Sports drinks say they can aid athletic performance, but it’s often unclear what magical ingredients might be hiding within those neon-colored liquids. Well, a new paper suggests the best ingredient for sports drinks might not be that magical at all – it’s just table sugar.
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Fruit and vegetable juice blends have been popular in Western markets for many years now, but recent innovations have pushed vegetables to the front of bottles. This comes as fruit juice’s health halo is slipping as it faces growing pressure for its “hidden” sugar content,...
South Africa's red espresso first attracted attention ten years ago when it launched its revolutionary rooibos espresso. Having won a string of local and international awards, red espresso has continued with its innovation and has just released a collection of flavoured rooibos espresso capsules for...
Keurig Green Mountain, which manufactures coffee makers and instant flavour pods, aka 'The Nespresso of the US', has agreed to be purchased for $13.9 billion by an investment group led by German private-equity firm JAB Holding Co. The purchase is being seen as part of JAB's strategy...
The long-awaited functional drink collaboration between Clover and FutureLIfe (announced in March 2014) is now a reality, with Smart Drink just launched to much social media marketing hoopla.
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Around the world, governments and beverage makers are locked in battle over taxes on sugary drinks. The Economist investigates...
Sugary drinks are deemed public enemy number one when it comes to fighting health and weight issues. Diet drinks haven’t fared much better as they’ve also courted some health controversies. But a new product proposes a unique solution: What if you could drink plain water,...
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...