South Africa joins 16 other global markets for the rollout of Heineken 0.0, an alcoholic free lager brewed with a "unique recipe for a distinct balanced taste" – and only 69 calories per 330ml bottle [with 16g carbs vs 10.5g carbs in regular Heineken and 138 calories] .
No industry is immune... now disruptive technology is looking to change the whisky industry.
Nestlé is launching a new Nesquik All Natural powder featuring a simplified, natural ingredients list and a recyclable paper pouch.
Coca-Cola will release its first new flavours in more than a decade — Orange Vanilla Coke and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar — on February 25 in the US market.
Atomo Coffee doesn’t actually have any coffee in it, but it might be the future of coffee.
Here's an interesting beverage innovation out of Spain, with the launch of Refix, a range of functional waters made with 20% seawater. The brand's creators say this is an innovative new addition to the recovery drinks category.
Pepsi is gearing up to introduce consumers to a new drink that is made with nitrogen technology.
A UK manufacturer of air-dried fruit crisps has launched a range of infusions that can be both served as a hot cup of loose leaf tea and eaten as a snack.
Stellenbosch's Chill Beverages has launched into the alcoholic arena with Chateau Del Rei, is a new sparkling wine conveniently packaged in a can.
Robertson-based family-owned wine farm, Van Loveren, is a noted wine innovator - with its latest release being Almost Zero, a new lower-kilojoule summer drink with close to no alcohol.
Fitch & Leedes Blue Tonic from Chill Beverages International is the latest variant of its popular brand of craft tonics and other mixers to hit the shelves.
Sprite, the third most popular soft drink in SA (after Coca-Cola and Fanta), has launched a new flavour: cucumber.
Tesco is set to launch the ‘UK’s first’ non-alcoholic stout in response to the growing demand for no- and low-alcohol drinks from consumers in the UK.
Coca-Cola brand, Schweppes, has introduced Schweppes Flavours – a new range of fruity sparkling drinks inspired by cocktails.
Pernod Ricard has expanded its Kahlúa coffee liqueur brand with the launch of a ready-to-drink espresso martini can featuring nitrogen widget packaging.
Premium instant coffee. It sounds contradictory at first. Does such a thing even exist?
With the war on single-use plastic raging, there's growing interest in alternative water systems - to wit PepsiCo's recent purchase of SodaStream - and now comes news of Mitte, a German startup with a ‘first of its kind’ smart home water system.
SA's soft drinks company, Twizza, has launched Clark & Sons, a new brand of mixers named after the company's founder, and seemingly following the successful mould of Chill Beverages' Fitch & Leedes range.
While the craft and specialty cider market in South Africa is still relatively untapped, several vendors are trying to change the game for cider lovers, the latest being De Grendel with the winery’s new Three Spades Cider.
Tesco has become the first Big 4 UK supermarkets to offer customers water in aluminium cans in a bid to provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic water bottles.