31 Mar Coke’s fight for a future
For the world’s largest beverage company, the question is no longer whether or not it needs to reinvent itself to thrive but whether or not it can, and if it can, then how?
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31 Mar The simplicity of Soylent: a product review
It started as a one-man experiment, and evolved into something of a social media joke - but Soylent, the Los Angeles start-up that makes a powdery beverage as a meal replacement with a sweeping nutritional composition, recently raised $20-million in additional venture capital, and claims...
31 Mar Pepsi Passes Diet Coke as the No 2 Soda in the US
Pepsi has reclaimed its positioning as the No 2 soda in the United States, five years after losing that spot to Diet Coke.
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31 Mar Nutritional labelling on its way for alcoholic beverages
Nutritional labelling on alcoholic drinks could become the norm after four of the world's biggest brewers backed plans to add these to their products in Europe — and the US potentially is their next stop. It's already happening in SA (pictured right on SAB's Castle...
26 Mar Castle Lite’s ultimate “cold blast refreshment”- The Limited Edition Platinum Pack
Castle Lite’s re-sealable Platinum Pack is back by popular demand with a national launch for a limited period. The distinctive 470ml aluminum bottle with its progressive design and wide-mouth re-sealable lid, offers consumers the ultimate in “cold blast refreshment”.
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23 Mar Has neuroscience proved that ‘New World’ winemakers have got it wrong?
Modern winemakers may have erred when they switched to producing high alcohol wines. According to a new paper, from Spanish neuroscientists Ram Frost and colleagues, a low alcohol content wine actually produces more brain activity in 'taste processing' areas than more alcoholic varieties do.
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23 Mar UK: Guinness to launch golden ale to secure place in beer market
Britons used to the traditional black pint of Guinness, can now enjoy a new addition to the Guinness family - and it's golden.
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23 Mar KFC launches edible coffee cup
KFC has unveiled a prototype edible coffee cup. While still under development, plans are in place to introduce it at a number of UK stores later this year.
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23 Mar KWV repositions with new trademark marketing campaign
A first in the company's 97-year history, extraordinarily, KWV has launched its first-ever consumer trademark brand campaign, 'Finish Great', that aims to communicate the company's heritage and product innovation across spirits and wines since 1918. The emotive integrated campaign kicks off today with the flighting...
20 Mar Döhler launches “liquid food & beverage enhancers” product concepts
With its new range of “Liquid Food & Beverage Enhancers”, Döhler is offering alternatives to "end monotony in water, tea, coffee and beer", and offering beverage marketers the means to leverage a trend, and whole new drinks category, in fact, that took the US by...
20 Mar Getting to the chemical ‘mystery’ of powdered alcohol drinks
There's been much media coverage given the recent US government approval of "powdered alcohol" drinks – Palcohol – as it is branded. If you paid attention in chemistry class, you might feel something sounds scientifically and chemically amiss.
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19 Mar And you thought winemaking was a leisurely life
Nederburg is telling it like it is in a series of short little videos that lets consumers into a behind-the-scenes look at what actually goes on at harvest time. Housed on Nederburg's Youtube channel, www.youtube.com/user/NederburgWine, it shows the sweat, the tears, the drama, and...
16 Mar More income, urbanisation and erratic electricity driving demand for UHT milk in Africa
UHT milk sales by volume garnered 53% of market share in 2013, outstripping demand for chilled milk for the first time in South Africa, a growing popularity that can be attributed to numerous factors, reports Penny Ntuli, communications director for Tetra Pak South Africa.
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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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