Inside a coconut water empire episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 34 MIN

Inside a coconut water empire

from ABC Business Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When Scott Mendelsohn started selling coconut water out of the boot of his girlfriend's car, hardly anyone knew what it was. But over the past decade interest in coconut water has grown rapidly and his business, Raw C, now turns over $100 million a year. Mendelsohn joins Alan to talk about the global appeal of coconut water, working with suppliers in Asia, navigating Australia’s supermarket duopoly, and the brand’s new deal to sell in Target stores across the US. And since Scott still owns 100 per cent of the company, Alan asks if going public is on Raw C’s horizon?So have we reached peak coconut? Or is there still no sign of stopping?  Scott Mendelsohn, CEO of Raw C joins Alan Kohler to unpack it all on That's Business with Alan Kohler.Got a burning business question?Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected]

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jul 31, 2026

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Inside a coconut water empire

0:00 34:00

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of ABC Business Daily?

This episode is 34 minutes long.

When was this ABC Business Daily episode published?

This episode was published on July 31, 2026.

Can I download this ABC Business Daily episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!