14 Jun Coca-Cola’s Costa Coffee launches new RTD
Costa Coffee has launched its first new product since Coca-Cola acquired the company for $5.1bn last August: a range of RTD coffees that will debut in the UK this month.
28 May BOS tea launches unsweetened variant
BOS Brands, creator of the turbo-charged local brand, BOS Ice Tea, has launched BOS Sparkling Unsweetened Ice Tea to its extensive portfolio.
12 Feb Reverse engineering coffee: better brew without the bean
Atomo Coffee doesn’t actually have any coffee in it, but it might be the future of coffee.
14 Jan Turning snacks into ‘edible teas’
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.
16 Sep Specialty instant coffee startups on the disruption trail
Premium instant coffee. It sounds contradictory at first. Does such a thing even exist?
25 Jul Sir Fruit introduces new range of low-sugar, brewed ice tea
SA premium fruit juice company, Sir Fruit, has expanded into the realm of brewed ice tea - and with low sugar.
15 May New flavoured green teas from Tetley
Tetley continues to shake up the SA tea sector and, on the heels of its successful launch last year of pure green tea - now claimed as already the second-biggest brand in the country - it has launched a range of flavoured green teas.
08 Mar UK: PG tips goes fully biodegradable
Unilever tea brand, PG tips, is launching tea bags that are 100% biodegradable: removing the plastic polypropylene which is commonly used as a sealant.
25 Nov Super-innovative convenience cappuccino developed by SA entrepreneur
An exciting new convenience cappuccino, Ella, has just launched in South Africa, enabling consumers to carry barista-quality coffee in their back pocket, and make it anywhere as long as they have hot water.
16 Nov Cheese does go with everything…meet cheese tea
Bubble tea had better move aside or step up its game, because there’s a new drink trend in town: cheese tea.
23 Aug Researchers develop dissolvable milk capsules
A new way to have your coffee without spilling the milk? Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink.
21 Feb US: Starbucks rolls out bottled iced teas in partnership with AB InBev
Starbucks has debuted the new range of bottled iced teas that it announced it would launch in partnership with Anheuser-Busch last June.
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20 Feb US: Nestlé Waters launches authentic iced teas amid Nestea overhaul
Nestlé Waters in the US has launched a new range of real-brewed iced tea, as it embarks on a complete overhaul of its Nestea brand.
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26 Oct The brand behind ‘the world’s first see-through coffee’
Clear Coffee or CLR CFF is a new beverage brand set to reinvent the coffee sector. The start-up from Slovakia has launched “the first clear coffee in the world”.
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06 Oct Fabulous new flavours for red espresso
More innovation from red espresso: its capsule range now includes four new flavours.
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29 Sep Bigger, better, bolder: BOS ice tea launches the Big BOS
BOS ice tea has launched a new 3-litre BOS pack, just in time for summer.
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28 Mar UK: PG Tips’s new Nespresso-compatible tea pods
In a UK-market first, Unilever's PG Tips has launched a range of tea pods compatible with Nespresso coffee machines for the first time, allowing consumers to make PG tea with the push of a button.
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26 Jan Turning your latte into art
It's kinda nice when baristas draw little things like hearts or leaves in the foam on your cappuccino. There's a chance, however, that those designs may be going the way of cave paintings.
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04 Nov New coffee concepts with kick
Constant innovations are making the world's two ancient beverages, coffee and tea, more popular and interesting than ever. In the news this week are two new coffee ideas...
09 Apr Lipton Ice Tea launches new Green Ice Tea Pear and Peach
Lipton Ice Tea, South Africa’s leading ice tea brand, has launched its first combination flavour – Green Ice Tea Pear and Peach. With a naturally refreshing and tasty flavour, offering consumers refreshment in every sip, the product hit shelves at the end of March.
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