24 Jul SA’s latest craft brewers – young, talented and black
Meet Apiwe Nxusani of Beerhogs and Ndumiso Madlala of Soweto Gold, two young, black South African beermakers who are helping to shape this country's burgeoning craft beer market.
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23 Jul Is it the booze aisle? Or a candy store?
In the US, there's a growing trend of sweet alcoholic drinks hitting the shelves, with some commentators dubbing this "excessively sweet and with an excessive alcohol content".
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23 Jul Van Loveren wines enters RTD drinks arena
Van Loveren, the family-owned wine Bonnievale producer behind the popular Four Cousins brand, is entering the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages market with its latest innovation – the new fruity, wine-based Four Cousins FIVER range. At its heart, the new range contains the popular Four Cousins wine,...
25 Jun Good Night relaxation drink now in SA
Good Night relaxation beverage, specifically developed to help relieve feelings of stress and support overall quality of sleep, has been launched in South Africa.
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24 Jun The potential in unlocking the digestion of milk
A new study on the digestion of milk could lead to the development of new formulas for premature babies, weight loss drinks and potentially new drug delivery systems.
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24 Jun US: Nielsen lists breakthrough food-beverage innovation products
Nielsen has issued a list of 14 breakthrough innovation products, among them several beverage items, based on products introduced in the US in 2012 that continued to do well in their second year in the market.
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19 Jun Nestlé launches global Nescafé ‘REDvolution’
Nescafé, the world's first instant coffee and the fifth most valuable food and drink brand, is launching a unified, global look and feel across all products in the 180 countries where the coffee is sold. Simultaneously, Nestlé is also launching its first-ever, fresh RTD iced...
13 Jun Food Babe blogger forces Budweiser’s hand
America's 'King of Beers' is bowing down to a food blogger. Anheuser-Busch unveiled the ingredients of Budweiser and Bud Light for the first time yesterday, a day after a popular food blogger started an online petition to get major brewers to list what's in their...
13 Jun Finding a secret of a perfect cup of coffee
UK scientists claim to have cracked one of the secrets behind the perfect cup of coffee. And the secret ingredient is surprisingly simple.
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13 Jun Frankie’s moves into hot drinks
From one end of the temperature spectrum to the next...
12 Jun Drink Tech Conference 2014 – A juicy program
Taking place at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in conjunction with the Africa Big Seven expo, on June 24, the DRINK TECH AFRICA CONFERENCE will be putting the spotlight on the beverage & liquid food manufacturing and marketing in Africa. Here are the program details for...
12 Jun Coca-Cola Life to début in UK
Coca-Cola is to launch Coca-Cola Life, its first new cola drink in Britain for eight years and which contains a third less calories and sugar than the regular variant.
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12 Jun What’s up with Red Espresso?
Dovetailing the global trends of health and tea with the consumer need for style and innovation, homegrown Red Espresso has been blazing a trail in the global beverage world. Now, a move to new eco-friendly ‘Redquarters’ signifies not only the company’s expansion but, it says,...
11 Jun Tell’s cider moves into glass packaging
Named after William Tell, the legendary rebel marksman who shot an apple off his son’s head, popular Tell's cider has taken the big step from PET packaging into glass.
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11 Jun SAB introduces Castle Milk Stout Ultra Smooth
Continuing on a path of innovation, SAB has brought to market its first nitrogenated draught in a can – Castle Milk Stout Ultra Smooth.
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05 Jun Phase 2 labelling regulations – showing potential but quite a few rough edges!
As many will already know, the draft Phase 2 of SA's labelling and advertising regulations descended from government printer cyberspace on May 29 in the form of R429. What's up now?
Nigel Sunley, one of SA's foremost labelling and regulatory experts, offers cogent insights and...
05 Jun Study could smooth lumps from powdered drinks
Nestlé scientists have developed a theory that predicts with greater accuracy the way in which certain soluble substances will dissolve in water. It could enable the creation of powdered food and beverage products that produce fewer lumps and a smoother texture when mixed with liquid.
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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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