Zest-O Calamansi Fruit Soda

Zest-O Calamansi Fruitsoda
The sparkling taste of Natural Calamansi fruit juice combined with honey. A unique combination of healthy nutrition and satisfying refreshment to quench thirst.

Zest-O Corporation was established as a privately owned family corporation in May 1981 to engage in the manufacture and distributor of food products in the Philippines. Established as SEMEXCO MARKETING CORPORATION, the company adopted the name of its flagship brand in 1995 taking pride in the phenomenal success of ZESTO the NO. 1 juice drink in the Philippines.

It started operation with a clear vision to be the leading food and beverage Filipino company competing with the multinational companies. It has always kept with the ideals of providing quality products at a reasonable price to its clients.

The Company pioneered the first-ready-to-drink juice drink in flexible foil pouch (Doy Pack System). With its flair for innovation, Zest-O juice drinks won the consumers' patronage and wide acceptance. Over the past 25 year, Zest-O has earned itself a place in the Filipino culture.

Zest-O Corporation has posted enormous growth over the years. With total assets of only Php 10M when it started, it continued to grow reaching annual gross sales of 280M in 1987 after 6 ½ years of operation. As the company continued to venture into different products, sales continued to MULTIPLY reaching a total annual gross sales of Php 2.6 B for the year 2004 with a total asset of 450 M.

Aside from Zest-O Juice Drink, the company also markets Sunglo Juice Drinks in the innovative "sexy pouch" and Big 250 fruit drinks. Its latest acquisition of Plus Juice Drinks solidified the market leadership of Zest-O Corporation to 80% of the total ready-to-drink juices category.

Guided by the company’s philosophy of producing quality products at an affordable price and making it available to the most number of consumers, the company has successfully diversified into other products. With its vision in mind, Zest-O Corporation has ventured in different product categories over the years. Luckily, it has successfully entered each product segment both in terms of sales volume and patronage.

Venturing in the instant noodles segment with the QUICK CHOW, QUICKIE, TEKKI YAKIUDON and ASIAN CLASSIC brands has further propelled its business. With these brands, the company was able to capture a significant share of the noodles market in which its Quick Chow brand now enjoys the No. 1 spot in the Visayas and Mindanao Regions and holding the third in the Greater Manila Area.

It also has ventured in the carbonated drinks market including FRUIT SODAS. Producing standard classics comparable to the leading brands at the same time introducing new age drink using indigenous raw materials. The company has also positioned itself in the highly competitive soft drinks market using aluminum cans and PET non- returnable plastic under ZEST-O-COLO, ROOTBEER, TWIST and SQUIZ. The latest are the fruit sodas in Calamansi w/ honey (Philippine version of Lemon), Dalandan (Philippine Version of Sunkist) and Pomelo (Philippine Version of Grapefruit).

Other products being marketed by Zest-O Corporation includes, fruit juice powder concentrate, lemon and green teas, canned nectar drinks, tropical purees such as Mango, Pineapple and Soursop.

Zest-O Corporation handles directly nationwide distribution of its products with its 13 branches nationwide, strategically located all over the country and with almost 1,000 employees. It also maintains a strong sales force divided into Booking, Ex-truck and Wet-market. Its client base is in the thousands, directly servicing 80-90% of the total number of our outlets nationwide. At present, the company operates five manufacturing plants located in Novaliches (Quezon City, Manila), Marilao (Bulacan), Canlubang (Laguna), Mandaue City (Cebu) and El Salvador (Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental).

The next 10 years is a big challenge for Zest-O Corporation to keep up with the changing market environment to compete in the global economy. The company is preparing not only for the local market but also making itself competitive internationally.