Most of us know sugar is bad for teeth because it feeds bacteria that cause tooth decay. But fewer are aware that equally as damaging for teeth is acid, and that repeated exposure to high levels of acid can cause tooth erosion. Soft drinks and...
Global total volume growth remains subdued for a second year running and- at merely 0.8% for 2014- is set to be amongst the three lowest over the past decade. This analyst insight is by Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst with Euromonitor...
Sales of South African wine are booming in China, having grown 63% last year as producers up their investment in the market and create unique bottlings. Hein Koegelenberg of Leopard’s Leap and La Motte in the Franschhoek Valley got a foot in the...
Non-alcoholic beer is no longer seen as a product for abstinence but as a positive choice. And as consumption occasions grow and overlap those of soft drinks, experts suggest big soft drink players will have an increasing interest in the category.
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SABMiller is buying Britain’s Meantime Brewing Company, snapping up one of the pioneers of UK craft brewing to give the owner of big brands such as Peroni and Grolsh exposure to this fast-growing market. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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The sports nutrition industry is targeting not only athletes, but everyday consumers, too. The sector is always in search of something new and innovative, which forces companies to react quickly and invent, reinvent and revamp products. Food Product Design magazine is offering a FREE White...
Savanna, Distell's premium cider, has undergone a major pack upgrade and is strutting a bold new look.
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Historically carbonates have led global soft drinks consumption, but according to Canadean’s latest forecasts, 2015 will see packaged water overtake carbonates.
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Winery 2015, the 7th IWA Specialised Conference on Sustainable Viticulture, Winery Wastes and Agri-Industrial Wastewater Management, will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from November 1–5, 2015.
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Do you want to impress guests with a bottle of vintage wine, but can't afford the hefty price tag? Just buy a cheap one and tell them it's expensive, and they'll enjoy it more.
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The super-premium beer market in South Africa (ie craft beer) may still be in the fledgling stages of its development, but the market is estimated by Standard Bank to grow 30% this year and another 35% in 2016.
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PepsiCo is changing the formula of one of its offerings for the first time in decades, removing aspartame from its Diet Pepsi drinks in the US amid consumer concerns about its safety.
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Brandhouse Beverages, the brand owner of Amstel beer in South Africa, has announced that its Amstel Lite beer can design will not be replaced nor amended in the market, as it was recently ordered to do by the Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA).
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Every beer brewer is locked into a high-maintenance relationship with yeast — those finicky, alcohol-creating microorganisms. To learn more about this delicate dance, the Speaking of Chemistry team took a field trip to Denver, Colorado, to visit Renegade Brewing Company and its brewmaster,...
A group of American craft brewers has discovered that revenge is both sweet and a dish best served cold. More specifically, for a nationwide group of breweries led by the acclaimed Bell's Brewery of Kalamazoo, Michigan, revenge is an...
Innovations in beverage packaging in South Africa are changing consumers' drinking habits.
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It was once seen as an integral part of a healthy diet. White-moustached grinning children on billboards, the ultimate accompaniment to your lunchtime sandwich or a hot curry, and essential to a brew of tea. Nowadays, falling popularity means milk is even cheaper than water,...
The international rise of coffee culture has spread rapidly throughout urban centres and has become one of the most competitive markets in the food and beverage industry. With competition for the customers' coffee Rand at an all-time high, convenience stores have become one of the...
As a marketleader, Red Heart Rum has long been associated with uncompromising, bold and distinctive taste. Now, after undergoing a rigorous packaging make-over, its bottle has an equally bold new look.
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Towards the end of last year, Rekorderlig, a leading Swedish fruit cider, entered the South African cider market with three of its flagship flavours, including; Strawberry and Lime, Wild Berries and Pear.
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