Schweppes Australia

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Schweppes Australia
Schweppes Australia
Company type Private Subsidiary
Industry Beverage
Founded1877;148 years ago (1877)
Headquarters,

Australia
Area served
Australia
Products Pepsi, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Cottee’s Cordial, Spring Valley Beverages, Pop Tops, Cool Ridge, Frantelle, P&N Beverages, Solo
Owner Asahi Group Holdings [1]
Number of employees
1800+
Divisions Australia
Website https://www.asahi.com.au/

Schweppes Australia is the non-alcohol business of Asahi Breweries operating in Australia. It is now known as Asahi Lifestyle Beverage having originally arrived in the country in 1850. In 1877, the first factory was built in Sydney. After an international merger with Cadbury in 1969, forming Cadbury Schweppes, [2] the company was eventually re-separated on 27 February 2009 and, in April 2009, Schweppes Australia was acquired by Asahi Breweries.

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Schweppes was first sold in Australia in 1850. It began local production when it opened a factory in Sydney in 1877, followed by one in Melbourne in 1885. [3]

Schweppes Australia is a licensed manufacturer and distributor of brands such as Pepsi, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, and Gatorade. They also produce Schweppes range of soft drinks, as well as many other Australian brands, including Solo, Passiona, Cottee's Cordial, Spring Valley Beverages, Pop Tops and Cool Ridge, and Frantelle spring water. In 2011, Asahi acquired the juice and water brands of P&N Beverages, Australia's third largest volume supplier of fruit juices, soft drinks and mineral waters. [4]

The Asahi Beverages head office is located in Melbourne. There are eight manufacturing sites across five states and sales offices in each state.[ citation needed ]

Products

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Classic Mixers: Dry Ginger Ale, Diet Dry Ginger Ale, Indian Tonic Water, Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Soda Water, Diet Tonic Water, Bitter Lemon

Agrum Collection: Blood Orange (originally called Ciata), Citrus Blend (originally simply called Agrum), Sugar Free Citrus Blend, White Grape & Passionfruit (discontinued circa 2014), Calamansi Lime (Viage; discontinued circa 2006)

Mineral Waters: Lemon, Orange & Lime, Orange & Mango, Sparking Mineral Water, Apple & Pink Grapefruit, Lemon & Lime, Orange & Passionfruit, Natural Mineral Water

Traditional Soft Drinks: Red Cream Soda, Brown Cream Soda, Raspberry, Sarsaparilla, Pink Lemonade, Lime, Ginger Beer, Fruit Tingler, and Fairy Floss

Cordials: Raspberry Cordial, Lemon Cordial, Lime Cordial [2]

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References

  1. "Cadbury in Australia". Cadbury.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. Seawright, Stephen. A history of Cadbury Schweppes. The Daily Telegraph , 15 March 2007. Accessed 25 March 2017
  3. "1877". Asahi Breweries. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. Acquisition of P&N Beverages. Asahi Breweries media release, 26 August 2010