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UK: Baby formula in innovative new format Here’s some savvy innovation from Danone – the launch of the “first ever” formula milk in the UK to be sold in a pre-measured tab format. The company says the innovation is in response to parents’ desire for greater...
Oatly goes big in the UK Swedish alt-milk brand Oatly, which is gearing up for a US stock market listing, has announced plans to open one of the world’s biggest plant-based dairy factories in the UK. The plant, in Peterborough, East Anglia, which will open in...
So you want to be a beverage entrepreneur? Many people have an idea for a new range of drinks. However, starting a beverage company isn’t easy. Richard Horwell from UK marketing and branding company Brand Relations looks at six areas entrepreneurs need to consider. If you...
US: PepsiCo backs cocktail culture craze PepsiCo is making its first foray into the non-alcoholic cocktail mixers category with the launch of Neon Zebra. The range is aimed at Gen Z and young Millennials (21-34-year olds) who like making. cocktails at home, but are looking for...
Shoprite & Checkers aid struggling local wine industry Shoprite and Checkers have purchased more than 1.5 million litres of wine from South African farms to help ease the burden brought on by Covid-19. Global import and export restrictions, a struggling local economy, and multiple lockdown-induced liquor...
Global hard seltzer craze hits South Africa SAB’s has launched Flying Fish Seltzer – officially entering this fast-track global category – and simultaneously with beverage giant Distell’s entry! SAB’s Flying Fish created South Africa’s first flavoured beer and true to its nature of challenging convention and...
Distell enters the hard seltzer game! Vawter Hard Seltzer has been newly launched by Distell, a move that’s taken a surprising while for the market leader in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category in South Africa. Vawter Hard Seltzer is a range of spirit coolers: sparkling water with a...
Stylish packaging revamp for Esprit Distell’s 36-year old Esprit brand, is sporting new-look packaging and a conversion from paper to pressure-sensitive labels. Launched in 1984, Esprit was one of the first flavoured ‘wines’ on the South African market, with 7% alcohol by volume. The brand relaunched...
The Switch Energy Drinks story Have you heard of Switch Energy Drinks? Me neither… but here is a local company but six years old that’s selling millions of its cans in 12 countries. According to the Switch website, the Alternative Power beverage company was established in...
The global demand for healthier beverages Kerry has released The Right Taste for Healthier Beverages, an informative white paper that examines the rising demand around the world for healthier and tastier beverages. Today, around a third of global consumers are now what Euromonitor terms “immunity seekers”. Often,...
Anaerobic coffee: the next big thing in coffee? The coffee industry can never rest on its gilded laurels – these days savvy players keep rocking the game with a steady stream of new flavours or preparation techniques. Craft techniques, as well as new flavour profiles and roasting styles, can...
Castle Lite delivers cold innovation in Africa Castle Lite’s status as one of the biggest beer brands in Africa has been built on one, single, simple idea of product value – extra cold beer. Here’s the story of smart promotion of the brand in Tanzania…. Delivering an...
SA’s TaB drinkers still have time to say farewell Coca-Cola South Africa has confirmed that the nation’s TaB fans still have almost two years to wean themselves off the drink. While TaB sales were halted in the US at the end of 2020, a spokesperson says...
Cape Town to move ahead with new alcohol laws Western Cape premier Alan Winde says that the province plans to introduce further regulations around the sale of alcohol in an effort to curb abuse. Speaking in his state of the province address on 17 February, the...
Boxed wine in SA outsold bottles for the first time in 2020 Due to long bans on alcohol sales during the pandemic, South Africa wine sales in the local market shrank by a fifth last year – but so-called “bag-in-box” wines proved more resilient than bottled...
Coca-Cola South Africa gets new boss Phillipine Mtikitiki has been appointed as Coca-Cola Africa’s Vice President for its South Africa franchise. Prior to her appointment, Mtikitiki was the Vice President and General Manager for the East and Central Africa regions. “I am excited to lead the South...
PepsiCo launches Frutly juice waters for teens PepsiCo launched a line of juice waters called Frutly aimed at the teenager market. The drinks are made with fruit juice, water and electrolytes. They have no added sugar or artificial sweeteners, and contain 60 calories per 12-fluid-ounce serving (354ml). Frutly comes in...
Covid can fest for Nampak Nampak, Africa’s biggest and somewhat beleaguered packaging manufacturer, is enjoying a surge in demand for its aluminium beverage cans as booze drinkers take their favourite drinks home – in a can. The group says home-consumption demand for the cans has grown...
Alcohol industry recovery – glass half full The second Covid wave in SA, Govt’s tighter lockdown and yet another Prohibition proved a triple Festive Season Grinch for an exasperated population. It was painful to see an already shattered industry – one that supports over one million...
Better Juice, GEA partner to disrupt global orange juice industry Better Juice, the innovative sugar-reduction foodtech start-up, is joining forces with GEA Group, Germany, to scale up and expand its global footprint. Better Juice and GEA TDS have agreed to collaboratively construct and install the technology...