INDEPENDENT SODA
production process

crafted in-house, from secret recipe to canning.

hwy kay independent soda
crafted in portugal

After years of brewing real kombucha, Maria Lima wanted to create a soda that wasn't just another healthier-looking soft drink. She wanted one that actually deserved to exist. Built independently, without investors or big food companies calling the shots, every decision has always come down to one question: does this make the drink better? If the answer was no, it didn't make it into the can. That's why the flavour comes from real ingredients, the colours are naturally derived, and the recipe stayed in development for almost two years until it finally felt right. The ambition was never to make the next soda. It was to make the one you'd conscientiously choose to drink every day.

vegan & organic
adaptogen rich
no cane sugar
clean formula

smartly independent

Every can of hey kay is made in its own facility in Pedrouços, Portugal, where every step of the process happens with intention. The blends are brewed, infused, cold-filled, pasteurised and then lightly carbonated to keep everything tasting as fresh as it should. Nothing unnecessary makes it into the recipe. No artificial colours, no preservatives, no flavour enhancers. Just ingredients that earn their place. It took countless rounds of testing to get there, and the process is now backed by organic certification and standards that are reflected in everything, right down to the spotless production floor. Because making a better soda starts long before it goes into the can.

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