It started as a one-man experiment, and evolved into something of a social media joke - but Soylent, the Los Angeles start-up that makes a powdery beverage as a meal replacement with a sweeping nutritional composition, recently raised $20-million in additional venture capital, and claims...
Britons used to the traditional black pint of Guinness, can now enjoy a new addition to the Guinness family - and it's golden.
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Fitch & Leedes, the premium-positioned carbonates brand in Chill Beverages International's stable, has been moved a notch higher with its launch in an elegant new glass bottle.
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Starbucks is getting a new menu item. No, it's not another crazy seasonal Frappuccino. This time, the world's most massive coffee chain is taking a cue from a beverage created in the Southern Hemisphere, adding a drink that's known as a Flat White.
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Coffee is the ultimate “on the go” beverage, generally via restaurants and coffee houses. Packaged coffee creamer products had largely been shut out of this market until the launch of new Nestlé Coffee-Mate 2Go concentrated coffee creamer, a “triple strength” liquid creamer in a spill-resistant,...
Scottish Leader, one of the world's favourite blended Scotch whiskies, sold in 60 countries, is revitalising with a new look, an enhanced recipe and the introduction of an additional, premium Signature blend. The brand is now owned by Distell after its purchase of Burn Stewart...
New on the South African beverage market is Über Flavour, an all-natural ingredients brew that is made using 100% fresh fruit juice and rooibos tea.
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It has worked for beer, why not try it for soda? PepsiCo is launching a craft soda called "Caleb's Kola" that comes in glass bottles reminiscent of a bygone era.
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SAB has relaunched its Castle Draught, under a new brand name, the 1895 Draught, and which is targeted at the rapidly premiumising and urbanising South African beer consumer.
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Fruitree, a popular, mostly nectar, juice brand in Pioneer Foods' Groceries Division has introduced a new two-litre Orange Squash to its existing range of juices.
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It's been a long time since hot beverages had some real innovation, and a new British concept that's starting to make waves is Peanut Hottie, a peanut butter hot drink.
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There's a new addition to the Castle Lite family – Castle Lite Lime – a new style of flavoured beer extending SAB's offering to the beer drinking market. It's the original Castle Lite, just unlocked with a dash of lime "Flava".
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Coca-Cola South African has launched a new and convenient 'My Size' re-sealable 330ml PET bottle for its key CSD brands, Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite and Stoney.
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Diageo in the UK is targeting younger female wine drinkers with a new RTD vodka spritz served in a wine bottle, called Nola.
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Americans just don't seem to appreciate a pint of black, creamy Guinness. Among other efforts to revive Guinness sales, Diageo is introducing beers that many people wouldn't recognise as Guinness at all. First up: Blonde American Lager, which comes out this September. The great black...
Water enhancers have become a massively successful new drinks category in the US. Latest to the party is Nestle USA, adapting the concept to coffee, and who reportedly will soon be launching a 26-serve Nescafe ‘to go’ liquid coffee concentrate that consumers can add to...
The new Antonella Tuscan Tiramisu cream liqueur from DGB is a rich brown liquid with a coffee nose, subtle undertones of biscuit, caramel and vanilla.
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Danone Southern Africa has launched new Yogi Sip "Hunger Buster" with the same original taste of blended yoghurt and real fruit. The 500g pack is an ideal liquid snack for people on the move.
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Durban-based Joekels Tea Packers, number-three tea producer in SA, is embracing 2014 with some change by revamping the packaging of its popular Laager rooibos brand. New left, old look right.
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