SABMiller's first Namibian brewery has produced its inaugural brew, with bottles of Carling Black Label rolling off the packaging line. This marks a significant milestone for SABMiller Namibia, which previously imported all its beer from neighbouring South Africa.
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Clover’s decision not to pass price hikes on to consumers when input costs sky-rocketed soured the full-year performance, the dairy and beverage producer said yesterday in presenting its full annual results to June 2014.
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It's been a long time since hot beverages had some real innovation, and a new British concept that's starting to make waves is Peanut Hottie, a peanut butter hot drink.
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Sparkling waters, natural sodas, ethnic drinks, and teas are well poised for strong growth as consumers continue to turn away from carbonated soft drinks, seek more flavourful and exotic beverage alternatives, and look for drink options that are more natural and lower in calories and...
With summer on its way, SAB has introduced an innovativepackaging idea to keep Castle Lite beers extra cold and extra convenient: the ingenious 12-pack Ice Core, claimed as a first-of-a-kind portable packaging innovation in Africa.
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Keeping pace with coffee trends can be an exhausting business. The latest excitement in the UK, and elsewhere, is all about cold-brew, a centuries-old brew method that offers coffee geeks fresh nuances in flavour. And it is one that can easily be tried at home.
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Coca-Cola has agreed to put traffic light-style labels on its drinks sold in the UK to help tackle the growing obesity crisis.
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SAB has dabbled with craft beer in the past, but is now intent to be a part of SA's hugely-popular craft beer craze. It will be launching a speciality beer brand, No 3 Fransen Street, brewed at its namesake R&D brewery, to offer adventurous beer...
After years of surrounding its coffee machines and their pods with patents, Nestle, the owner of Europe's largest single-serve coffee brand, Nespresso, has bowed to pressure from French competition authorities and agreed to open up to knockoff capsules from competitors around the world.
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There's a new addition to the Castle Lite family – Castle Lite Lime – a new style of flavoured beer extending SAB's offering to the beer drinking market. It's the original Castle Lite, just unlocked with a dash of lime "Flava".
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Coca-Cola South African has launched a new and convenient 'My Size' re-sealable 330ml PET bottle for its key CSD brands, Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite and Stoney.
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Beer fans in Texas are rejoicing at news that a craft brewer in Austin has created a dream-come-true: a pack of beer with an eyebrow-raising 99 cans each!
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Beer companies may spend millions on branding, but a series of blind taste testings in a European study have revealed consumers struggle to distinguish between major beer brands. And beer fundis say this is good news.
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Coconut water, maple water, even birch, cactus and artichoke waters...
America's WhiteWave Foods Co, citing consumer feedback and not safety concerns, plans to remove carrageenan from its Silk and Horizon Organic products. Carrageenan, a purified extract of red seaweed, is used as a natural and approved thickener and stabiliser in many beverage and food products....
Water is the primary ingredient in virtually all beverages, but process water can create as many problems as it solves. Using less water is the solution — except when it's not.
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John Strömblad has been appointed MD of Tetra Pak South Africa, and comes to our shores after extensive stints in Asian markets for the packaging/processing giant.
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International research firm, Datamonitor, regularly publishes news of interesting FMCG product launches that it features as its "Consumer Product Launch Analytics innovation of the week". Here are three new beverage concepts that recently won this accolade.
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There is overwhelming evidence that abstinence is a cause of heart disease and early death. People deserve to know that alcohol gives most of us a higher life expectancy—even if consumed above recommended limits...