Think chocolate is the best thing to come out of cacao? Think again. Every year, a staggering 11 million tonnes of perfectly good cacao fruit gets tossed aside - used only for its beans while the rest rots.
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Source: Kaoba - The cacao fruit
Enter Kaoba, the first large-scale sparkling cacao juice soda to hit the UK. It’s taking what was once wasted and turning it into something fizzy, fruity, and actually good for the planet.
Launched in Original and Garden Mint, Kaoba Sparkling Cacaofruit Juice is what happens when sustainability meets smart flavour. The drink packs a tropical punch - think pineapple, lychee, and pear - without the refined sugar crash. “The drinks market is drowning in over complicated, sugar-laden nonsense,” says Kaoba’s MD, Mathew Halford. “Kaoba is the antidote - a simple, honest drink that actually does some good.”
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Source: Kaoba Cans
When you’re sipping on the upcycled rainforest gold, it hits the pallet differently. And this is just the beginning with Ginger and Acerola Cherry are on the way, and retail shelves next in line.
Kaoba is more than a drink; it’s a statement. Waste less, drink better, and rethink what cacao can do. Want in? It’s already up for grabs online.
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