08 Jul Gatorade turns 50: What the sports drink must do to keep its edge

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Unlike the professional athletes with which it's most identified, American sports drink leader, Gatorade, at age 50 is still going strong and showing no signs of retiring.

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26 Jun Are plastics making men infertile?

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Recent research has reignited concerns that exposure to chemicals from plastics might be to blame for low sperm counts in young men. I share the concerns about the high prevalence of low sperm counts (one in six young men), and my research...

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25 Jun Shortage of hops a threat to craft beer boom?

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The craft beer revolution isn’t showing any signs of slowing down with 2014 proving another great year for brewers across the United States.

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25 Jun SANBWA: Health concerns major driver for growth in bottled water

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Whether it's a desire for an improved diet or a need to avoid disease spread by contaminated water sources, the bottled water industry is reaping the rewards worldwide with global consumption expected to overtake carbonated beverage consumption for the first time this year.

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18 Jun Tetra Pak Dairy Index 2015: ​innovate and communicate to revitalise milk

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Consumers worldwide remain overwhelmingly positive about the goodness of milk, understand its nutritional value, but feel variety and convenience are not keeping pace with modern lifestyles and expectations, is a key finding of Tetra Pak's eighth Dairy Index report published June 17.

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18 Jun US: Pepsi reveals another solution to declining sales

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Millennials are steering away from soda, and PepsiCo is investing in healthier options to keep up with them. PepsiCo recently announced a new line of carbonated craft beverages called "Stubborn Soda."

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17 Jun Matcha-maker, matcha-maker, make me some tea

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Japan's famous matcha tea powder is in big fashion in America. You can grab a matcha latte at Starbucks. Whole Foods stocks the green tea powder on its shelves. Or now with the summer weather, maybe you'll see a Matcha Green Tea Blast smoothie from...

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17 Jun Pepsi in SA: Still out in the cold

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PepsiCo has a very successful snacks business in South Africa, but its core drink has not gone down as well in the battle for market supremacy. [This is another in a series of articles on the African and South African soda markets published recently by...

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17 Jun Nkunzi deal approval lets Clover in at Woolies

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Clover has got the green light from the competition authorities to acquire the fresh dairy business of Nkunzi Milkyway, allowing SA’s biggest dairy distributor to manufacture and pack Ayrshire organic milk and dairy products, including lactose-free yoghurt, for Woolworths. The approval was made in late...

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17 Jun Coca-Cola Co tapping into Africa’s fizz

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For Coca-Cola, Africa was open for business a long time ago. The progress and potential of its economies now gives it more reason to raise a glass. [This is one in a series of articles on the African and South African soda markets published recently...

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17 Jun Soda Politics: Marion Nestle about to take on Big Soda with new book

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Watch out the CSD industry! The indomitable Prof MarionNestle, founder of the food studies program at New York University, major public health and food choice advocate and author of Food Politics, is coming after you with a newbook, Soda Politics, to be launched in September.

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14 Jun Climate change has SA beer over a barrel

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Without hops, there can be no beer - and South Africa's hops farms are in serious trouble because of climate change.

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04 Jun Polyoak launches new website

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Polyoak Packaging has launched a striking new website that highlights the group as a true 'one-stop packaging shop' for rigid plastic packaging for dairy, beverage, food and industrial applications.

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04 Jun Distell issues wine recall for glass contamination

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Distell, Africa's leading producer and marketer of packaged wines, is in the process of carrying out a limited trade recall because of "certain very small glass particles being detected" in some of its bottled wine products during quality assurance tests carried out by its agent...

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03 Jun Now here’s a trend that could be cool: premium ice

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While mainstream consumers may not give much thought to the type of ice in their beverages, trendy American bars are finding clever new ways to innovate the frozen liquid, reports the Hartman Group, "Consumers are increasingly aware that using better water and a varied shape...

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03 Jun Africa: Beer’s final frontier

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Africa is the final frontier for beer, according to Euromonitor International's new global briefing, Africa: The Final Frontier for Beer. It is a relatively untapped territory, despite the noteworthy presence of SABMiller and Heineken in key African markets and in upcoming dynamic ones.

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02 Jun Label adds intrigue to AB InBev’s new Oculto beer

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Oculto, meaning "hidden" or "waiting to be found,” is a new American tequila-flavoured beer infused with blue agave for a bright citrus flavour. It was launched in March 2105, backed by a multi-million...

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02 Jun Packaging workshop on SA’s new bottled wine EU export drive

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Backing the SA wine industry's new export bottling campaign, called Creating Value at Origin, the Institute of Packaging South Africa (IPSA)’s Western Cape Region is hosting a half-day Wine & Packaging Industry Workshop on June 23 in Stellenbosch.

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02 Jun Spotlight on SA’s dietetics association and its close links to Big Food in SA (

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This week (4-5 June), Prof Tim Noakes will face the Health Professions Council, to answer a charge laid by the head of the Association for Dietetics of SA (ADSA) of unprofessional conduct, the worst misdemeanour a doctor can face, over an innocuous Tweet. This perverse...

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29 May Consumer Reports slams sports drinks, plant-based waters

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In a new article titled “Don’t be fooled by coconut water and other new sports drinks,” the US's Consumer Reports hammers away claims of enhanced hydration and elevated nutrition as touted by beverage brands in a range of categories, including plant-based waters and...

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