Wests (drink) facts for kids
| Industry | Manufacturing, retail |
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| Founded | 1876 |
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New Zealand
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Wests NZ is a company that makes yummy soft drinks and cordials. They are based in Dunedin, a city in New Zealand. Wests NZ is super old! It's the oldest company in New Zealand that has continuously made soft drinks.
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The Story of Wests
Wests started making drinks way back in 1876. A man named Tom West created different kinds of cordials. He made them in the back of his grocery store in Dunedin. People in the city really liked his drinks!
Growing the Business
The business grew bigger over time. In 1906, Wests started making ginger beer. Then, in 1914, they built a special factory just for making drinks. This factory was in a part of Dunedin called Saint Kilda.
New Owners
From 2007, Alf and Kaye Loretan owned the company. Later, in 2021, they sold Wests to Angela and Craig McFarlane.
What Wests Makes
Today, Wests makes many different soft drinks and cordials. They have lots of cool and unique flavors!
Fun Flavors to Try
Some of their special flavors include:
- Chocolade: This is a chocolate-flavored lemonade!
- RedZenergy: An energy drink.
- Cola and raspberry.
- Pineapple and pear.
Wests also makes syrups for milkshakes and slushies. They even create special concentrates for soda machines. These are called postmix concentrates. You can also buy soda syrup refills for home soda makers.
Sugar-Free Options
Wests cares about offering healthy choices. Many of their regular soft drink flavors also come in sugar-free versions. This means Wests has the biggest range of sugar-free soft drinks in New Zealand! They have also added sugar-free milkshake and soda syrups recently.
Visit the Factory Shop
Wests has a special shop right next to their factory. You can buy all their delicious Wests products there. It's also like a small convenience store with other items.
See also
External links
- Wests New Zealand Limited
