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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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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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...
On Monday it was confirmed that the inter-ministerial committee examining changing laws around alcohol had sent a proposed bill through to Cabinet proper. Various ministers have confirmed the bill will ban the advertising of alcohol in literally all media. But they've also now added another...
The expansion of South Africa’s middle class bodes well for milk producers, SA Milk Producers' Organisation CEO Bertus de Jongh has asserted, contrary to many concerns the MPO has raised about their health and sustainability in recent months.
...With sales already exceeding 75% of available floor space and with over a year to go, Propak Cape 2014 has already received an overwhelming early thumbs up from the packaging and processing sectors. The show takes place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC)...
The Distell Group succeeded in raising revenue 11,9% to R15,9bn on a sales volume increase of 7,2% for the year to June 2013. This was despite exceptionally tough trading conditions, marked by a global slowdown in economic growth, contracted disposable income and reduced consumer spending...
In a bid to ensure it is able to harness the ongoing strong demand in Africa, SABMiller has announced two major investments in the region, in Uganda and Zambia.
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Again leveraging the growing taste for cider, Distell has added a new variant to its popular Savanna range, Savanna Dark. [Click pic to enlarge]
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SABMiller has started importing 'fresh', unpasteurised lager to the UK, as global beer companies are forced to find new ways to rekindle drinkers’ waning enthusiasm for the amber nectar in developed markets.
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Arniston Bay Wines has announced the release of two wine-based 'taste infusions', exotic blends in Graviola and Passion Fruit, and Mint Aloe and Lemongrass, flavours.
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Australian researchers have found a way to improve the hydrating qualities of beer, without compromising on taste. By adding electrolytes to the amber ale, the researchers from a Queensland university may even have found a way to avoid a post-drink hangover.
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Freedom Foods Group, the Australian free-from (dairy) cereal and snacks firm, has expanded its product range with the launch of a long-life, non-dairy, quinoa-based milk.
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Caturra Coffee has introduced a new concept to the SA food service market - a cost effective and efficient way to serve filter coffee to large groups of people.
...Acquired in February 2011 for R106m - announced with a fair blaze of publicity and a further R150m allocated for upgrading - Nestlé South Africa has now decided to call it a day on soy protein and millk production at its SPP Potchefstroom plant. The...
Driven by surging demand for bulk wine, SA is looking to grow total exports to a record 500m litres in 2013, almost 100m litres more than the record set in 2012. But many market players think it's not all good news; they view the surge...
Dedicated drinkers may struggle to see the point of non-alcoholic beer, but it is growing in popularity around the world. Last year 2.2 billion litres were downed, 80% more than five years earlier.
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With over 290 billion litres sold in retail and foodservice, tea is the world’s most consumed beverage, outpacing bottled water, carbonates, beer and coffee. But, with global retail value of just $40.7 billion (compared to coffee’s $75.7 billion and carbonates’ $183 billion), tea still lacks...
BOS Ice Tea is launching in new and convenient 500ml bottle in nationwide stores this month, complimenting the current range of 275ml cans and 1lt value pack. [Click pic to enlarge]
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The proposed SA ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse, prompting Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, to assert that this is one step further on the way to fulfilling his promises on booze marketing.
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