Over the past decade, the cork industry has cleaned up its act. Levels of taint are less now than they were 15 years ago when you could comfortably write off one bottle in every case on account of the corks. However, reducing contamination only partially...
PepsiCo is finally wading into the market of at-home prepared beverages. The cola giant is set to begin a limited test of its soda brands for use in SodaStream's carbonation machines, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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America's beverage behemoths have agreed to ask people to drink fewer sugary soft drinks. At the recent Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced a shared goal to reduce the number of beverage calories consumed per person...
Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the beverage/liquid food industry’s first carton made entirely from plant-based, renewable packaging materials.
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In the "craft cocktail" era, drinks with hefty price tags are the norm. And now, to complement fancy craft drinks, American entrepreneurs have come up with artisanal ice - a large, crystal-clear cube or rectangle that melts unhurriedly in your glass.
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Appletiser has added to its range of premium beverages with the launch of two new flavours in the Appletiser Colours range: Appletiser Colours Pink (Apple & Strawberry) and Appletiser Colours Amber (Apple & Peach).
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Stellenbosch-based Red Dawn IP Holdings has announced that it has patented "a game changing way" of producing alcoholic beverages using fynbos plants ie, rooibos and honeybush.
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Namibia Breweries has launched VIGO, a premium malt based cooler described as "an invigorating, lightly sparkling soft drink", and claimed as the first blonde malt soft drink made in Southern Africa.
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For years alcohol has been portrayed as your waistline's arch enemy. Considering it's a close second to dietary fat in terms of its calorie density — roughly seven calories per gram — it's easy to see why. But alcoholic drinks come in many different forms...
Plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf appears to have defied the sceptics by pulling off a R274m deal that could add considerable fizz to its investment in soft-drinks. The new entity, SoftBev, will become the largest locally owned soft-drink company in SA.
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Forming part of its growth coffee growth strategy, both locally and across key African markets, AVI Limited, through its retail division Entyce Beverages and its out-of-home service division Ciro, has secured the exclusive distribution rights to Lavazza, one of the world's largest single espresso brands....
Off a small base, the ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced coffee has been seeing a period of strong product and market activity in recent years, reports Innova Market Insights.
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High-caffeine energy drinks are being widely consumed by children and young people and could be storing up "a significant public health problem" for the future, experts from the World Health Organisation have warned.
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The Unilever-owned brand of iced teas Lipton Ice Tea is going through a global rebrand to become better associated with natural revitalisation and wellbeing.
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Amarula has turned 25 and is throwing a R25-million party!
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Genetics may be what separates people who can't function without coffee and those who never touch the stuff, according to a new large-scale study.
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It has worked for beer, why not try it for soda? PepsiCo is launching a craft soda called "Caleb's Kola" that comes in glass bottles reminiscent of a bygone era.
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One reason people buy billions of bottles of water: reusable bottles can be a pain to carry around, especially for those who don't commute in a car and have to squeeze a day's worth of belongings into a backpack. While some companies are designing collapsible...
A high-profile commentator on international wine has told South African producers that the first rule of wine marketing is to accept that their precious product is a commodity...