19 Sep International marketing specialist WOSA’s new CEO
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) has announced the appointment of a new CEO. She is global marketing specialist Siobhan Thompson, who succeeds Su Birch with effect from November.
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18 Sep The best cure for a hangover is getting older
There are not many compensations for ageing, but one has just been unearthed by Danish researchers that will bring a glow to the cheeks of oenophiles of a certain age. Their study of hangovers across adulthood has found their severity depends on age.
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17 Sep US: Why big beer is going flat
Beer's continuing sales-volume decline in the US is a notable trend. "As bad as it's ever been," says Harry Schumacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, adding, "I guess Prohibition was worse."
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17 Sep US: Turbo-charged Mountain Dew CSD proves a hit
PepsiCo’s new energising soft drink Mountain Dew Kickstar, only launched in February, has already generated more than $100m in sales in its first year, according to a senior executive at PepsiCo.
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16 Sep World-class dairy plant unveiled by Tetra Pak and Vietnam’s Vinamilk
Tetra Pak has inaugurated what it calls "the world’s most advanced liquid dairy plant in automation and integration" in Vietnam with Vinamilk, the country’s number one dairy manufacturer. [Click pic to enlarge]
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16 Sep Wild Island expands into RTD smoothies
Wild Island, the cordial brand in Ceres's Continental Beverages stable, now offers RTD convenience with its new, on-the-go 250ml ready-to-drink smoothies. [Click pic to enlarge]
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16 Sep US: Nestea joins the water enhancer party
Another expansion to the fast-track water enhancers' sector in the US...
10 Sep Sorghum beer barney between SAB and UNB
The fight for the umqombothi (sorghum beer) market has turned dirty as Daigeo’s sorghum beer arm, United National Breweries (UNB), has lodged a complaint of “uncompetitive conduct” against beer behemoth SABMiller at the Competition Commission.
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10 Sep Scotch for new generation of drinkers launches in SA
Monkey Shoulder, a new triple malt from Scotland, will be available in South Africa from September 2013. Billed as a "game-changer" aimed at a new generation of drinkers, it is described as free-spirited, fun loving with an easy-going smooth, rich and mellow vanilla taste, suitable...
06 Sep Japanese set to buy GSK’s iconic Lucozade and Ribena brands
Japan's Suntory drinks group is set to buy the historic Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline for about £1.5bn.
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06 Sep A Coca-Cola first: A heated soft drink
Japan is renowned for extraordinary-to-strange NPD, with Coca-Cola there announcing a new first among its scores of beverage selections: a heated carbonated drink. [Click pic to enlarge]
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05 Sep US: Shifting soup into the coffee capsule arena
Fresh-brewed soup! Campbell Soup and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have joined forces to create a whole new beverage-snacking category – soup in a K-Cup or coffee capsule. Yes, really. [Click pic to enlarge]
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05 Sep US: Bottled rooibos tea brand grows sales 330%
Rooibos on the march in the US...
05 Sep Relaunch for Hooch Fox
Hooch Fox, South Africa’s original FAB or fruit alcoholic beverage, has been relaunched by The Ceres Beverage Group, hoping to position itself as a market leader in the burgeoning ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages category.
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05 Sep Fibre-fortified beverages the next new mainstream trend?
p>With the one possible exception of an apple in the Garden of Eden, ingesting more fruits is seen universally as a wonderful idea. One of the reasons is the benefits of fibre – from fruits, vegetables, grains or other sources.
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05 Sep Innovate by watching your customers
One of the simplest and most effective ways to innovate is to go out and observe your customers using your product in their own environment, advises Dr Gavin Symanowitz, an actuary and founder of
30 Aug Chocolate may help keep brain healthy, sharp in old age, study
Older chocoholics may have a new excuse to indulge their cravings: The dark stuff not only soothes the soul, but might also sharpen the mind.
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30 Aug Black tea may help prevent tooth decay
It's the world's most-consumed beverage after water and its health benefits are well documented – but now British researchers have shown that drinking regular cuppas could extend to keeping gum disease and tooth decay at bay.
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29 Aug Ball Packaging conjures Magic Straw for cans
Beverage can manufacturer, Ball Packaging Europe, is unveiling its Magic Straw Can along with several other beverage can innovations at the Drinktec 2013, the world fair for the beverage and liquid food industry in Münich in September. [Click pic to enlarge]
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29 Aug US: PepsiCo to target premium water category amid CSD woes
Several US trade media reports suggest that PepsiCo is planning to launch a new premium water brand, OM, next year that will compete with Coco-Cola's Smartwater. Analysts see this as an attempt to revive its ailing North American beverages business that has been facing the...