In tourism towns the cold door turns on foot traffic: walkers, rentals, day-trippers, Sunday night flyers. The fridge that only stocks the same national soft-drink set looks like every other town on the route.
A honey soda earns a slot when shoppers want a treat can that is not cane-sugar default and not kombucha. Sidekick: real fruit, New Zealand honey, no cane sugar, no stevia — 250ml cans.
What moves with visitors
| Job | Stock |
|---|---|
| Hydration | Water |
| Default soft drink | What you already sell |
| Treat can | Honey fruit soda — Cherry first |
Do not hide the treat behind milk or ice cream. Hand height. Reorder when a facing holes out — tourism weekends empty a door fast.
Grocery cold-door notes still apply: Stock Sidekick in your grocery store. Day-venue / activity fridge: What tourism venues put in the guest fridge.
Facing for a small door
- Open Cherry-heavy
- Add Mango or Strawberry if you have a second facing
- Keep Pear if lunch trade is strong
Flavour map: Flavour guide for stockists. Do not open with one lonely can “to see.”
Case rules (same as other trade)
12-pack cases · 5-case minimum · mix flavours across cases · GST invoices on Upstock.
Suggested open for a dairy / convenience door: 3 Cherry · 1 Mango · 1 Strawberry. Scale with how many doors you run, not with hope.
Walkthrough: How NZ trade buyers order on Upstock. Hub: for retailers. Email Fiona with store name and town.
What this page is not
It is not a tourist itinerary and not a list of named dairies. Named stockists stay on Find Sidekick. Your job is the fridge that turns when the town is busy.
