Best juices & soft drinks

New Zealand has an international reputation for producing great natural juices and soft drinks.

The New Zealand Juice & Beverage Association honoured the country's best soft drinks at its 2009 annual awards. The winners were:

Supreme Award
Phoenix Organic Apple and Guava Juice (Charlies)

Supreme Award (Runner up)
100% Squeezed Gisborne/Kerikeri Valencia Orange Juice (Arano)

Smoothies
SeJuice Feijoa Fling (Pinto)

Fruit Drinks
Phoenix Organic Sparkling Fruit Drink Blood Orange (Charlies)

Single Origin Juice
Gisborne/Bay of Plenty Grapefruit Juice (Arano)

Juice Blends
Phoenix Organic Apple and Guava Juice (Charlies)

Still Water
NZ Natural (Frucor)

Flavoured Water
Glaceau Triple X Blueberry/Pomegranite (Coca Cola)

Energy/Lifestyle
Lift Plus (Coca Cola)

Carbonated
Schweppes Ginger Beer (Coca Cola)

Diet/Light
Diet Coke (Coca Cola)

Tea-based Beverages
Teza, Black Tea and Peach (Greenstone)

Milk-based Beverages
Moccona Mocha (Frucor)

New to Market (Winner)
Just Juice Pulped Orange Juice (Frucor)

New to Market (Runner Up)
Benger Gold Apple and Feijoa Juice (Alpine Gold)

Youth Choice Award
Just Juice Mandarin Passionfruit Punch (Frucor)

Best Orange Juice
100% Squeezed Gisborne/Kerikeri Valencia Orange Juice (Arano)