08 May US: Coca-Cola drops Powerade ingredient linked to flame retardants
Coca-Cola says it will no longer use a controversial stabilising ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (BVO), in its Powerade sports drink.
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08 May Castle Lite launches in new re-sealable Platinum Edition Pack
Castle Lite has, once again, taken innovation to the next level with the launch of its latest packaging concept – a re-sealable aluminium bottle, ensuring that the beer is kept colder for longer. The launch of this new limited edition pack proves yet again, says...
08 May Gravity-defying £5m ad campaign for new Squash’d launch
Britvic brand, Robinsons, has teamed up with Framestore, the Oscar-winning visual effects team behind the movie, Gravity, to create a £5m advertising campaign for its new portable squash product, Squash’d. The campaign sees Framestore test out the product in zero gravity, as part of its...
07 May UK: Robinsons unveils pocket-sized Squash’d
UK squash brand, Robinsons from Britvic Soft Drinks, aims to transform the squash category with the launch of a new pocket-sized innovation, Robinsons Squash’d, a super concentrate which is added to water, ideal for the pocket or handbag to enhance healthy hydration and on-the-go consumption...
24 Apr Richard Branson buys premium SA wine estate
British 'Virgin' billionaire, Sir Richard Branson, is making a foray into South African wine making with the purchase of the Franschhoek wine farm Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyards.
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24 Apr Introducing new Amarula Gold!
Amarula, a local premium brand that's now a global sensation, celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Fitting for this milestone, Distell has launched Amarula Gold, a super-smooth, sophisticated premium spirit with a bold new taste.
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23 Apr The science of champagne fizz: How many bubbles are in your bubbly?
Estimating fizziness is not just for party trivia — it’s an important part of the taste and feel of champagne. The role of fizz, more technically known as effervescence, in sparkling wines and champagnes is not to be underestimated — it contributes to the complete...
23 Apr Powdered alcohol concept stirs up the internet
If you can successfully make and market Kool Aid and Tang, why not do the same with rum, vodka and margaritas? That's the aim of a start-up US company that's had the internet in a tizzy over what appeared to be the regulatory approval of...
23 Apr Coke vs POM in US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court spent about an hour on Monday listening to arguments from POM Wonderful and Coca-Cola in a case that could have far-reaching implications for American food and beverage marketers. [Click pic to enlarge]
...22 Apr Top ten wealthiest in food and drink 2014
Forbes recently published a list of the top 500 billionaires on the planet. Heading the list was Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, with a fortune of £45.2bn. But it wasn’t just internet entrepreneurs on the list. Food and drink businesses were responsible for the fortunes of...
21 Apr SA’s wine industry enjoys sparkling exports in 2013
Rabobank has published a new report on the global wine industry, looking at issues of supply, demand and pricing in key markets worldwide, particularly South Africa. It notes that both bulk and bottled wine exports from South Africa enjoyed strong growth in 2013.
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21 Apr The Corona Coup: How marketing sells so much bad beer
Constellation Brands, best known as a wine empire, is once again crooning about Corona. Last year it bought all of the Mexican brewery that makes the beer and the company that imports it to the US. The results have been intoxicating: Profit in the recent...
21 Apr Absolut limited edition in celebration of SA’s 20 years of democracy
When it comes to creative expression, no brand quite does it like Absolut Vodka. For decades the brand has had its finger on the pulse of contemporary culture, pushing boundaries and recognising milestones in unique and inspired manners. Its latest example is the launch of...
11 Apr Food and beverage buyers from Africa target Africa’s Big Seven Expo
For more than a decade, Africa’s Big Seven (AB7,) a food and beverage trade show in Africa, has provided a networking platform and product showcase for producers, manufacturers and suppliers to penetrate lucrative African markets. AB7 2014 takes place from 22 – 24 June at...
10 Apr Apple at the eye of Distell
Both the wine and brandy markets have been very tough in recent years, which then beg the question of how Stellenbosch-based liquor conglomerate, Distell, has managed find such consistent profits?
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09 Apr Decline in soft drink sales accelerates despite big marketing spend
Consumers have been shunning soft drinks in favour of tea, energy drinks and bottled waters for years, but defected from the category at an even faster rate in 2013, according to new figures from Beverage Digest.
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08 Apr Study: Consumers prefer aluminum closures for wine/spirits
When it comes to wine and spirits closures, a majority of European consumers prefer aluminium over other options. That’s according to a recent survey of 6,000 consumers conducted by market research company IPSOS.
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08 Apr SABMiller chairman Norman Adami to retire
Marking the end of a 35-year tenure at the world’s second-largest brewer, SABMiller, Norman Adami will stand down as chairman of the group’s SA operations when he retires in July, the company has announced. He will be succeeded by the MD of the group’s SA...
08 Apr US: Core Power shakes up protein drink category
Mike McCloskey, a veterinarian-turned-farmer-turned-entrepreneur, is revolutionising the dairy industry. Using a patented membrane-filtration process, he is the brains behind Core Power, a silky-smooth high-protein milk - little fat, no lactose, cane sugar and natural honey - that has seen Coca-Cola buy an equity stake and...
28 Mar Hansa unveils new look
South African Breweries (SAB) has given its Hansa Pilsener brand a packaging make-over, in celebration of 20 years of freedom in South Africa. [Click pic to enlarge]
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