Meet Dalston’s Soda
Written by Graham Walker
Tell us a bit about your company
Dalston’s was born in East London with a simple mission: To make soft drinks that taste good and do good. What started as a kitchen project, hand-crafting sodas using real fruit, has grown into one of the UK’s most exciting & leading challenger brands in soft drinks. From the beginning, our approach has been about real ingredients and real integrity. No shortcuts, no artificial sweeteners, just sodas and flavours that people genuinely enjoy. We’re proud to be a B Corp, committed to sourcing responsibly, using only natural ingredients and ensuring all our cans are fully recyclable.
From independent cafés and delis to major national retailers, you’ll now find us wherever our loyal customers are looking for a better, tastier alternative to traditional fizzy drinks. At our heart, we’re all about delicious, refreshing sodas that are made the right way.
Tell us about your latest product(s), promotions or launches visitors can hope to see on your stand
We’ll be sampling our 7 core sparkling fruit flavours: Peach, Pineapple, Rhubarb, Cherry, Elderflower, Lemon and Ginger Beer.
Our flavour line-up is deliberately distinctive. Chef-developed recipes you won’t find elsewhere, each crafted with real fruit, sparkling water and nothing artificial. Giving operators a clear point of difference on their menus.
Visitors will be able to sample the full range, experience what makes Dalston’s stand out and talk with us about trade promotions tailored for cafés, food-to-go operators and retail partners.
We believe in refreshing simplicity: not everything has to be stacked with added claims. Sometimes a soda that tastes amazing and is made the right way is exactly what people are looking for.
Why is exhibiting at lunch! an unmissable opportunity for you?
The food-to-go market is where Dalston’s story began, so lunch! feels like a natural homecoming. It’s the perfect place to connect with others who share our belief in better-quality, responsibly made, food and drink. For us, exhibiting is about putting our drinks directly into people’s hands. Nothing beats seeing someone’s reaction when they try a Dalston’s for the first time.
It’s also a chance to connect with some of our stockists and get live feedback on how our range can add value to menus, whether as a premium soft drink, an alcohol-free alternative or a better-for-you option that stands out. Beyond product sampling, lunch! is about being part of the industry conversation. The show brings together the most forward-thinking cafés, delis and brands in the UK, making it the ideal space to strengthen existing partnerships while sparking new ones.
