18 Sep SAB reimages Castle Draught as Castle 1895 Draught
SAB has relaunched its Castle Draught, under a new brand name, the 1895 Draught, and which is targeted at the rapidly premiumising and urbanising South African beer consumer.
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18 Sep Fruitree enters the squash market
Fruitree, a popular, mostly nectar, juice brand in Pioneer Foods' Groceries Division has introduced a new two-litre Orange Squash to its existing range of juices.
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18 Sep New question mark on artificial sweeteners’ role in blood sugar control
Artificial sweeteners ubiquitous in foods and drinks consumed by millions can raise the blood sugar level instead of reducing it, according to new experiments in mice and people. The provocative finding—made possible through a new avenue of research—is likely to stoke the simmering controversy over...
18 Sep SABMiller Namibia begins operations at its new brewery
SABMiller's first Namibian brewery has produced its inaugural brew, with bottles of Carling Black Label rolling off the packaging line. This marks a significant milestone for SABMiller Namibia, which previously imported all its beer from neighbouring South Africa.
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17 Sep Tight consumer spending and rising costs sour Clover’s year
Clover’s decision not to pass price hikes on to consumers when input costs sky-rocketed soured the full-year performance, the dairy and beverage producer said yesterday in presenting its full annual results to June 2014.
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16 Sep Move over hot chocolate, here comes Peanut Hottie!
It's been a long time since hot beverages had some real innovation, and a new British concept that's starting to make waves is Peanut Hottie, a peanut butter hot drink.
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11 Sep What’s bubbling in beverages?
Sparkling waters, natural sodas, ethnic drinks, and teas are well poised for strong growth as consumers continue to turn away from carbonated soft drinks, seek more flavourful and exotic beverage alternatives, and look for drink options that are more natural and lower in calories and...
11 Sep Castle Lite launches its new 12-pack Ice Core, a portable multi-pack innovation
With summer on its way, SAB has introduced an innovativepackaging idea to keep Castle Lite beers extra cold and extra convenient: the ingenious 12-pack Ice Core, claimed as a first-of-a-kind portable packaging innovation in Africa.
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11 Sep Coffee: cold-brew is the hot new thing
Keeping pace with coffee trends can be an exhausting business. The latest excitement in the UK, and elsewhere, is all about cold-brew, a centuries-old brew method that offers coffee geeks fresh nuances in flavour. And it is one that can easily be tried at home.
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10 Sep Coca-Cola agrees to traffic-light labelling on drinks sold in UK
Coca-Cola has agreed to put traffic light-style labels on its drinks sold in the UK to help tackle the growing obesity crisis.
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10 Sep SAB joins the craft beer party!
SAB has dabbled with craft beer in the past, but is now intent to be a part of SA's hugely-popular craft beer craze. It will be launching a speciality beer brand, No 3 Fransen Street, brewed at its namesake R&D brewery, to offer adventurous beer...
06 Sep Nespresso opens its coffee machines to knockoffs
After years of surrounding its coffee machines and their pods with patents, Nestle, the owner of Europe's largest single-serve coffee brand, Nespresso, has bowed to pressure from French competition authorities and agreed to open up to knockoff capsules from competitors around the world.
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04 Sep SAB adds a dash of lime to Castle Lite
There's a new addition to the Castle Lite family – Castle Lite Lime – a new style of flavoured beer extending SAB's offering to the beer drinking market. It's the original Castle Lite, just unlocked with a dash of lime "Flava".
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01 Sep New re-sealable 330ml PET from Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola South African has launched a new and convenient 'My Size' re-sealable 330ml PET bottle for its key CSD brands, Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite and Stoney.
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28 Aug Only in Texas: a 99-pack of beer!
Beer fans in Texas are rejoicing at news that a craft brewer in Austin has created a dream-come-true: a pack of beer with an eyebrow-raising 99 cans each!
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27 Aug Lagers all taste the same, says blind-tasting study
Beer companies may spend millions on branding, but a series of blind taste testings in a European study have revealed consumers struggle to distinguish between major beer brands. And beer fundis say this is good news.
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27 Aug US: Plant waters get ever-more trendy as soda sales stall
Coconut water, maple water, even birch, cactus and artichoke waters...
27 Aug Carrageenan joining the ‘Villified Ingredients’ list?
America's WhiteWave Foods Co, citing consumer feedback and not safety concerns, plans to remove carrageenan from its Silk and Horizon Organic products. Carrageenan, a purified extract of red seaweed, is used as a natural and approved thickener and stabiliser in many beverage and food products....
27 Aug The water paradox: plant safety and sanitation in a wet environment
Water is the primary ingredient in virtually all beverages, but process water can create as many problems as it solves. Using less water is the solution — except when it's not.
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