Following a successful pilot project in the Eastern Cape, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is expanding the roll-out of 2-litre returnable PET bottles across Northern Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Some views from SA beverage and food businesses on how the Covid-19 pandemic has forced mindset changes and innovation to improve operations, and could even catalyse innovation and growth in future.
As sustainability ratchets up to the top of consumer concerns, the number of wine bottle alternatives is growing. Here's news of the aptly titled Frugal bottle, a paper bottle that's already commercialised.
News out of Australia is that ginger beer is becoming the brewers’ choice of “near beer” alternatives, as seltzers and other RTD-style drinks pervade its drinks industry.
South Africa’s leading manufacturer of UHT milk, Woodlands Dairy, has joined the direct-to-consumer wave and has opened an online store. [My trial shop was easy and impressed with prices. Ed]
South Africa's successful The Duchess brand has a new addition to its innovative range of premium alcohol-free beverages...
The winemaking team at Nederburg in Paarl share some interesting information about this supremely versatile grape, South Africa’s most-planted wine grape variety.
Nestlé has launched Starbucks At Home premium instant (soluble) coffee in South Africa. The new range consists of Medium Roast and Dark Roast coffees, as well as a variety of coffee beverages.
The triennial South African wine trade show, CapeWine, held in Cape Town and hosted by Wines of South Africa (WOSA), will now take place in 2023.
The triennial Propak Cape exhibition, slated for October 2020 at Cape Town International Convention Centre, will be held next year at the same venue.
Here are two interesting tales of how breweries and distilleries are making good use out of waste products: small-scale carbon capture in craft brewing, previously deemed unviable; and putting some of the massive quantities of excess whey to new purpose.
It will likely be five years before the global industry rebounds from the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
Seven people from a Cape Town township have died after drinking homemade alcohol, while 13 others were hospitalised, some in a critical condition, after they consumed the brew that was tainted with methanol.
Fitch & Leedes, the premium range of mixers from Chill Beverages International, is going big with eco-friendly, one-litre PET bottles for its popular Pink and Indian Tonics.
Tertius Carstens, the current CEO of Pioneer Foods, has been appointed CEO of PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Nice on-trend innovation from Woodlands Dairy - a high-protein recovery drink under its First Choice brand that's scientifically formulated to give all athletes, elite and amateur, rapid muscle recovery following intense workouts or competition.
Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world. But whether it's good or bad for your health can be clarified by genetics...
Nespresso has launched the first coffee capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium, part of its continued journey towards circularity, to minimise waste and maximise reuse of product materials.
The Six Dogs Distillery, owner of the popular namesake gin brand, discusses some of the lessons it's learned from SA's prohibition-afflicted lockdown.
A popular lockdown fad - whipping up a foamy beverage at home - is helping drive sales of instant coffee.