A study published in Gastroenterology shows that carbonation in soft drinks may alter the brain’s perception of sweetness and make it difficult to distinguish between sugar and artificial sweeteners.
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SA Breweries’ (SAB’s) dominant position in the South African beer market might, over time, give it an advantage if the government went ahead with a ban on alcohol advertising, but SABMiller chief executive Alan Clark said it was hard to predict exactly what would happen.
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Cabinet has approved that a draft bill banning alcohol advertising and will be gazetted for public comment this week, according to Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini.
...SA’s biggest dairy producer, Clover, reported a 3.4% rise in full-year profit, in what the group described as a challenging environment. For the 12 months ended June, revenue increased by 10.7% to R8bn, and operating profit rose by 5.4% to R391.4m. Some interesting market intelligence...
Distell has extended its JC Le Roux brand's non-alcoholic 'wine' offering with the new pink JC Le Roux La Fleurette Non-Alcoholic. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Ask anyone who travels in emerging markets or developing economies, and chances are they've been offered Johnnie Walker. According to a delightful article by Afshin Molavi in ForeignPolicy.com, the Scotch whisky's global reach is only expanding, a symbol of entry into the middle classes. His...
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has announced the appointment of a new CEO. She is global marketing specialist Siobhan Thompson, who succeeds Su Birch with effect from November.
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There are not many compensations for ageing, but one has just been unearthed by Danish researchers that will bring a glow to the cheeks of oenophiles of a certain age. Their study of hangovers across adulthood has found their severity depends on age.
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Beer's continuing sales-volume decline in the US is a notable trend. "As bad as it's ever been," says Harry Schumacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, adding, "I guess Prohibition was worse."
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PepsiCo’s new energising soft drink Mountain Dew Kickstar, only launched in February, has already generated more than $100m in sales in its first year, according to a senior executive at PepsiCo.
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Tetra Pak has inaugurated what it calls "the world’s most advanced liquid dairy plant in automation and integration" in Vietnam with Vinamilk, the country’s number one dairy manufacturer. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Wild Island, the cordial brand in Ceres's Continental Beverages stable, now offers RTD convenience with its new, on-the-go 250ml ready-to-drink smoothies. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Another expansion to the fast-track water enhancers' sector in the US...
The fight for the umqombothi (sorghum beer) market has turned dirty as Daigeo’s sorghum beer arm, United National Breweries (UNB), has lodged a complaint of “uncompetitive conduct” against beer behemoth SABMiller at the Competition Commission.
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Monkey Shoulder, a new triple malt from Scotland, will be available in South Africa from September 2013. Billed as a "game-changer" aimed at a new generation of drinkers, it is described as free-spirited, fun loving with an easy-going smooth, rich and mellow vanilla taste, suitable...
Japan's Suntory drinks group is set to buy the historic Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline for about £1.5bn.
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Japan is renowned for extraordinary-to-strange NPD, with Coca-Cola there announcing a new first among its scores of beverage selections: a heated carbonated drink. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Fresh-brewed soup! Campbell Soup and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have joined forces to create a whole new beverage-snacking category – soup in a K-Cup or coffee capsule. Yes, really. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Rooibos on the march in the US...
Hooch Fox, South Africa’s original FAB or fruit alcoholic beverage, has been relaunched by The Ceres Beverage Group, hoping to position itself as a market leader in the burgeoning ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages category.
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