Sandro Roco is the founder of Sanzo – the first Asian-inspired sparkling water brand that celebrates the unadulterated flavors of Philippine calamansi, lychee from Thailand, and Indian Alphonso mango. A former nuclear power plant engineer raised in New Jersey, Sandro first began embracing his Asian American identity in his twenties through the portal of food; specifically, the restaurant career path of David Chang and the Southeast Asian travels of Anthony Bourdain. With newfound confidence in his Asian American and Filipino American identities, Sandro moved to Queens to connect with the borough his parents had first immigrated to from the Philippines. When Sandro’s career at a tech startup wasn’t quite fulfilling his passions, he took note of the increasing popularity of sparkling water in the office and embarked on his entrepreneurial journey with Sanzo. Sandro developed the recipes for calamansi, mango, and lychee in his Queens kitchen, and the flavors you taste today are the same as his very first formulation.