Clover has entered into a joint venture with Durban's fast-track functional food company, Futurelife, to launch a new range of functional food products, kicking off with a ready-to-drink version of Futurelife’s low GI cereal product
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Putting the "bar" in barista, Starbucks has announced that it will be shifting from selling alcohol in a few select stores to unleashing it across the US.
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Millions of women and children around the world walk long distances every day to get the water they need. Many innovative labour-saving devices have been developed, and the latest is from the Ohio-based industrial packaging maker, Greif. [Click pic to enlarge]
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How do you make a glass of red wine taste better? Nathan Myhrvold (left) - the super-clever former chief strategist and chief technology officer at Microsoft and now a science-foodie - has this tip...
Coca-Cola is looking to expand the footprint of its part-stevia sweetened Coca-Cola Life brand beyond its initial launch in Argentina.
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The US dairy industry is ditching its years-old slogan in favour of "Milk Life," an ad campaign similar to those seen for sports drinks that rebrands milk as a central part of an active lifestyle in an effort to get more people to drink the...
In the coming years, there may be a new "milk" arriving at your local grocery store - algae milk, an alternative milk product free of dairy, soy, lactose, and nuts. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Created by a team of food scientists at Vampt, a Canadian beverage company, Lean Machine, is a vew low-alcohol, protein-packed “fit beer” with only 77 calories and 3.2% abv. It will be launched onto the North American fitness sector later this year and promoted as...
Tetra Pak has acquired Switzerland-based Miteco, provider of production solutions for soft drinks, fruit juices and liquid food, for an undisclosed sum - a deal that strengthens Tetra Pak’s capabilities in processing of carbonated soft drinks.
...Cargill has announced the introduction of its new ViaTech stevia-based sweeteners that, it says, can open up completely new territory for food and beverage formulators, enabling them to slash sugar by 75% - and in some cases 100% - without compromising taste.
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Brazil's hot and dry summer sent coffee prices soaring to a two-year high this week. The country's worst drought in decades also fuelled rallies in the sugar and orange-juice markets. Brazil is the world's biggest producer and exporter of all three commodities and the dry...
It's not your imagination. Wine really has gotten boozier. In the past two decades the maximum alcohol content of wine has crept up from about 13 percent to, in some cases, northward of 17 percent, a side effect of the growing popularity of wines with...
Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn’t used for making beer contains healthful antioxidants and could be used to battle cavities and gum disease.
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Slowing growth at Anheuser-Busch InBev and a dearth of big takeover targets may finally drive the world’s biggest brewer to swallow its $79-billion rival, SABMiller, a proposition that many analysts view as feasible if not incredible.
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SA's well-known packaging photographer and man-about-the-packaging-industry, Clive Glover, shares his top packs and the story behind them. Featured are Champagne Taittinger Nocturne; Graça's celebration of its 30th anniversary; and majestic branding of Redd’s Bold Crisp.
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Consol has applied leading-edge technology to the production of black glass – a first for South Africa – working with long-standing customer, Distell, to produce new packaging for a Savanna line extension, Savanna Dark, the first local brand to launch in black glass. [Click pic to...
Many of us have at some point been given a cup of coffee that is so bitter, it is almost undrinkable. Most reach for the sugar in an attempt to make the beverage a little more palatable. Wrong!
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Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Base Crystal pack - featuring two crystal-shaped panels on the front side of the familiar Tetra Brik Aseptic, the new package provides customers with more graphic design possibilities, helping their products stand out...
Juice is, nutritionally, not much better than soda. How did consumers, particularly those in America, come to believe that oranges, in any form, were an important part of a healthy diet?
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Sweeter and fruitier drinks are driving SABMiller sales as men feel increasingly confident ordering alternative beverages. The world's second-largest brewer said it is developing its drinks range beyond traditional lagers partly in response to the more experimental tastes of male consumers.
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