18 Jul Introducing Amarula gin
Distell has expanded its famous Amarula cream liqueur brand into a new category with the launch of Amarula African Gin.
29 Jun Cacao water – a multi-crowned super beverage?
It’s time to think beyond the chocolate bar to learn everything the cacao plant has to offer.
29 Jun Yes, broccoli-infused wine is now a thing
If brussels sprout gin wasn’t an already horrifying enough reality, someone has gone ahead and made broccoli wine.
19 Jun Jack and Coke tie-up: a game-changer?
Some drink combinations are true classics. Gin and tonic. Scotch and soda. Another on top this list in many parts of the world is Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s.
17 Jun PURA Kids just grew a little bigger
Trailblazing, better-for-you soft drink brand PURA Soda is in the news again - with an extension to its PURA Kids range.
24 May NOMU’s new vegan hot chocolate
Ever classy and on trend, Cape Town's NOMU has added a vegan hot chocolate to its range of drinking chocolates.
20 May UltraMel ventures into milkshakes
On its 50th anniversary, Danone's popular UltraMel brand has launched a range of full cream milkshakes.
16 May Something completely new from Sir Fruit
Leading juice player Sir Fruit has launched an exciting new drinks and dessert offering – branded Luckybird – for the restaurant and hospitality sectors.
03 May Nestlé launches functional milk to boost SA’s health
Nestlé East and Southern African Region (ESAR) has launched NESTLÉ EVERYDAY, an affordable, medium fat dairy powder aimed at mitigating SA's problematic micronutrient deficiencies.
19 Apr SAB’s Black Crown G&T is on a roll
A few years back SAB ventured out of beer into the gin & tonic space by launching Unapologetically African Gin & Tonic – ‘Black Crown’.
19 Apr Mahala Botanical – South Africa’s own Seedlip
Mahala Botanical is an impressively promising local addition to the booming no- and low-alcohol beverage category.
21 Mar Savanna’s spicy new ‘Chilled Chilli’ variant
Distell's Savanna brand has roled out yet another flavour innovation, claimed as "the world's first spicy cider".
15 Mar The first-ever animal-free milk to hit US shelves
In a leap for the commercialisation of bio-engineered food, a new milk will soon hit US shelves that isn’t a wholly plant-based product - rather it's made from whey proteins produced by microflora engineered to spit out exactly the same proteins found in milk from a cow.
25 Feb Pepsi’s new nitrogen-infused cola that’s ‘softer than a soft drink’
Billed as "the first-ever nitrogen-infused cola", PepsiCo has announced the forthcoming US-nationwide launch of Nitro Pepsi — an innovative new soda that will arrive this March.
20 Feb Ful spirulina-based beverage: a soda to save the planet
The emergence of startups in algae-based foods is driving innovation and fueling spirulina market growth. Here's news of an interesting beverage development...
09 Feb Further refinement of non-dairy milks
In the US, Danone brand Silk has introduced Nextmilk to appeal to dairy consumers who still prefer the taste of cow’s milk over plant-based alternatives.
09 Feb Bavaria launches two new 0.0% beers in SA
Swinkels Family Brewers, Dutch owners of the Bavaria Beer brand have launched two new products, Bavaria 0.0% Beer and Bavaria 0.0% IPA, to South African shelves.
08 Feb PepsiCo’s new category-blurring energy drink
PepsiCo’s getting very energised over energy drinks, with news of Rockstar Unplugged's debut, ‘a new kind of energy drink which focuses less on providing a big hit of energy and more focus on enhancing good vibes’.
08 Feb PepsiCo-Starbucks launch Baya Energy drink
Starbucks is stepping into the energy market with Baya Energy, an RTD beverage developed in collaboration with PepsiCo.
16 Jan Synthetic alcohol promises to make drinking safer?
Startups around the world are making beverages that promise to make you feel tipsy using the magic of plant extracts, not alcohol.