The young product developer behind a popular Moroccan-inspired soft drink knew she could score a hit with Japanese customers after tasting the flower-scented water widely drunk in the North African country.
Kumiko Zushi, 27, is a developer of Sparkling Water, a new drink added to Kirin Beverage Co.'s "Sekai no Kitchen kara" (From World's Kitchen) series inspired by mothers' recipes in other countries.
Sparkling Water from Morocco is an unsweetened carbonated water made through steam distillation using sweet elderflowers and lemon peel.