Plastic straws have become the poster child of waste, and most alternatives have their own issues. Now, a start-up ia crowdfunding an intriguing solution that fights the plastic straw boogeyman and keeps drinks cool at the same time – the Ice Straw.
Many consumers want the mental focus of caffeine without the jitters, prompting a wave of product development such as “half caffeine” ground coffee or ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew blended with relaxing botanicals.
The trends that have previously shaped the global beverage alcohol marketplace will be transformed over the next five years as the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic and into a period of growing economic instability.
Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has delcared its 2023 Flavour of the Year, dragon fruit, celebrating consumers’ desire for exciting new ingredients and bold, adventurous flavour creation.
With scientific research suggesting that no amount of alcohol is technically good for you, hard-drinking baby boomers are giving way to more sober millennials and Gen Z consumers who temper alcohol consumption in the name of wellness.
Meet the winemakers pairing grapes with other fruit and plants to create drinks that refuse to be classified....
Faced with increasing, albeit still limited, competition from plant-based milks, it's interesting to see innovation in dairy milks. This one should please the heart...
The majority of SA's non-alcoholic ready to drink (RTD) beverage sectors that were negatively impacted both by tougher than expected economic conditions in 2021 and the emergence of the Covid-19 variant Omicron are starting to see signs of recovery, according to info released by BMi Research.
In this interview, Alex Beckett, director at Mintel Food and Drink discusses the consumer trends driving the soft drink market.
It’s time to think beyond the chocolate bar to learn everything the cacao plant has to offer.
Non-alcoholic alternatives to booze have been around for a while. But recently, the sector has been booming. Insights from the US market…
The next five years will be pivotal for the dairy and non-dairy drink sectors. Some insights from Mintel...
Creating commercially viable and successful products in the mood-lifting realm of nootropics and adaptogens has been rare, but Covid has shifted things significantly....
Consumer wine trends in SA will be discussed at a free-to-attend webinar on May 12, 2022, discussing the findings of the Great Big Wine Survey 2021.
While bottled water has snatched the lion’s share of the non-alcoholic beverage market in the US, surpassing carbonated soft drinks, this is certainly not the case in SA.
As cannabis becomes more mainstream and legal, the ways in which it can be consumed will only become more varied. One of the latest trends is THC-infused beverages.
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.
Once but a sliver of the global beverage alcohol market, no-low alcohol beer/cider, wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink (RTD) products grew by more than +6% in volume in 10 key global focus markets in 2021, and now command a 3.5% volume share of the industry.
Startups around the world are making beverages that promise to make you feel tipsy using the magic of plant extracts, not alcohol.
Specialist research firm, IWSR, analyses the key drivers that will shape the global alcohol beverage landscape in 2022.