Middle-class consumers who may be trying to drink their woes away are the main growth driver of South Africa's alcoholic drinks market. And craft beer is quickly becoming their tipple of choice.
...Carlsberg has unveiled a protoype of its Green Fibre Bottle in what it hails as a ‘milestone’ breakthrough within an ‘ambitious’ three-year project.
...Putting the "bar" in barista, Starbucks has announced that it will be shifting from selling alcohol in a few select stores to unleashing it across the US.
...There is no denying South Africa’s long love affair with beer. With well over 100 different kinds added to the national beer menu in recent years, beer lovers have plenty more reasons to toast. But even with their growing popularity, choosing any of the many...
Graham Mackay, the man credited for turning SABMiller into the world’s second-largest brewer, died on December 18, 2013, at the age of 64, after battling a brain tumour.
...Mauricio Leyva is not a man to be overwhelmed by tradition. He appears to have given little thought to the fact that he is the first non-South African to head up a local company that can, at a stretch, trace its origins back to 1895.
...Not long ago, beer lived down the pub with the boys. But things are changing. These days it's often to be found with vodka and embracing tequila.
...Diageo is planning a major re-launch of Guinness in Nigeria, where it sells more of its flagship beer than in any other country, as the drinks giant seeks to accelerate growth throughout Africa.
...Australian researchers have found a way to improve the hydrating qualities of beer, without compromising on taste. By adding electrolytes to the amber ale, the researchers from a Queensland university may even have found a way to avoid a post-drink hangover.
...In celebration of American Craft Beer week, Mintel published these insights from several of its latest beer reports.
...A thirst for beer among Africa's middle classes is driving the world's biggest brewers to invest on the continent, but getting women to drink the beverage is another matter. Heineken is attempting to woo the elusive female African drinker with a sweeter, low-alcohol beer made...
Why drink beer out of a cylindrical can when you can drink it out of a bow tie-shaped can? That's what US beer giant, Anheuser-Busch, is positing, as it releases a unique can that it hopes will be worth its weight in marketing gold. [Click...
Beer in Russia became an alcoholic drink for the first time on New Year's Day.
...Most obvious food-bev innovation rests in packaging - to here's an interesting new concept for beer: French industrial designer, Petit Romain, has dreamed up a square glass container he dubs the Heineken Cube. [Click on pic to enlarge]
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