Tourist season in Queenstown and Wānaka means long shifts, hot kitchens, and a staff fridge that empties by 3pm. The drink that wins there is the one people finish — not the one with the loudest wellness claim.
Sidekick is a honey-sweetened soda from Wānaka: real fruit, New Zealand honey, no cane sugar, no stevia. 250ml cans. Same SKU for the guest door and the staff room.
Trade path: for retailers → order on Upstock. Home fridge is a different job: Fridge Fill.
Why cans in the staff room
Cans chill fast. They stack. No glass in a busy service alley. Staff grab one between runs without a glasswash cycle. The cans-first hospitality note: Cans first for hospitality.
Lead summer staff stock with Mango and Cherry. Pear if the team wants something drier with food. Skip building a “healthy soda” lecture into the break room — put cold cans in the door and reorder when the case is light.
Guest fridge vs staff fridge
Same can. Different buyer path.
| Job | Path |
|---|---|
| Sell to guests / face the cold door | Wholesale → Upstock |
| Stock your own house or bach | Fridge Fill |
Do not open a Fridge Fill cart and expect a trade invoice. Clear split: Fridge Fill vs wholesale.
MOQ and samples
12-pack cases · 5-case minimum · mix flavours across cases · GST invoices on Upstock. FAQ: Sidekick wholesale pack and MOQ FAQ.
Samples and first order: How NZ cafés get Sidekick samples on Upstock. Email Fiona with venue name and region.
Named rooms on the lakes
We name guest-facing stockists on the trip guides — useful proof that the can already lives in tourist-town doors:
Where to drink Sidekick in Wānaka
Where to drink Sidekick in Queenstown
Sidekick at premium NZ destinations
Staff fridge is the quiet reorder. Guest fridge is the public face. Both are cans.
Shop / order
Trade: for retailers · Upstock
Home: Fridge Fill
Hub: Wholesale soda for NZ cafés
Cold cans for the shift. Reorder before December peaks.
