30th April 2026 Beverage / M&AGlobal spirits giants Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard have formally terminated discussions regarding a potential “merger of equals”.
10th April 2026 Beverage / LiquidationsThe directors of contract beverage manufacturer startup Fresh Dynamics NZ have put the company into voluntary liquidation.
7th April 2026 Beverage / FSANZClearer rules for caffeine and guarana extract in foods have been signed off by the board of Food Standards Australia and New Zealand.
5th February 2026 Beverage / Oravida“Sustainability is no longer optional if you want to work with international luxury hotel brands. It has become a baseline requirement,” says Oravida Waters general manager Robyn Farmer.
4th September 2025 Beverage / RegulationThe UK’s Labour government has announced it will introduce a ban to prevent Under-16s in England from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster.
8th July 2025 Alcohol / BeverageSisters Drew and Taylor Sackfield’s family connection to Canada was the genesis for their hard iced tea, which they say is amongst the first alcohol combinations of its type in NZ.
7th July 2025 Beverage / RecallNZ Drinks is recalling specific batches of its Hydr8 brand Spring Water as the product may contain foreign matter, namely, blue plastic.
6th June 2025 Beverage / SalesDrinks makers were among manufacturers that started the year off with a bang, reporting a doubling of average revenue to $245k in the first quarter, compared with Q4, according to a new report.
15th April 2025 Beverage / SFFFA project to explore the prospects of Soju-based RTD utlising fruit waste-stream product has been backed by the government’s food and fibre fund.
24th February 2025 Beverage / ShnackA wellness entrepreneur is hitting supermarkets with what she claims is New Zealand’s first dairy-free protein shake in a can.
4th December 2024 Beverage / UnleashedThere are signs that New Zealand’s SME drinks manufacturers are bouncing back from a punishing period with sales revenue rising 10% on average in Q3, according to a new report.
8th November 2024 Beverage / ExportNew Zealand exporters of beverages should take note of California’s updated recycling labelling requirements, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised..
