Ayataka Premium Green Tea (RTD)

Ayataka · Japan
Beverages RTD Tea Ambient Established export

Ayataka is Coca-Cola Japan's flagship unsweetened RTD green tea, developed with a Kyoto tea master (Kaboku-en) and known for a 'fresh-brewed' taste with tea sediment. It is exported to East and Southeast Asian markets and to Asian-grocery channels in the West. The line includes Ayataka Cafe and Ayataka Houjicha variants. It competes head-to-head with Ito En's Oi Ocha in RTD green tea.

The supplierTypical: Coca-Cola Japan flagship green-tea RTD brand co-developed with a Kyoto tea house.
Why it sells abroadKyoto tea-master fresh-brewed flavor; major Oi Ocha rival

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsFSSC 22000 (confirmed at production level): all Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan plants FSSC 22000 certified. NOTE: draft maker note is incorrect — Ayataka is supervised by 'Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten' (Uji, Kyoto tea house, ~450 years), not 'Kyoto Kaboku-en'. Halal: not publicly verified for the Japan SKU (Ayataka is sold halal-positioned in Malaysia/Singapore under the 'Authentic Tea House' brand, but that is a separate product/market).
Pack formats525ml PET; 2L PET; cans in some lines.
Shelf lifeTypical: 9-12 months unopened. Not maker-published per SKU.
StorageAmbient; refrigerate after opening.
Minimum orderTypical: pallet / container for export
Lead timeTypical: 4-6 weeks
CapacityTypical: large-scale Coca-Cola bottling volume
Container loadTypical: FCL ambient
PricingTypical: value RTD pricing
OEM / private labelNo (Coca-Cola proprietary brand; tea supervised by Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten of Uji).
Wholesale & MOQTrue
Key exporters & distributorsCoca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Asian-grocery importers
Export regulationRTD beverage standards; export labeling
Market demandLarge Asian RTD green-tea market; growing Western Asian-grocery sales
How to source itCoca-Cola Japan / Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan export; grocery/Asian-food importers.
Verified sourceshttps://en.ccbji.co.jp/csv/assurance/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayataka
MakerCoca-Cola (Bottlers Japan); produced with Kyoto Kaboku-en
OriginJapan
CategoryBeverages / RTD Tea
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAmbient
Price tierMid
ChannelMass
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code2202
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