BOS, the much-loved South African rooibos brand best known for its colourful cans of Ice Tea, has partnered with South African rugby icon Siya Kolisi, his wife Rachel Kolisi and the Kolisi Foundation, launching Siya Kolisi’s Limited Edition BOS can to celebrate all things wonderful about our country. For each Limited Edition can sold, BOS is donating 5% of the turnover to the Kolisi Foundation.

Aluminium is infinitely recyclable and is one of the most widely recycled materials in the world. The benefit of using recycled aluminium is linked to the amount of energy saved in the production of the aluminium and is well suited to the circular economy. Nestlé is continuing to drive science, technology and innovation to help meet its 2025 ambition to make 100% of our packaging recyclable or reusable, with the announcement that Starbucks® At Home by  Nespresso® coffee capsules are made using 80% recycled aluminium, a first for the Starbucks® At Home by  Nespresso® range. 

Cool Cat, a refreshing line of low-calorie wine spritzer cocktails, will introduce limited-edition PRIDE-theme packaging to commemorate June as National LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month. The rainbow-themed 4-packs of 12oz cans are available for purchase in select on- and off-premise accounts in New York, California, Florida, Connecticut, and online at drinkcoolcat.com.

The conventional cork wine bottle component only makes up a small portion of most packaging designs but Anthem Worldwide’s Sculpted by the Sun asks: “Do we need to bottle wine in glass?” The creative agency is working on a variety of concept designs for the future that has a low impact on the environment.

Alcohol use is linked to a leading cause of cancer, but that did not stop Cleavage Creek Cellars from producing a range of wines for breast cancer survivors. The Napa winery’s 2006 Reserve Chardonnay and the Secret White Wines were released long-long ago, like before Facebook, so we are assuming the marketing team just didn’t know any better at the time.

Kittea brings two of the best things in life together: Cats and tea! The company was founded in 2016 by a Singaporean girl who really love tea and cats. Within a year, her adorable cat tea brand expanded to 22 stores and 4 countries. It turns out that owner Inez’s business idea first came about in her teenage years.

The drinks industry recently scored a mere 4.8 out of 10 for sustainability in the annual Drinks Industry Sustainability Index Trends Report, published by drinks firm, C&C Group, and sustainable research company, Footprint Intelligence. While the report acknowledged businesses are making green improvements to packaging, transportation, and waste, it found the key environmental changes needed have yet to be implemented. Nevertheless, progress is still being made with green initiatives like tree planting schemes and sustainable packaging making headway in the industry.

Budweiser is paying tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. with a new tall boy can and merch collection in partnership with the Christopher Wallace Estate. The limited-edition cans became available on July 14 exclusively in New York.

Millions of coffee capsules are used around the world every day as coffee lovers, including guests at The Table Bay hotel in Cape Town, get their caffeine fix.

Shay Mitchell is getting into the canned cocktail business with her own brand of Sparkling Tequila. The flavors were inspired by two classic drinks – a lime margarita and grapefruit paloma.