| Rank | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | Nestlé Milo | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | Tropika | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | UltraMel Custard | Tropika | UltraMel Custard | Nestlé Milo | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | Tropika | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Yogi Sip | UltraMel Custard | Nestlé Milo | Tropika | Nestlé Milo | UltraMel Custard | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Milk | Nestlé Hot Chocolate | Tropika | UltraMel Custard | UltraMel Custard | Nestlé Milo | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Nestlé Milo | Steri Stumpie | Yogi Sip | Yogi Sip | Yogi Sip | Yogi Sip | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tropika | Yogi Sip | · | · | Super M | · | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Super M | Super M | · | · | Steri Stumpie | · | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Steri Stumpie | Clover Vanilla Mmmilk | · | · | Mayo | · | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Nesquik | Nesquik | · | · | Nesquik | · | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Woolworths Drinking Yoghurt | Inkomazi | · | · | Parmalat Everfresh | · | — | — | — | — |
#1
Gold
- 2015 Nestlé Hot Chocolate
- 2016 Nestlé Milo
- 2017 Nestlé Hot Chocolate
- 2018 Nestlé Hot Chocolate
- 2019 Tropika
- 2020 Nestlé Hot Chocolate
#2
Silver
- 2015 UltraMel Custard
- 2016 Tropika
- 2017 UltraMel Custard
- 2018 Nestlé Milo
- 2019 Nestlé Hot Chocolate
- 2020 Tropika
#3
Bronze
- 2015 Yogi Sip
- 2016 UltraMel Custard
- 2017 Nestlé Milo
- 2018 Tropika
- 2019 Nestlé Milo
- 2020 UltraMel Custard
Who took the No.1 crown, year by year
2015
Nestlé Hot Chocolate
2018
Nestlé Hot Chocolate
2021
Not surveyed
2022
Not surveyed
2023
Not surveyed
2024
Not surveyed
Reigns
- Nestlé Hot Chocolate 2015
- Nestlé Milo 2016
- Nestlé Hot Chocolate 2017–2018 (2 yrs)
- Tropika 2019
- Nestlé Hot Chocolate 2020