Wests (drink)
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Wests NZ is a manufacturer of soft drinks and cordials based in Dunedin, New Zealand.<ref name=odt>Template:Citation</ref> It is the oldest continuous manufacturer of soft drinks in New Zealand.<ref name=nzherald-sale-2019>Template:Citation</ref>
History
Wests began production in 1876 when Tom West created a range of cordials<ref name=odt/> in the back of his grocery store in Maclaggan Street, Dunedin.<ref name=odt-longevity-2014>Template:Citation</ref> These proved popular with the city's inhabitants and provided growth for the fledgling business. Production expanded to include ginger beer in 1906, and in 1914 a purpose-built factory was constructed in Saint Kilda in the south of the city.<ref name=odt-longevity-2014/>
The business was owned by Alf and Kaye Loretan from 2007, before they sold it to Angela and Craig McFarlane in 2021.<ref name=odt/>
Products
Wests today produces soft drinks and cordials in a range of flavours, many of them unique to the brand.Template:Citation needed These include chocolade (chocolate-flavoured lemonade), RedZenergy (energy drink), cola and raspberry, and pineapple and pear. Wests also produce milkshake and slushy syrups, as well as postmix concentrates and soda syrup refills in a variety of flavours.Template:Citation needed
Sugar-free
Many of Wests' regular soft-drink flavours are also offered in sugar-free varieties, which has led to the company offering New Zealand's largest range of sugar-free soft drinks.<ref name=odt-longevity-2014/> Diet milkshake as well as soda syrup flavours have recently also been added to the company's sugar-free range.Template:Citation needed
Factory shop
Located next to the production factory, Wests' factory shop offers the range of Wests' products as well as general convenience store products.