07 May How UK soda brand Something & Nothing engages its audience
The company’s founder explains how they use email marketing to engage their audience with content that helps them ‘escape the everyday’......
07 May What is the ‘Zebra Striping’ trend?
Here's another term and trend featuring in the burgeoning realm of sobriety and and reduced drinking....
07 May Sprite now America’s no 3 soft drink
The lemon-lime beverage has surpassed Pepsi in sales volume.....
21 Mar Heineken Beverages and Soufflet Malt partner up
A new €100-million malt production facility will create jobs, support local barley farmers and strengthen South Africa’s brewing supply chain....
20 Mar The biggest beer expo in Africa is back!
BeerEx Africa, the biggest beer expo and conference on the continent, returns to Cape Town in May 2025.....
05 Mar South Africa’s brewers put food on the table
Beer is not just a drink – it is also bread and butter for millions of people around the world....
03 Mar Wine leaders chart industry’s future course
The second South Africa Wine Summit, set for May 22, 2025, at the Stellenbosch University Conservatory.....
26 Feb US: Coca-Cola enters trendy prebiotic soda market
The drink, which contains fibre for gut health and Vitamin C and zinc for immunity support, pits the beverage giant against fast-growing upstarts Olipop and Poppi....
10 Feb Commission adopts ban on Bisphenol A
The use of BPA in foodbev packaging is now outlawed in Europe…..
03 Feb Diageo identifies 2025 socialising trends in new global report
Global alcohol beverage giant, Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker, Don Julio Tequila and Guinness, has unveiled its annual global trends report .....
03 Feb Growth of $4bn+ expected from no-alcohol category by 2028
Latest IWSR data highlights the drivers behind the burgeoning no/low-alcohol trend.....
05 Dec Packaging innovations seal the deal in SA’s bottled water market
Globally and locally, the bottled water market has seen significant innovation in packaging designs, driven by consumer preferences for convenience, sustainability, and enhanced functionality....
03 Dec Refreshing summer sips with CarbSmart Sparkling
The Carbsmart brand continues to rollout into numerous foodbev categories, flourishing as consumer interest rises in better nutrition and sugar reduction....
13 Nov ALPLA opens state-of-the-art recycling plant in South Africa
New plant to supply up to 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET material per year from 2025....
31 Oct How to reduce hangovers with regular exercise
Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret – complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue....
15 Oct Inflation is impacting coffee prices & consumption in SA
Eighty20 has gathered valuable insights into South African coffee preferences across various demographics. From the convenience of instant coffee to the luxurious experience of artisan brews, coffee consumption is a universal pleasure.
14 Oct Seedlip founder has something new abrewing
Seedlip revolutionised alcohol-free drinking. Ben Branson launched Seedlip in 2014 and sold his majority share for an undisclosed sum in 2019. Five years on, he’s having a second crack at reinventing the low-and-no alcohol scene.....
12 Oct Nestlé’s Nespresso launches first ready-to-drink coffee
The brand taps into the growing popularity of RTD offerings and extends its reach outside of the home and office...
11 Oct Neat newcomer in the Savanna space
Savanna fans are in for a treat, with the launch of a new variant at the end of September....
30 Sep Innovations in caps and closures
On 3 July 2024, the EU’s new legislation mandating tethered caps for single-use plastic beverage containers officially came into effect - it has lead to a raft of innovation....