13 Mar Sprinkle alcohol on your cereal? US regulators okay powdered alcohol
Officials in the US have sparked controversy by approving a powdered alcohol that can be mixed into drinks, snorted or even sprinkled onto food.
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10 Mar UK: Ban sugary energy drinks for children, NGO pleads
UK NGO, Action on Sugar, has called for energy drinks to children to be banned after finding that they contain up to 20 teaspoons of sugar, and that they are "fuelling the obesity epidemic". [Click pic to enlarge]
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10 Mar Moderate alcohol consumption increases attractiveness
Consuming alcohol (equivalent to about a glass of wine) can make the drinker appear more attractive than when sober, according to new research from the University of Bristol. However, the effect disappears when more is consumed.
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09 Mar SodaStream is #1 sparkling water brand in the world
SodaStream International, the global manufacturer and distributor of sparkling water makers, claims it is now the world leader in total volume consumption of sparkling water.
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09 Mar EFSA okays erythritol for use in beverages
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive opinion on the use of erythritol in beverages in the EU. In the EU, erythritol is allowed quantum satis* in food already since 2003, and in novel foods since 2006, but not yet in beverages...
09 Mar AB7 organisers look to SA companies to fill last eight stands at food and beverage expo
Africa's Big Seven (AB7), the biggest food and beverage expo on the continent, has almost completely sold-out all exhibition space at the multi hall Gallagher Convention Centre – with no further room to expand – for the first time in 13 years, report the organisers....
09 Mar SABMiller’s confidence in Africa
SABMiller sees more affordable beer and middle-class aspirations as the biggest growth opportunities in Africa.
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05 Mar Diageo creates a “smart” Johnnie Walker bottle
There's the smart phone. And the smart refrigerator. There's even the smart toothbrush. Now alcoholic beverage giant Diageo, with the help of a digital technology specialist, has created the "smart" Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle.
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05 Mar Dump the lumps: new WHO guideline on sugar consumption
There's no keeping sugar out the headlines...
05 Mar Four key beer trends for 2015
Has the craft beer boom reached its peak? Will “speers” be the next big thing in beer, and have non-alcohol beers finally lost their stigma? Two months into 2015, Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst at Euromonitor International, takes a look at emerging trends in...
05 Mar Rhino Tears wine raises R100k in three months to anti-poaching efforts
A new wine brand, launched at the end of 2014, has already raised over R100 000 for the war against rhino poaching within South Africa's national parks. The Rhino Tears range of wines from the Mt Vernon estate in Cape Town donates proceeds from every...
05 Mar Iced tea market heats up on health platforms
Despite rising levels of interest in recent years, ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced teas only accounted for a relatively modest 7.5% share of global soft drinks launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in 2014. Developments included the launch of more sophisticated products in relatively established markets,...
05 Mar Campaign set to raise SA’s bottled wine exports
A new initiative, taking advantage of a new duty-free trading agreement with the EU, aims to see more bottled wines exported from South Africa in a bid to raise the country's reputation as a premium producer and promote job creation.
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04 Mar What happens to your body when you give up sugar?
The brain becomes tolerant to sugar – which means more is needed to attain the same 'high'. In ways that nicotine and heroin hijack the brain’s reward pathway and make users dependent, increasing neuro-chemical and behavioural evidence suggests sugar is addictive in the same...
26 Feb Red Espresso taking its new capsules to Europe
Sales of Red Espresso capsules hit one million in a month on their launch in South Africa late last year - now the company is taking them to Europe, eyeing up a continent with an ingrained coffee culture and obsession with health, convenience, and coffee...
26 Feb Could research into oxytocin and alcohol lead to a ‘sobriety pill’?
Recent research exploring interactions between the neuropeptide oxytocin and alcohol gives some grounds for hope that such a pill might one day exist.
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26 Feb Tiny Cokes: Less guilt means more money for soda makers
Americans want to cut back on soda, and they're willing to pay more to do it. With people drinking less soda amid health concerns, Coke and Pepsi are pushing smaller cans and bottles that contain fewer calories and, they say, induce less guilt. That all...
25 Feb Coke to promote bottle’s centennial with global campaign
Coca-Cola will mark the 100th year of its iconic bottle with a global ad campaign in more than 100 countries.
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25 Feb Ball agrees to buy Rexam, creating largest can maker
America's Ball Corp has agreed to buy Britain's Rexam for about £4.4-billion ($6.8-billion) in cash and stock to create the world’s biggest maker of food and beverage cans.
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25 Feb Tate & Lyle launches allulose as a branded low-calorie sugar
Tate & Lyle has launched Dolcia Prima Low-Calorie Sugar, its newest ingredient it hopes will help the food and beverage industry in developing low or reduced-calorie products.
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