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Four Sidekick Soda cans against a New Zealand mountain backdrop
Sidekick in the press
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A map of coverage on Sidekick — Forbes, Trend Hunter, Wānaka App, and more — with links to the originals. Read more...
Illustrated portrait of Sidekick founders Fiona and Rogan Tomlinson
Nana’s shrub recipe
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Nana did not start Sidekick Soda. She started the drink — fruit, honey, and apple cider vinegar. Read more...
Fiona and Rogan Tomlinson, Sidekick co-founders
A mum-and-son soda from Wānaka
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Sidekick is a small family business from Wānaka. Fiona Tomlinson and Rogan Tomlinson own it and run it. Mother and son. Read more...
Sidekick in the New Zealand landscape
Why Sidekick is going through B Corp
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A Wānaka honey soda, in the B Corp process, not yet listed. The B is not on the can. Read more...
Sidekick soda bottles
How the B Corp process works
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Assessment, evidence, a constitution change, then someone else checks it. Sidekick is in that process. Read more...
Recycling and materials around Sidekick soda
What is B Corp certification?
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B Corp is a third-party check on how a company is run. Sidekick is in the process. We are not certified yet. Read more...
Sidekick can on a New Zealand outdoor break
How to pack a trail can
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A can of Sidekick is a treat at the car, the lakefront, or town. It is not hydration. On Roys Peak or Ben Lomond there is no water on the... Read more...
Sidekick on a New Zealand mountain ridge
Best views in Queenstown
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Sidekick is from Wānaka. Queenstown is the next valley over. These are the views if you are in town for a day: one full-day peak, one town hill, the gondola... Read more...
Sidekick on a New Zealand mountain ridge above the lake
Best views in Wānaka
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Sidekick is from Wānaka. These are the views we mean. Roys Peak is the one on the postcard. The others are the ones you do on a work night, a... Read more...
Cherry Sidekick Soda in the snow with the Southern Alps behind
Where to drink Sidekick in Queenstown
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Sidekick is from Wānaka. Queenstown is the next valley over. If you are flying in, soaking at Arthurs Point, at the Saturday market, or on the lakefront on a Sunday,... Read more...
Sidekick Soda on the Rimutaka Incline — apple cider vinegar soda
What is ACV soda?
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ACV soda is sparkling soda with apple cider vinegar for a dry finish — not a vinegar shot, not kombucha. How Sidekick uses ACV. Read more...
Sidekick Soda on the Rimutaka Incline — honey-sweetened real fruit soda
What is a honey-sweetened soda?
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A honey-sweetened soda is sparkling soda sweetened with honey, not cane sugar, stevia, or erythritol. How Sidekick makes it in New Zealand. Read more...