26 Nov US: Coca-Cola bets the farm on “premium milk”
Could premium milk be the greatest coup for beverage companies since bottled water? Coca-Cola apparently thinks so.
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26 Nov The hype that is bulletproof coffee
For the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, the butter-infused, "low-toxin" coffee that’s created a media storm, the epiphany of the Bulletproof lifestyle came thousands of miles from home after drinking a strange brew.
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25 Nov Innova releases its Top 10 Food-Bev Trends for 2015
"From Clean to Clear Label" and "Convenience for Foodies" lead the Innova Market Insights food and beverage 'Top 10 Trends' list for 2015.
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25 Nov Pioneer to exit its Pepsi business
Pioneer Food, the maker of Ceres fruit drinks and dozens of other food and beverage brands, says it will exit the deal that gives it bottling rights for PepsiCo in South Africa by the middle of next year.
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25 Nov How clean is your CIP really? New Carbotect test will verify in a jiffy
An ingenious new food-beverage safety tool, CARBOTECT is an organic (carbohydrate) detection tool developed by a South African scientist as an instant pass/fail diagnostic test to gauge the efficacy of clean-in-place processes. It should prove a welcome addition to every QA/QC department.
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20 Nov Transforming lesser wine into vintage with the ‘Sonic Decanter’
We all know what it's like to open a bottle of cheap wine and immediately wish we'd spent a bit more money. Instead of throwing the bottle in the bin or using it for cooking, however, a new device promises to make a young or...
20 Nov One man’s epic quest to sanitise filthy, germ-riddled coffee cup lids
This article comes with a WARNING! Because it may well be the last time you drink a take-out coffee with your innocence intact...
19 Nov KWV launches world first ‘natural’ Pinotage using patented preservation technology
KWV has launched the world's first 'natural' Pinotage wine, Earth's Essence, that has 'no sulphites or preservatives added', made possible by utilising world-first technology. This follows KWV's joint acquisition of the patent for a revolutionary process using indigenous rooibos and honeybush wood during...
19 Nov COMMENT: Government on an ad-banning roll
If you ban ads, the world will be a healthier and better place, or so the government seems to think...
19 Nov Distell’s Scottish Leader whisky stands taller, prouder
Scottish Leader, one of the world's favourite blended Scotch whiskies, sold in 60 countries, is revitalising with a new look, an enhanced recipe and the introduction of an additional, premium Signature blend. The brand is now owned by Distell after its purchase of Burn Stewart...
18 Nov The genius of PepsiCo’s gross-out marketing: Doritos-flavoured Mountain Dew
When word got out a fortnight ago that PepsiCo was testing Doritos-flavoured Mountain Dew, the Internet had a brief but intense freakout—online hysteria erupting as if from a shaken bottle of soda. PepsiCo brands have had no reservations about tweaking signature flavours, often to gross...
18 Nov Über Flavour launches a healthy summer brew in SA
New on the South African beverage market is Über Flavour, an all-natural ingredients brew that is made using 100% fresh fruit juice and rooibos tea.
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31 Oct Two SA luxury brandy firsts from KWV
KWV has unveiled SA's first and only XO Cognac produced under a South African brand name, the KWV Héritage XO Cognac, and KWV Nexus 30 year old brandy, the world's first commercially available 30 year old brandy containing potstill up to 42 years old.
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30 Oct Test tube milk: Latest to hit the engineered food scene
Bio-engineering of food ingredients is one of the hottest topics in the food industry, and a new turn in this evolving science belongs to a Silicon Valley-based biotech startup that's hoping genetically engineered yeast will produce a dairy alternative as good or better than the...
30 Oct Big names in the mix for IFEA 2014 – Africa’s BIGGEST food & drink event
IFEA 2014 - Africa's food and drink event, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg next week (05 - 07 November) will see top South African companies showcasing their finest new products and services. Among them are Unilever Food Solutions, Rhodes Food Group,...
29 Oct Sweden’s Rekorderlig targets SA’s changing tastes
Swedish cider company, Rekorderlig, which entered the South African market last month, is looking to tap into the same trend which is buoying craft beer producers — changing consumer palates in favour of "new and different" beverages.
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29 Oct Research: Cocoa flavanols reverse age-related memory decline
Dietary cocoa flavanols—naturally occurring bioactives found in cocoa—reversed age-related memory decline in healthy older adults, according to a study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists.
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29 Oct The science of hot drinks: a little warmth goes a long way
Very little in life can't be improved with a hot drink. They can warm us or cool us down. They help numb pain when we're ill. They even help us see the best in other people.
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29 Oct South African winemakers still stuck in the cork conundrum: why?
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...
28 Oct US: PepsiCo confirms it’s on trial with SodaStream
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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