• The relaxation soft drink category has found its way to Australia.
    The relaxation soft drink category has found its way to Australia.
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Move over Mother; fly away Red Bull: the relaxation soft drink category has arrived in Australia.

Everyday Sunday is a new carbonated drink that's been designed to "embrace the chilled out lifestyle instead of encouraging us to sprout wings," according to the Melbourne company that makes it.

The key ‘de-stressing’ ingredients include Passion Flower, Valerian and Chamomile extracts. Rosehip Puree is also added to aid in reducing muscle fatigue "and to keep those shoulders where they should be instead of wearing them like earrings,” according to its maker, Rockwell Beverages.

The product, which is manufactured in Moorabbin, is all-natural according to the company. It contains “nothing starting with artificial or ending in ‘cose’ or ‘ine’,” its maker says.

The drinks come in three flavours: berry bliss, citrus crush and tropical punch and have a RRP of $3.50.

They are available in select IGAs in Victoria and New South Wales, as well as through distributors nationally, and retailing primarily in convenience stores, independent supermarkets, and cafes.

Packaging News

New European rules on generic environmental claims have prompted the Australasian Bioplastics Association to warn that packaging carrying poorly substantiated claims could be marketed in Australia.

Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action.

Economic analysis commissioned by SPSA estimates national recycling reforms could deliver up to $278m in net productivity gains and stimulate up to $2.6b in capital investment each year.