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  • Pinnacle Drinks launches tequila seltzer range

    Pinnacle Drinks launches tequila seltzer range

    Rey Loco, uses 100 per cent real Tequila to make its pre-mixed cocktails and has launched two new products to meet the growing consumer demand in Australia for the real stuff.

    The range is comprised of two products, Tequila Lime & Soda and Tequila Bloody Orange & Soda. While many Tequila premix brands use an agave spirit, Rey Loco is unique in the fact that both drinks are made with 100 per cent real tequila and contain 99 calories.

    Hard seltzers are projected to grow by 24 per cent in Australia and Tequila as a category is experiencing 34 per cent annual growth.

    The Rey Loco Tequila Lime & Soda is a refreshing sparkling, and slightly sweet with an edge of citrus Tequila taste. While the Rey Loco Tequila Bloody Orange & Soda showcases another delicious citrus combination by blending Tequila with fragrant blood orange topped with effervescent soda.

    Rey Loco is born from the love of Mucho Libre Mexican wrestling and inspired by the fun of Latina style telenovela storytelling represented in the artwork on each can.

    The perfect ready to drink beverage to have at home and enjoy with a group of friends while tucking into some delicious food, Rey Loco is an all year rounder for your fridge.

    Rey Loco can be found in most leading retailers and is $25.99 for a pack of four. Distributed by Pinnacle Drinks.

  • Star at Xiaomi’s store opening in NZ

    Star at Xiaomi’s store opening in NZ

    The electric scooter craze has well and truly hit New Zealand. Within just hours of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, or “Mi” as many know it as, opening the doors to its first New Zealand store, the retailer sold more than $250,000 worth of electric scooters.

    In just seven hours it had clocked $257,750 in sales from the e-scooters, which are similar to the popular rentable Lime-branded ones sweeping Auckland and Christchurch.

    About 200 of the scooters priced at $599 were sold online in 30 minutes yesterday, causing the retailer’s website to crash.

    Meanwhile, at Sylvia Park in Mount Wellington, where Mi opened its store, about 1500 people queued – from one side of the mall to the other – waiting in line for a glimpse of the scooter.

    More than 400 Mi electric scooters were sold in-store.

    The scooters are said to now be sold out.

    The Mi e-scooter is popular overseas.

    Mi New Zealand spokesman Eric Chang said he believed the popularity of rentable electric scooters had driven significant demand and interest in consumers wanting their own.

    The scooters have a range of 29km and can travel up to 25km/h.

    Lime scooters were introduced to Auckland and Christchurch streets last month and have proven popular and been in the headlines since.

    Some riders have left a trail of mayhem, and injury claims from electric scooter-induced injuries have soared.

    Between October 14 and 31 there were 69 electric scooter claims lodged with ACC.

    Overseas there have been bans of the scooters and one recorded death. As of today, there has been a global recall of models made by Chinese manufacturer Okai.

    A spokeswoman for Lime said the company was working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and other international agencies following reports the scooters made by Okai could break apart while in use.

    Lime said it did not anticipate any disruptions to its service after the recall.

    Lime currently operates in a string of cities across the world, offering e-scooters and bikes for hire, including in Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Canada, Austria and United States.

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