How Fevertree is taking on tap water to woo Gen-Z Hospitality The world’s biggest ginger beer producer is waging war on tap water. Fevertree, best known for its premium tonics, is urging customers to see its products as standalone soft drinks, rather than as mixers for the harder stuff. “Tap water is not a very appealing, aspirational alternative” to alcohol, says the drinks maker’s chief executive, [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 dives as oil marches to $106; Trump threatens long war FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to City AM’s FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index shed as much as 0.4 per cent on Thursday morning, as Associated British Foods’ 11 per cent dip cancelled out modest gains from London’s oil majors and consumer giants like JD Sports and Whitbread. Despite recent expectations that the Iran war is far [...]
Fevertree takes Environment Agency to court over green packaging tax Retail Fevertree has launched a legal challenge against the Environment Agency over its application of a sustainability packaging tax, which is charged on glass bottles. The premium drink mixer brand claims the glass used in some of its products should be classified as non-household packaging and be exempted from the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) levy, and [...]
Fevertree: £1m pay day for top boss after Molson Coors tie-up April 24, 2025 The chief executive and co-founder of Fevertree has been rewarded with a pay packet of more than £1m after agreeing a “transformational” tie-up with Carling owner Molson Coors. Tim Warrillow, who set up the AIM-listed business with Charles Rolls more than 20 years ago, has taken home almost £1.1m for the company’s latest financial year. The [...]
Soft drinks sales pop at Irn-bru maker AG Barr and Fevertree March 25, 2025 AG Barr and Fevertree have both reported a sales boost despite increased competition in the soft drinks market. AG Barr’s share price ticked up a marginal 0.1 per cent in early trades, while Fevertree’s share price rose more than six per cent. AG Barr, which owns brands Irn-bru, Rubicon, Boost and Funkin, told markets this [...]
Fevertree shares spike on ‘transformational’ deal with Molson Coors January 30, 2025 Fevertree shares have soared more than 20 per cent after the drinks company announced a tie-up with Coors and Carling owner Molson Coors. The agreement will see Molson Coors handle the exclusive sales, distribution and production of the Fevertree brand in the US. Analysts were uniformly positive about the deal, and expected both businesses to [...]
Fevertree: US growth makes up for ‘unseasonable’ weather hitting UK sales September 12, 2024 Premium drink mixer brand Fevertree has reported a modest rate of growth despite a weak consumer backdrop after being boosted by sales in the US. The company told the London Stock Exchange this morning that revenue grew by two per cent year on year at constant currency rates in the six months to 30 June. [...]
Fever-Tree: Mojitos and Margaritas boost growth before key summer period June 6, 2024 Premium drink mixer brand Fever-Tree has reported growth across its markets in 2024 as it looks to pounce on the key summer selling season.
Fever-Tree Drinks reports modest growth as US expansion offsets UK stagnation March 26, 2024 Following last year's growth, the US market overtook the UK as the company's largest single market with sales of £117m compared to £114.8m in the UK.