02 Oct Ambitious BOS iced tea eyes further expansion
After the successful launch of its products in Europe earlier this year, fast-track home-grown organic ice tea brand, BOS, sees scope to expand into the rest of Africa.
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27 Sep Liquor industry gets ready to fight off ban
In reaction to Cabinet's okay to the Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill, the liquor industry says it is gearing up for a major fight.
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27 Sep US: McDonald’s to phase out PS hot beverage cups
McDonald’s aims to eliminate the use of millions of polystyrene hot beverage cups in the US following a successful large scale test of paper cups. With more than 14,000 restaurants around the country, the decision is huge.
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27 Sep 2013’s Beverage Innovation Awards: Packaging and Processing
The finalists and winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation Awards @ Drinktec – organised by FoodBev Media in the UK and sponsored by Rexam Beverage Can – were announced at a special awards ceremony at Drinktec in Munich last week. The expert judging panel analysed...
26 Sep Drinktec 2013 proves massive success
Last week saw the quadrennial drinktec take place in Munich, a trade expo that is surely the international showcase of the beverage and liquid food industries. The organisers, Messe München, describe it as such: "Euphoric mood at the world's leading trade fair", "66,886 visitors –...
26 Sep 2013’s Beverage Innovation Awards
The finalists and winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation Awards @ Drinktec – sponsored by Rexam Beverage Can – were announced at a special awards ceremony at Drinktec in Munich last week. The expert judging panel analysed over 370 entries from 40 countries in 29...
26 Sep Amarula a top 100 global premium spirits brand
Amarula is the only South African brand to make it on to the list of the world's top 100 premium spirits brands in terms of volumes sold, according to Impact Databank, a US-based company that is a leading source for drinks statistics and analysis. The...
26 Sep Carbonation impacts taste perception of artificial sweeteners
A study published in Gastroenterology shows that carbonation in soft drinks may alter the brain’s perception of sweetness and make it difficult to distinguish between sugar and artificial sweeteners.
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26 Sep SABMiller’s Clark talks alcohol ad ban and beer trends
SA Breweries’ (SAB’s) dominant position in the South African beer market might, over time, give it an advantage if the government went ahead with a ban on alcohol advertising, but SABMiller chief executive Alan Clark said it was hard to predict exactly what would happen.
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26 Sep Cabinet okays draft bill banning alcohol ads
Cabinet has approved that a draft bill banning alcohol advertising and will be gazetted for public comment this week, according to Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini.
...19 Sep Clover weathers the storms – and now looks to yoghurt
SA’s biggest dairy producer, Clover, reported a 3.4% rise in full-year profit, in what the group described as a challenging environment. For the 12 months ended June, revenue increased by 10.7% to R8bn, and operating profit rose by 5.4% to R391.4m. Some interesting market intelligence...
19 Sep La Fleurette Non-Alcoholic – new sparkling blush from JC Le Roux
Distell has extended its JC Le Roux brand's non-alcoholic 'wine' offering with the new pink JC Le Roux La Fleurette Non-Alcoholic. [Click pic to enlarge]
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19 Sep How Johnnie Walker conquered the world
Ask anyone who travels in emerging markets or developing economies, and chances are they've been offered Johnnie Walker. According to a delightful article by Afshin Molavi in ForeignPolicy.com, the Scotch whisky's global reach is only expanding, a symbol of entry into the middle classes. His...
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...