When you think of New Zealand's oldest companies you think banking, agriculture and transport. But one which has been going for 145 years deals in something far more delightful - soft drinks, cordials and milkshake flavours. Your playlist will load after this adWest's quirky soft drink flavours, some of which haven't changed in a century, are well-known in Dunedin but rarely outside of Otago. “You can use it for several purposes but one is for drinking with rum for example, you can have rum and cloves,” he says. As his retirement approaches, he's looking for the next business brewmaster to take on the reins.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 27, 2021 17:37 UTC