Three Monash College college students have launched an alcoholic seltzer model, Wonki, for pre-sale on the crowdfunding platform Pozible.
They’re nearly midway into elevating the $30,000 goal to show Wonki right into a ready-to-drink actuality.
Wonki was developed at Monash’s Fastrack Accelerator program by cofounders Gabriel Tucker, Max Moolman, and Briget Lansell.
The alcoholic seltzer model workforce devised an environmentally sound enterprise mannequin utilizing landfill-bound fruit for the drinks with the assistance of native producers.
Wonki has partnered with Farmers Choose for sourcing produce, Market Juice for juicing, and the ultimate product manufactured at Gypsy Hub.
Business connections helped the Wonki workforce study concerning the Australian landfill disaster by way of native consultants and likewise trial the manufacturing course of.
Tucker mentioned they wished to create an environmentally sound technique of guaranteeing completely edible produce makes it off the farm, in contrast to the opposite 25% that sometimes doesn’t.
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“We’re additionally uni college students, so premium drinks that boast a cool aesthetic and contemporary style excite us, naturally,” Tucker mentioned.
Wonki’s alcoholic seltzers are the primary within the Australian beverage market to show ‘wonki’ wanting fruits away from landfills and into yummy drinks.
The product has 5% alcohol, adjustments flavours with the seasons (relying on what fruit and greens are available on the time), and has totally recyclable packaging, ticking the circularity field as properly.
The drink can be a low-sugar various to conventional alcoholic drinks and permits shoppers to help Australian farmers.
The workforce’s purpose is to hit a goal income of $30,000 by Friday, April 14. Particulars are right here.