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      <image:title>🍯 The Best Sweeteners for Your Health – Why Honey Reigns Supreme</image:title>
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      <image:title>#1 - Understanding the Life of Bees: How Bees Make Honey and Their Role in Pollination 🐝</image:title>
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      <image:title>#2 - Inside the Beehive: The Honeycomb &amp; Beekeeper&apos;s Role 🍯</image:title>
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      <image:title>#3 - Harvesting Honey: From Hive to Extractor 🏡</image:title>
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      <image:title>#4 - The Extraction Process: Spinning Liquid Gold 🔄</image:title>
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      <image:title>How we bottle honey soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Brewster Hut track, Southern Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:title>#6 - Raw vs. Processed Honey: What’s the Difference? 🤔</image:title>
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      <image:title>#7 - Sustainable Beekeeping &amp;amp; Ethical Honey Production 🌱</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda at Wilmot Saddle, New Zealand</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Behind the Bubbles: How Sidekick Soda is Changing the Soda Game</image:title>
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      <image:title>🧀 Sidekick Soda Lands at C’est Cheese</image:title>
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      <image:title>How grocers range a honey soda 12-pack</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda at the Remarkables Ice and Mixed Festival, New Zealand</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How NZ trade buyers order Sidekick on Upstock</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How to fill a home fridge without cane sugar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda at Wilmot Saddle, New Zealand</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Honey soda vs diet soda vs kombucha</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda at the Remarkables Ice and Mixed Festival, New Zealand</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How to price honey soda on a café menu</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda at the Remarkables Ice and Mixed Festival, New Zealand</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Sidekick-BrewsterHut-8.jpg?v=1788438661</image:loc>
      <image:title>How to stock an alcohol-free cooler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Brewster Hut track, Southern Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Where to drink Sidekick in Wānaka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Wilmot Saddle track, Southern Alps near Wānaka</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Lunch-time drinks at Grow Wānaka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Rimutaka Incline, New Zealand backcountry</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What is a honey-sweetened soda?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Rimutaka Incline — honey-sweetened real fruit soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What is ACV soda?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on the Rimutaka Incline — apple cider vinegar soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Where to drink Sidekick in Queenstown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cherry Sidekick Soda in the snow with the Southern Alps behind</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cherry Bourbon Highball</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Cherry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cherry Gin &amp; Rosemary Fizz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Cherry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cherry Lime Nojito</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Cherry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cherry Rosemary Lemon Spritz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Cherry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mango Margarita Fizz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Mango soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mango Mezcal Highball</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Mango soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mango Chilli Lime</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Mango soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mango Ginger Mint Fizz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Mango soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pear &amp; Elderflower Gin Spritz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Pear soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pear Vermouth Spritz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Pear soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pear, Cucumber &amp; Elderflower Spritz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Pear soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pear Rosemary Cooler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Pear soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Strawberry Basil Collins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Strawberry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Strawberry Tequila Lime Fizz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Strawberry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Strawberry Lemon Garden Spritz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Strawberry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Final_Strawberry_87fc39ae-4e35-4ad0-8a72-a7c1f92aded7.jpg?v=1788478410</image:loc>
      <image:title>Strawberry Mint Lime Cooler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Strawberry soda</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-19_2ba4cf6a-921a-482f-916e-2c88360a98a3.jpg?v=1788479017</image:loc>
      <image:title>Best views in Wānaka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on a New Zealand mountain ridge above the lake</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-04T23:43:21+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-27_a3a52a07-8663-4044-afb6-e4b9573b057c.jpg?v=1788480293</image:loc>
      <image:title>Best views in Queenstown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on a New Zealand mountain ridge</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-05T00:09:32+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How to pack a trail can</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick can on a New Zealand outdoor break</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/01-what-is-b-corp-certification-2400x1600_69754ed2-f24c-4f39-b8f0-be3d53cdca64.jpg?v=1791261266</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is B Corp certification?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Certified B Corporation badge with Sidekick wordmark</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How the B Corp process works</image:title>
      <image:caption>Notebook and laptop on a desk — B Corp process</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/02-why-sidekick-went-through-b-corp-2400x1600_f65dbd54-d9d2-4a71-8e9f-bc5e6d5bbcff.jpg?v=1791261296</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why Sidekick went through B Corp</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fiona and Rogan Tomlinson outdoors</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-27T14:26:33+13:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A mum-and-son soda from Wānaka</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Illustrated portrait of Sidekick founders Fiona and Rogan Tomlinson</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Four Sidekick Soda cans against a New Zealand mountain backdrop</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on a Southern Alps track near Wānaka</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A weekend in Wānaka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on a Southern Alps track near Wānaka</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A weekend in Queenstown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on a Queenstown-area mountain ridge</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-22T11:43:34+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Honey soda in New Zealand</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick honey-sweetened soda on a New Zealand track</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Non-alcoholic drinks in Queenstown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on a Queenstown-area mountain ridge</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Drinks at Queenstown Airport</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cherry Sidekick Soda with the Southern Alps behind</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>What to drink hiking in New Zealand</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick can on a New Zealand outdoor break</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>After the walk in Wānaka and Queenstown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on a New Zealand mountain ridge above the lake</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>How we turned Nana’s shrub into soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Drinking Sidekick Cherry on a Southern Alps ridge</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-05T11:28:09+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Why we still make a shrub</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Mango on a Southern Alps track</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-05T11:28:15+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Old-school soda and traditional drinks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Cherry cans in alpine snow</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Where to drink Sidekick in Arrowtown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Soda on a Southern Alps day trip from Queenstown</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/soda-flavour-trends-2026-nz</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-07T17:18:34+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Soda flavour trends in 2026 (NZ)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans outdoors — soda flavour trends</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/dirty-soda-nz-with-sidekick</loc>
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      <image:title>Dirty soda, NZ edition</image:title>
      <image:caption>Building a dirty soda with Sidekick</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/healthy-soft-drink-alternatives-nz</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-10-07T01:50:56+13:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/SideKick-WilmotSaddle-13.jpg?v=1788758262</image:loc>
      <image:title>Healthy soft drink alternatives in NZ</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick as a soft drink alternative outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/watermelon-mint-cooler</loc>
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      <image:title>Watermelon Mint Cooler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Watermelon can</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T17:18:04+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Watermelon Dirty Soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Watermelon can</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/watermelon-lime-nojito</loc>
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      <image:title>Watermelon Lime Nojito</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Watermelon can</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T17:29:15+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Honey soda vs kombucha in Aussie cafés</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans — honey soda for café fridges</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/non-alcoholic-mixers-australian-hosts</loc>
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      <image:title>Non-alcoholic mixers for Australian hosts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick as a non-alcoholic mixer</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>What is a drinking shrub?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors — drinking shrub soda</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-08T20:40:52+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>New Zealand honey soda for Aussie fridges</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick honey soda from New Zealand</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/soda-that-isnt-stevia-or-fiber</loc>
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      <image:title>Soda that isn’t stevia or fiber</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick can — not stevia, not fiber soda</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/watermelon-dirty-soda-and-mocktails</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Watermelon_Can_clearcut_50bc8b48-42f0-426f-9d58-3ec6a88e304f.png?v=1788758917</image:loc>
      <image:title>Watermelon dirty soda and mocktails</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick Watermelon can</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Where to find Sidekick near you</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finding Sidekick in the wild</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Real fruit soda vs prebiotic soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick real fruit soda outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T17:29:16+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A new kind of soda story</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fiona and Rogan Tomlinson illustration</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T21:04:49+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How to build a Fridge Fill (Cherry first)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans ready for a Fridge Fill</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:46:43+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-27_458d52a9-8c53-42c6-b661-aa6b9b9c4b73.jpg?v=1788770799</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mixed pack vs single flavour</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mixed Sidekick flavours on a bench</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:46:51+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/SideKick-WilmotSaddle-13_630e0f6d-020f-4b62-93ed-53d15df87657.jpg?v=1788770808</image:loc>
      <image:title>How to ask your café to stock Sidekick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Asking a café to stock Sidekick</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/three-boxes-free-shipping-fridge-math</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:46:59+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Three boxes and free NZ shipping</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three Sidekick boxes for free NZ shipping</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:47:08+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Weekend cooler with honey soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Weekend cooler packed with Sidekick cans</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/cherry-dirty-soda</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:47:17+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-27_d23225a1-42ff-4e2b-9a92-634e036d6f0c.jpg?v=1788770832</image:loc>
      <image:title>Cherry Dirty Soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cherry dirty soda with Sidekick Cherry</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/mango-coconut-dirty-soda</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-07T20:47:25+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Mango Coconut Dirty Soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mango coconut dirty soda with Sidekick</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>What is Fridge Fill?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How long does a Sidekick 12-pack last?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick mix on a bench</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cherry vs variety for your first order</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick mix on a bench</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How Suggest a store works</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/when-watermelon-sells-out-restock-cherry</loc>
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      <image:title>When Watermelon sells out, restock Cherry</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>The 10-second FOH line for honey soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>How cafés face Cherry first</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Sidekick case minimum explained</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/cans-for-the-home-fridge-glass-later</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T19:39:09+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Cans for the home fridge (glass later)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>How to read the Sidekick can</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick mix on a bench</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/strawberry-dirty-soda</loc>
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      <image:title>Strawberry Dirty Soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick mix on a bench</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/recipes/pear-dirty-soda</loc>
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      <image:title>Pear Dirty Soda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Cherry Ginger Cooler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-07T21:03:27+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>One Cherry Can, Three Serves</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick mix on a bench</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/wholesale-soda-for-nz-cafes</loc>
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      <image:title>Wholesale soda for NZ cafés</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans on a table</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:20:12+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Stock Sidekick in your grocery store</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:20:37+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How cafés choose a better soft-drink fridge</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on the trail</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:20:50+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Honey soda vs kombucha for NZ cafés</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:21:03+12:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Fridge Fill vs wholesale</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick in the mountains</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Flavour guide for stockists</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick flavour cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:21:32+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
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      <image:title>Sidekick wholesale pack and MOQ FAQ</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:21:46+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Snowcraft-43.jpg?v=1789003306</image:loc>
      <image:title>What tourism venues put in the guest fridge</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick in alpine setting</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:22:01+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Lobby and minibar without the default soft drink</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:22:15+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Multi-site café fridge plan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:22:30+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Non-alc that still feels like a treat for NZ restaurants</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:22:45+12:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Snowcraft-31.jpg?v=1789003365</image:loc>
      <image:title>Convenience fridge stock in NZ tourism towns</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick on snow</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/sidekick-whats-hot-buyer-brief</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:22:57+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
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      <image:title>What’s hot for buyers — Sidekick range brief</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick product</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:23:15+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/SideKick-WilmotSaddle-20.jpg?v=1789003395</image:loc>
      <image:title>How we run wholesale without spreadsheet chaos</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/cafe-owner-faqs-sidekick</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:23:32+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-20.jpg?v=1789003412</image:loc>
      <image:title>FAQs from café owners who stock Sidekick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/made-in-nz-for-your-fridge</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:23:47+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Sidekick-BrewsterHut-18.jpg?v=1789003427</image:loc>
      <image:title>Made in New Zealand — what that means for your fridge</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick New Zealand outdoors</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:24:00+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-18.jpg?v=1789003440</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is honey fruit soda? (for stockists)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick honey fruit soda</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/cans-first-for-hospitality</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:24:13+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-17.jpg?v=1789003453</image:loc>
      <image:title>Cans-first for hospitality</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans for hospitality</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/better-soda-two-markets</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T17:05:04+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-5_25443dc3-4563-4d81-a5cb-fdd90448667b.jpg?v=1789016699</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why “better soda” is two markets, not one</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick cans — better soda markets</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/stevia-rejection-product-thesis</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T17:05:23+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/RIMF_2025-3.jpg?v=1789016719</image:loc>
      <image:title>The stevia rejection problem as a product thesis</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick — taste-first soda</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/from-nanas-shrub-to-scalable-rtd</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T17:05:38+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Sidekick-BrewsterHut-13.jpg?v=1789016734</image:loc>
      <image:title>From Nana’s shrub to a scalable RTD</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick outdoors — from shrub to RTD</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/us-retail-without-fake-pins</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T17:05:54+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Sidekick-BrewsterHut-10_76f4f48e-7ae2-40ad-8402-aeffecb803c3.jpg?v=1789016750</image:loc>
      <image:title>How we’re building US retail without fake pins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finding Sidekick in the wild</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sidekicksoda.co.nz/blogs/journal/what-nz-taught-us-before-the-us-push</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T17:06:09+12:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0725/8062/8793/articles/Snowcraft-32.jpg?v=1789016765</image:loc>
      <image:title>What NZ taught us before the US push</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sidekick in New Zealand alpine setting</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:title>How to suggest a store for Sidekick in the US</image:title>
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