06 Jan SAB is taking South Africa’s latest alcohol ban to court
SA Breweries (SAB) is challenging the constitutionality of South Africa’s latest alcohol ban.
21 Dec Pick n Pay helps wine industry recover from lockdown damage
South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced its commitment to purchasing 25 million bottles of wine in 2021 to support the local wine industry.
15 Dec SAB ordered to remove misleading labelling from Brutal Fruit products
The High Court of South Africa has interdicted and restrained the SA Breweries (SAB) from distributing, marketing or selling two Brutal Fruit Spritzer variants with non-compliant labelling and advertising.
13 Dec The Duchess and Castle Free go apartying
The Duchess and Castle Free have joined together to offer conscious consumers an alcohol-free party-pack, dubbed "Brew & Botanical".
13 Dec New approach to sugar reduction via super-sweet proteins
US cranberry company, Ocean Spray, has partnered with Amai Proteins to incorporate healthy, sweet proteins into its product portfolio, creating cranberry juice with roughly 40 percent less sugar.
08 Dec Fitch & Leedes debuts new sodas & mocktails
Nice, on-trend NPD from Chill Beverages - the launch of "Classics" and "Moments", new ranges of soft drinks and mocktails under its Fitch & Leedes brand that should find lots of takers with today's growing trend to 'nolow' drinking.
29 Nov Heineken on its SA plans and lockdown impacts
Heineken South Africa MD, Gerrit van Loo, was recently interviewed on The Money Show. He talks to Bruce Whitfield here on the brewer's continued investment in SA and surviving lockdown.
29 Nov How is canned wine innovation evolving?
Covid-19 has prompted consumers to increasingly shift to on-the-go drink offerings. IWSR looks at how the canned wine space is evolving.
29 Nov Tonic water market expected to reach $1.1bn by 2027
The gin craze has spawned a complementary boom in tonic water - here are some insights into this market published in the US by Allied Market Research.
29 Nov The environmental impact of five different soft drink containers
People are increasingly aware of the environmental harm of plastic waste, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics if they could help it. But are the alternatives to plastic much better?
16 Nov New study: three sweetened drinks a day has ‘minimal effect’ on gut microbiome
Several studies, mostly in animals, have indicated that non-nutritive artificial sweeteners (NNSs) can change the gut microbiota while others have found no such link, likewise this new RCT human trial.
15 Nov Binary Botanical: a beer for the contemporary consumer
Here's a fascinating bit of beer innovation launched in the UK by South African, Danielle Bekker, leveraging her impressive brewing qualifications and career experience.
09 Nov Silicon Valley start-up launches quickfire whisky
Bespoken Spirits is a Silicon Valley-based start-up, one of several reinventing the $500bn global spirits industry, using proprietary technology to reproduce the taste of a barrel-aged whisky, rum or brandy in three to five days.
09 Nov SA’s new coffee labelling regulations published
On 31 October 2020, new SA coffee labelling regulations were published as part of ongoing regulatory efforts to enhance product transparency and prevent consumers from being misled.
27 Oct Bacardi takes a leap to ‘world’s most sustainable spirits bottle’ by 2023
Bacardi, the world’s largest family-owned spirits company, says it will use 100% biodegradable bottles for all of its spirits by 2023.
27 Oct Super premium offer from Three Ships Whisky
Distell recently launched its fifth limited edition Three Ships Whisky Master’s Collection - a superb 11-year-old single malt with shiraz cask finish.
27 Oct New addition to the Chateau Del Rei ‘bubbly in a can’ range
Chill Beverages has added a new variant to its Chateau Del Rei line up of bubbly wines in a can.
26 Oct A new plant-based alternative to cow’s milk
Impossible Foods, makers of the Impossible Burger and other plant-based meat alternatives, is working on another food replacement that looks, tastes and behaves like cow’s milk.
26 Oct Coca-Cola kills TaB, after almost 60 years
Coca-Cola has confirmed that it will stop selling TaB across the world, including in South Africa.
26 Oct BOS Brands launch Fruit Icys for summer fun
BOS Ice Tea, celebrating its 10th birthday this month, is now available in a fun new format to enjoy this SA summer.