28 Feb The global demand for healthier beverages
Kerry has released The Right Taste for Healthier Beverages, an informative white paper that examines the rising demand around the world for healthier and tastier beverages.
28 Feb Anaerobic coffee: the next big thing in coffee?
The coffee industry can never rest on its gilded laurels - these days savvy players keep rocking the game with a steady stream of new flavours or preparation techniques.
28 Feb Castle Lite delivers cold innovation in Africa
Castle Lite's status as one of the biggest beer brands in Africa has been built on one, single, simple idea of product value - extra cold beer. Here's the story of smart promotion of the brand in Tanzania....
28 Feb SA’s TaB drinkers still have time to say farewell
Coca-Cola South Africa has confirmed that the nation’s TaB fans still have almost two years to wean themselves off the drink.
28 Feb Cape Town to move ahead with new alcohol laws
Western Cape premier Alan Winde says that the province plans to introduce further regulations around the sale of alcohol in an effort to curb abuse.
24 Feb Boxed wine in SA outsold bottles for the first time in 2020
Due to long bans on alcohol sales during the pandemic, South Africa wine sales in the local market shrank by a fifth last year – but so-called “bag in box” wines proved more resilient than bottled wine.
11 Feb Alcohol industry recovery – glass half full
The second Covid wave in SA, Govt's tighter lockdown and yet another Prohibition proved a triple Festive Season Grinch for an exasperated population. And where to now for a shattered industry?
11 Feb Better Juice, GEA partner to disrupt global orange juice industry
Better Juice, the innovative sugar-reduction foodtech start-up, is joining forces with GEA Group, Germany, to scale up and expand its global footprint.
11 Feb Vinpro: Sustainability the priority for the wine industry
Wine industry body Vinpro welcomes the lifting of SA's third lockdown Prohibition, and will continue various actions to boost the wine industry's long-term sustainability.
11 Feb US: Coca-Cola transitions to bottles made from 100% rPET
Coca-Cola is introducing new bottles made from 100% recycled plastic material across its North American portfolio. Its new innovations will reduce the use of new plastic by more than 20% compared to 2018.
11 Feb PepsiCo launches Frutly juice waters for teens
PepsiCo launched a line of juice waters called Frutly aimed at the teenager market.
11 Feb Coca-Cola South Africa gets new boss
Phillipine Mtikitiki has been appointed as Coca-Cola Africa’s Vice President for its South Africa franchise.
25 Jan The biggest alcoholic drink trends for 2021
Some drink trends will continue into 2021 because of the pandemic and others will continue to grow in spite of it. Here are predictions from Forbes, with an American slant...
16 Jan SAB cancels R2.5bn in investments, as ‘huge job losses’ loom
SA Breweries, part of AB InBev, has cancelled a further R2.5-billion of investment earmarked for 2021 following a third local ban on alcohol sales in the country, it reports.
13 Jan SA’s Pura Soda has billion dollar ambitions
Three years after launching into its local market, the South African lower-calorie, lower-sugar soft drink brand, Pura Soda, is riding the right trend waves and is already available in 13 countries, including the US. This is a company to watch!
12 Jan Firmenich’s two Flavours of the Year for 2021: a super-root and a super-fruit
Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has declared ginger and yuzu as the two Flavours of the Year for 2021. Here's why....
12 Jan UK: Sainsbury’s reveals top food trends of 2020
UK food retailer, Sainsbury’s, has revealed the top taste trends that swept the UK in 2020, as well as what food people favoured in a year like no other.
12 Jan Kroger shares trending foods of 2020 and 2021
The Kroger Co, America’s largest grocery retailer, has announced the top 10 trending foods of 2020, as well as its food trend predictions for 2021.
11 Jan Wellness drinks trend: meditation and relaxation in a can
The beverage world is witnessing a new crop of wellness drinks and tonics — a new beverage trend touting an appealing escape from the endless rat race of trying to relax.
10 Jan UK: Gordon’s pushes into ‘low & no’ with 0.0% spirit
Spirits giant Diageo is taking its Gordon’s into 'low & no' with a 0% version of the massive gin brand.