Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Pty Ltd is an Australian family-owned business that brews non-alcoholic beverages. Based in

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, they export to over 61 countries across the globe and they are most known for their

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and other carbonated beverages.

History

The company was established in

in 1960 as a bottling and fermenting business. In 1968, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming (senior) along with Cliff and Lee Fleming, bought the business, then known as Electra Breweries. From then on, it was run by mother, father, son and daughter. Over the years, the company has seen growth in sales and brand recognition, both domestically and internationally. Circa 2011 the company established its own ginger farm to ensure an adequate supply of ginger. In March 2018, the company entered into a partnership with

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to distribute their beverages across the

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, although the two remain separate companies.

Product Range

There are 13 flavours in the range as well as 3 diet varieties. The flavours include: *

Ginger Beer Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar. Current ginger beers are often manufactured rather than ...

Lemon, Lime and Bitters Lemon, lime and bitters (LLB) is a mixed drink made with (clear) lemonade (Sprite etc.), lime cordial, and Angostura bitters. The lemonade is sometimes substituted with soda water or lemon squash, which is more akin to what is called "lemona ...

Sarsaparilla Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants. Sarsaparilla may also refer to: Biology *Several species of plants, of the genus ''Smilax'', including: **''Smilax ornata'', also known as Honduran or Jamaican sar ...

Root Beer Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree ''Sassafras albidum'' or the vine of ''Smilax ornata'' (known as sarsaparilla, also used to make a soft drink, Sarsaparilla (soft drink ...

* Burgundee Creaming Soda * Peach * Pink Grapefruit * Guava * Blood Orange * Passionfruit * Apple Cider * Traditional Lemonade * Pineapple and Coconut * Tropical Mango The Diet range includes: * Diet Ginger Beer * Diet Lemon Lime and Bitters * Diet Sarsaparilla / Root Beer There is also a Limited Release brew, Spiced Ginger Beer, that is only available at key times of the year. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks, a limited edition brew, Ginger Beer & Lemon Myrtle, crafted by company founder Cliff Fleming, was released. Royal Crown Draft Premium Cola is produced under licence and is not available for purchase within Australia, except at the brewery tourist facility known as "The Barrel".

Tourism

In 2005, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks opened their tourist facility, the Bundaberg Barrel, one of

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. The Barrel has a 3D hologram video, interactive displays on the brewing process and taste testing.

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History

Product Range

Tourism

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