30 May Turbo-charging sparkling wine production
Food and drink researchers have found a new way to produce sparkling wine using magnetised yeast – a process which reduces the time taken to remove waste yeast from weeks to minutes.
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30 May Soda wars turn to a new front – sparkling waters
The US soda wars appear to be shifting to another corner of the beverage industry — sparkling, flavoured waters.
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30 May Optimised pouch for powdered drink mixes
Ever seen a pouch like this? Introducing BlenderPak, an innovative portable mixing pouch for powdered beverages. [Click pic to enlarge]
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28 May Move over bag-in-box!
Durban's Packaging World is a name synonymous with novel flexible packaging solutions in South Africa – and true to this reputation is its launch of an innovative, five-litre stand-up pouch. [Click pic to enlarge]
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22 May Ernie Els in new sparkling soft drink venture
Big Easy Iced Tea & Lemonade, South Africa’s first range of sparkling iced tea, has just been launched as a joint venture with golfing giant Ernie Els by Chill Beverages International. [Click pic to enlarge]
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22 May SABMiller brands outperform UK market with innovations
British fans of stylish Italian beer Peroni Nastro Azzuro can now pick up a Piccola, a new 250ml bottle aimed at the pre-dinner drinks occasion, which is launching at the House of Peroni - a London installation showcasing high-end Italian design, art, fashion, photography, music...
15 May Kantar’s top 10 global beverage brands 2014
Coca-Cola remains the world's most-chosen FMCG brand for the second year in Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint ranking.
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15 May Top businessman to head WOSA
Michael Jordaan (46), venture capitalist and former CEO of First National Bank (FNB), has been appointed chairman of Wines of South Africa (WOSA). Hailed as one of South Africa's most visionary and progressive business leaders, the one-time CNBC Africa Business Leader of the Year for...
14 May Five key trends will guide PepsiCo’s future: CEO Nooyi asserts
Five “mega trends” will shape PepsiCo’s “new normal,” asserts Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO. "...
14 May Red wine drinkers may have just lost their bragging rights
Claims of the healthy and life-extending properties of resveratrol, the much-hyped anti-oxidant ingredient in grapes, red wine and chocolate are unfounded, new research suggests.
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08 May New coffee giant emerges with Mondelez-Master Blenders merger
A new giant in the coffee industry will be created after Douwe Egberts maker, DE Master Blenders, has merged with Mondelez’s coffee business. The combined business, which will be called Jacobs Douwe Egberts, will have $7bn of revenues, making it a strong challenger to industry...
08 May Starbucks gets fizzy
Starbucks, eager to make money well beyond the realm of coffee, is officially entering the soda wars. This northern hemisphere summer, the coffee shop’s baristas will offer a handcrafted carbonated beverage dubbed “Fizzio” in 3 000 US stores, as well as in Singapore, South Korea...
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...