One reason people buy billions of bottles of water: reusable bottles can be a pain to carry around, especially for those who don't commute in a car and have to squeeze a day's worth of belongings into a backpack. While some companies are designing collapsible...
A high-profile commentator on international wine has told South African producers that the first rule of wine marketing is to accept that their precious product is a commodity...
While Brits like to think of the G&T as their own (and it was indeed first made by the British East India Company in the early 1800s), in recent years it has become hugely popular across Europe and beyond, with takes on the classic drink...
The local brandy industry is determined to fortify its position as a leading player in the 'premium' segment of the SA liquor market. Brandy producers – including Western Cape-based giants Distell and KWV – have recent years seen industry sales tapering off as competition from...
Glass manufacturer Nampak Glass has increased its manufacturing capacity by 56% through the addition of a new R1.2-billion furnace and the third at its Germiston-based factory.
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The concerns about obesity and related health problems plus sugar taxes in many countries have stimulated the market for non-caloric sweeteners - but there's plenty of catch up to do with sugar and HFCS, according to a recent report from Canadean.
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New data from the globaldrinks.com online database highlights the growth of bottled water and tea, between them contributing 55% of overall beverage market growth in the past five years.
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In the latest stage of the ongoing cola wars, the kings of carbonated beverages are going green—on the outside—and lean, on the inside. In the US, PepsiCo has just introduced a new mid-calorie variety called Pepsi True that uses a combination of stevia and sugar...
Brewers are increasingly turning to aluminium cans for packaging. Will South Africa follow this global trend or continue to be the exception to the rule? It is difficult to tell, but with such a well-entrenched return and refund system in place, glass will not go...
At an investor seminar in London yesterday, top directors of SABMIller outlined outlined the company's long term strategy for growth, including plans to expand beer's appeal in mature markets and to build a position outside its traditional role as the favourite drink for men in...
Distell is further leveraging the astonishng popularity of its Savanna natural premium cider brand with a new limited edition variant called Angry Lemon.
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The latest Dairy Index from Tetra Pak has found that total global demand for milk is set to overtake the available supply for the first time over the next decade. Milk supply is expected to lag demand by 2017 predominantly due to growth from Asia...
With more than 2.25 billion cups consumed every day, coffee is one of the most important crops on Earth. The DNA of the robusta plant has now been deciphered, and the unravelling of its mysteries holds many an interesting tale...
Coca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign has been a huge success around the globe - and its latest performance at home in the US has seen sales climbing by more than two per cent after its launch this summer.
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In a joint social development project, Coca-Cola and British Telecom have set up an innovative project to install Wi-Fi enabled Coke vending machines that will bring invaluable online access to poor communities in South Africa.
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After months of rumour-mongering, JSE-listed packaging-beverage group, Bowler Metcalf, has confirmed what it's up to with its soft-drink bottler Quality Beverages, the maker of the Jive brand.
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SAB has relaunched its Castle Draught, under a new brand name, the 1895 Draught, and which is targeted at the rapidly premiumising and urbanising South African beer consumer.
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Fruitree, a popular, mostly nectar, juice brand in Pioneer Foods' Groceries Division has introduced a new two-litre Orange Squash to its existing range of juices.
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Artificial sweeteners ubiquitous in foods and drinks consumed by millions can raise the blood sugar level instead of reducing it, according to new experiments in mice and people. The provocative finding—made possible through a new avenue of research—is likely to stoke the simmering controversy over...