Nigeria’s drug and food regulator has exposed a scheme in which three companies refilled counterfeit branded water bottles with water from unapproved sources and supplied
Africa’s alcohol industry is entering a more interventionist era, but not through a single continent-wide law. Governments across the region are tightening packaging rules, taxation,
Coca-Cola is turning one of its smallest product lines into a bet on an entirely new drinking occasion. The company has named its zero-sugar, zero-caffeine
Salum Nassor has been confirmed as Sales Director at Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd, completing a move from public affairs into the Tanzanian bottler’s commercial leadership. He
Heineken has launched more than 40 innovation pilots so far in 2026, spanning zero-alcohol beer, flavoured variants and premium extensions, as the company accelerates a
Diageo has appointed marketing and innovation specialist Janine Blakeway as its new Global Head of Vodka Innovation. The role puts her in charge of shaping
“Building in Africa requires a certain kind of madness to navigate.” That was David Idagu, Founder of Building for Africa, speaking at the Capital &
At The New Pour Summit ’26 in Nairobi, Effie Thiong’o, Head of Innovation for East Africa at EABL, told the room that the strongest beverage
We recently examined how nightclubs and lounges can end up serving as a last-mile channel for illicit alcohol, and how a club that looks legitimate
There are many ways a beverage brand can honour a sporting icon. Michelob ULTRA chose to print his career on a bar receipt. The campaign,
