Christine McAndrew

Mariko is a new category in beverage, developed after much research into the existing sweet soft drink offering and what the ‘Health and Well being’ consumer want. Our findings lead us to develop a refreshing natural functional drink for consumers interested in alternative to high calorie sugary drinks. Mariko is brewed from Sencha green tea leaves, lightly carbonated, with No Sugar, No sweeteners, No calories and contain a proven high level of (EGCG) green tea antioxidant. Mariko is bottled in 750 ml glass for the take home shopper and 250 ml can for the ‘on the Go and hospitality consume We use a very simple effective brewing process; We steep the premium unprocessed green tea leaves in small batches, leaving them to brew while extracting all the flavours and the powerful antioxidant (EGCG). We add a little sparkle to give it the refreshing functional great tasting mouthfeel. Botanicals are infused to create new variants ie. Berry and Lemon and Lime.