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Binary Botanical: a beer for the contemporary consumer Here’s a fascinating bit of beer innovation created and launched in the UK by South African, Danielle Bekker, leveraging her impressive brewing qualifications and career experience. Bekker, a former SABMiller global brewing innovation director, has created Binary Botanical,...
A new kind of brew: innovations in coffee and tea Enjoy this FREE digital magazine on all the latest coffee and tea trends, compiled by Food & Beverage Insider. This is a fabulous resource outlining the multiple trends swaying tea-coffee consumption and NPD. Coffee and tea...
The cult of natural wine Natural wine has been fermenting in France since the 1970s, but recently it’s been gathering headlines around the world. What is this phenomenon? The magazine Wine Business International (WBI) estimates that natural accounts for less than 2% of global sales, but,...
The bittersweet sexist history of marketing diet soda Coca-Cola recently announced that its first diet soda, Tab, would be globally discontinued. Tab targeted women, specifically, promising to reshape their bodies. Here’s a great essay on the fascinating marketing of diet soda over the years… The Tab...
Silicon Valley start-up launches quickfire whisky Bespoken Spirits, a Silicon Valley-based start-up, is one of several reinventing the $500bn global spirits industry, using proprietary technology to reproduce the taste of a barrel-aged whisky, rum or brandy in three to five days. Founded by materials scientist Martin...
SA’s new coffee labelling regulations published On 1 November 2021, strict new rules on what manufacturers may label as coffee will come into full force in South Africa, as part of ongoing regulatory efforts to prevent consumers from being misled. The new amendments were published on...
‘Using science to brew incredible coffee from the world’s best beans’ Cometeer is the newest company in the booming US craft coffee industry, which is estimated to be worth $85-billion in five years. It aims to deliver coffee that has already been ground correctly and has been...
Castle Lager has a new label The country’s oldest beer, Castle, has received a makeover, with its label now being distinctly more South African. It’s not a massive departure, and may even go unnoticed among less-than-ardent consumers. But fans will spot a number of changes, including...
Bacardi takes a leap to ‘world’s most sustainable spirits bottle’ by 2023 Bacardi, the world’s largest family-owned spirits company, says it will use 100% biodegradable bottles for all of its spirits by 2023. As part of this move, the Bermudian-based firm has launched a 100% biodegradable...
Innova’s top 10 foodbev trends for 2021 Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2021, with brands upping their game to meet evolving ethical, environmental and clean label consumer demands. Innova Market Insights, food trend specialists for over 25...
Super premium offer from Three Ships Whisky Distell recently launched its fifth limited edition Three Ships Whisky Master’s Collection – a superb 11-year-old single malt with shiraz cask finish. This collectable release made its debut in style on 20 October at an exclusive online sale held...
New addition to the Chateau Del Rei ‘bubbly in a can’ range Chill Beverages has added a new variant to its Chateau Del Rei line up of bubbly wines in a can. New Chateau Del Rei Sweet Red is described by the company as having “a...
A new plant-based alternative to cow’s milk During a recent virtual press conference, Impossible Foods gave the world the first look at its new plant-based cow’s milk alternative that will have culinary properties close to or identical with cow’s milk, rather than simply being a standard...
Coca-Cola kills TaB, after almost 60 years Coca-Cola has confirmed that it will stop selling TaB across the world, including in South Africa. TaB was launched in 1963 – the company’s first sugar-free soft drink brand, aimed at consumers who wanted to “keep tabs” on their...
BOS Brands launch Fruit Icys for summer fun BOS Ice Tea, celebrating its 10th birthday this month, is now available in a fun new format to enjoy this SA summer. Introducing BOS Fruit Icys, a freeze-at-home fruit ice confection, made with a combination of organic rooibos...
The spirited rise of bourbon in South Africa Bourbon is enjoying an upswing in SA’s premium drinks market – with growing numbers of imbibers increasingly appreciative of America’s iconic spirit. “Bourbon hasn’t been as well-known and appreciated as Scotch and Irish whisky, however Bourbon is becoming...
Guiness 0.0 launches in Great Britain The global drinks company Diageo is to further raise the stakes in the burgeoning low- and no-alcohol drinks sector by launching a booze-free version of Guinness in Britain and Ireland. It has taken the Diageo brand around four years to...
Lockdown’s hard impact on SA soft beverage categories The bottled water, energy drinks and sparkling soft drinks categories are three distinctively different categories that have all suffered very different impacts as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. Here are some interesting insights by Dr Dana Braithwaite,...
Lockdown’s hard impact on SA soft beverage categories The bottled water, energy drinks and sparkling soft drinks categories are three distinctively different categories that have all suffered very different impacts as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. Here are some interesting insights by Dr Dana Braithwaite,...
Covid lockdown drives new trends in distilling across Africa The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted investment across Africa in distilling facilities, and coerced existing distillers and brewers to innovate and diversify. This is according to Hendré Barnard, training and marketing manager at Distillique – one of the...