Will Unilever sell Lipton and PG Tips? Company announces strategic review for global tea business
With black tea volumes declining, Unilever – owner of PG Tips, Lipton and Pukka Herbs – has initiated a strategic review of its global tea business.
Archives for January 31, 2020
Constellation Brands acquires minority stake in Press premium alcohol seltzer
Constellation Brands has made a minority investment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin seltzer Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer.
Sun Chaser draws alcohol-free ‘buzz’ from nootropics
Tapping into the wide market of functional nootropic ingredients, startup beverage brand Sun Chaser leverages L-theanine and cordyceps for an alcohol alternative.
New product launches, events and trialling push low/no category forward in the on-trade
Some of hospitality’s top drinks brands are predicting that 2020 will be a year of acceleration for the emerging low/no alcohol drinks category – with momentum continuing to build beyond Dry January.
Low and no alcohol: 'Creating experiences is one of the most effective brand building methods'
People are more likely to purchase a product or service after they come across it in an exciting, engaging setting, writes Liz Richardson, managing partner at behavioural communications agency HeyHuman, in this guest article.
Goose Island goes So-Lo with new IPA: ‘The market has spoken’
A new 3% ABV craft IPA from Goose Island Beer Company will be the brewery’s first low-calorie and low-alcohol option. It’s going nationwide across the US and into Canada this year.
'Low alcohol' and 'alcohol free': What do these terms actually mean?
'Alcohol-free' in the EU means drinks with 0.5% ABV or below - and yet in the UK 'alcohol-free' drinks must be below 0.05% ABV. Steve Spice, Regulatory Manager at Ashbury Labelling looks at the different low and no alcohol descriptors used in UK and EU...
Making New Zealand the ‘go to’ country for lighter wines
New Zealand wants to be number 1 in the world for lower alcohol wine: with a first-of-its-kind $17m ($11m USD) programme to revolutionise the category currently under way.
What's hitting the shelves? New alcohol-free and low-alcohol products
Dry January has provided the perfect launchpad for new products in the no and low alcohol sector. We take a look at some of the new beverages hoping to win over consumers around the globe.