when listing on the...
The movement towards healthier lifestyles is an overarching trend that has, for several years, been impacting the British food and drink space and is becoming increasingly apparent within the hot drinks category. As this trend has evolved through changing consumer attitudes towards health, so has...
Guinness, the Irish stout that once famously advertised itself under the slogan “Guinness is good for you,” took a step this week to inject 21st-century food culture into its 256-year-old product. Guinness is going vegan.
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Decades of public health messages have encouraged us to drink milk to strengthen our bones and reduce the risk of fractures as we age. But dairy products have recently come under fire – and not just from paleo dieters and animal welfare supporters. Researchers...
Constant innovations are making the world's two ancient beverages, coffee and tea, more popular and interesting than ever. In the news this week are two new coffee ideas...
The alcohol-free wine trend was much apparent at Anuga 2015 expo in Cologne last month, and now comes news that a newish local option, Zari, a non-alcoholic bubbly, called Zari Lifestyle, will launch in Pick n Pay stores across the country...
Innovation at Polyoak Packaging’s Polypet and African Closures divisions continue apace, not least the introduction of a new line of PET bulk bottles with clever carry handles, and the launch of PET hot-fill containers.
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Alcohol and nicotine use have long been known to go hand in hand. Now, US researchers have found that nicotine cancels out the sleep-inducing effects of alcohol. It's a finding that sheds light on the reason alcohol and nicotine usage are so closely linked.
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Earlier this year, it was "dubbed battle of the lite beers", where Amstel's owner, Brandhouse, was ordered by the ASA to change the appearance of its Amstel Lite beer cans and six-pack wrapping. After a successful appeal on the former, Brandhouse has now complied...