16 Jul Mintel: Non-sweet is the new sweet
Ongoing consumer concern about sugar consumption means there's a growing taste for non-sweet alternatives, says Mintel.
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15 Jul Nitrogen-infused coffee that tastes like beer is the new rage
Move over cold-brew coffee - the next new thing in coffee is nitrogen-infusion and it's making an on-tap mark in the trendy coffee shops of America, arguably doing for cold-brew coffee what craft has done for beer.
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09 Jul Craft beer trend sees alcohol content on the rise
With rising health awareness and concern about binge drinking driving sales of low and non-ABV (alcohol by volume) beers among consumers, it seems counter-intuitive that innovation in strongly alcoholic beers should be rising...
25 Jun Shortage of hops a threat to craft beer boom?
The craft beer revolution isn’t showing any signs of slowing down with 2014 proving another great year for brewers across the United States.
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17 Jun Matcha-maker, matcha-maker, make me some tea
Japan's famous matcha tea powder is in big fashion in America. You can grab a matcha latte at Starbucks. Whole Foods stocks the green tea powder on its shelves. Or now with the summer weather, maybe you'll see a Matcha Green Tea Blast smoothie from...
03 Jun Now here’s a trend that could be cool: premium ice
While mainstream consumers may not give much thought to the type of ice in their beverages, trendy American bars are finding clever new ways to innovate the frozen liquid, reports the Hartman Group, "Consumers are increasingly aware that using better water and a varied shape...
25 May Alcoholic drinks in 2015: Subdued, uneven and precarious
Global total volume growth remains subdued for a second year running and- at merely 0.8% for 2014- is set to be amongst the three lowest over the past decade. This analyst insight is by Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst with Euromonitor...
20 May Non-alcoholic beer a growing opportunity
Non-alcoholic beer is no longer seen as a product for abstinence but as a positive choice. And as consumption occasions grow and overlap those of soft drinks, experts suggest big soft drink players will have an increasing interest in the category.
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13 May Global packaged water consumption to overtake carbonates in 2015
Historically carbonates have led global soft drinks consumption, but according to Canadean’s latest forecasts, 2015 will see packaged water overtake carbonates.
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08 Apr Brewing in the US: At-home soda aims to revolutionise the business of CSDs
The way at-home soda brewers are ratcheting up their offers, you'd never guess "The Soda Industry is Dying," as NASDAQ declared recently on the heels of a report that carbonated-soft-drink sales were down in 2014 for the 10th year in a row. Instead, the makers...
16 Mar More income, urbanisation and erratic electricity driving demand for UHT milk in Africa
UHT milk sales by volume garnered 53% of market share in 2013, outstripping demand for chilled milk for the first time in South Africa, a growing popularity that can be attributed to numerous factors, reports Penny Ntuli, communications director for Tetra Pak South Africa.
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05 Mar Four key beer trends for 2015
Has the craft beer boom reached its peak? Will “speers” be the next big thing in beer, and have non-alcohol beers finally lost their stigma? Two months into 2015, Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst at Euromonitor International, takes a look at emerging trends in...
05 Mar Iced tea market heats up on health platforms
Despite rising levels of interest in recent years, ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced teas only accounted for a relatively modest 7.5% share of global soft drinks launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in 2014. Developments included the launch of more sophisticated products in relatively established markets,...
26 Feb Tiny Cokes: Less guilt means more money for soda makers
Americans want to cut back on soda, and they're willing to pay more to do it. With people drinking less soda amid health concerns, Coke and Pepsi are pushing smaller cans and bottles that contain fewer calories and, they say, induce less guilt. That all...
18 Feb How the protein beverage market is divvying up
Protein has become a buzz word in the food and beverage industry. It's up there with gluten-free, non-GMO and all natural. Consumers crave it and brands are launching new products and re-branding existing SKUs to feature the protein claim more prominently on the front label....
09 Feb Bag-in-box only wine retailer to ramp up international expansion
Is this a sign that bag-in-box wine has finally 'arrived'? BiBoViNo is a high end, French bag-in-box-only wine retailer that's got big ambitions for global growth.
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14 Jan Beverage Trend Tracker 2015
The end/start of a year always brings voluminous trend insights and predictions — from research companies, newspapers, chefs, flavour-makers, food companies, bloggers...
13 Jan US: Cider having a BIG moment
Right now, there’s a product in America growing at an astronomical rate. In the past three years, its market share has surged more than fivefold. While this product is anything but new, it's now recovering from a near-death experience and, in fact, is making a...
10 Dec US: Bottled water is projected to be the number one packaged drink by 2016
Every segment of the bottled water industry is growing and the category is currently the most successful in the mass-market beverage in the US, says the Beverage Marketing Corporation, a leading US management consulting and research firm.
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26 Nov The hype that is bulletproof coffee
For the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, the butter-infused, "low-toxin" coffee that’s created a media storm, the epiphany of the Bulletproof lifestyle came thousands of miles from home after drinking a strange brew.
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