An entrepreneurial British chemist, Mr H D Rawlings, starts creating homemade soft drinks in his shop in Chelmsford, Essex, to deliver an affordable source of vitamins to people enduring the Great Depression
The British Vitamin Product Company formally changes its name to Britvic
Britvic Mixers are launched including Britvic’s iconic Indian Tonic Water
Britvic adds R. White’s, a brand rich in 170 years of heritage, to its expanding portfolio. The lemonade market giant was founded in 1845 by Robert and Mary White
Britvic purchases Tango, launched in 1950, expanding its portfolio. The brand acquires a new air of irreverence with the launch of its ‘You know when you’ve been Tango’d’ campaign in the 1990s and, more recently, with its disruptive Tanguru campaign
Britvic secures the first 20-year bottling arrangement with PepsiCo in Great Britain for the production, distribution, marketing and sales of its carbonated soft drink brands – including Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew
Britvic acquires Robinsons, the UK’s number one squash brand. Robinsons was founded in 1823 and became Wimbledon’s official soft drink provider, a story which began in 1935 when Robinsons Barley Water was first mixed in the changing rooms of the famous tournament. The household favourite was appointed a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1955 and continues to develop its core range to suit life’s everyday moments
We launch J2O, the perfect alternative alcohol-free drink for people socialising in pubs, clubs and bars
The launch of Robinsons Fruit Shoot is an instant success with kids in the UK. The brand continues to expand by introducing Fruit Shoot Hydro in 2006 and introducing multivitamins in every flavour in 2015
Britvic Ireland is born. The purchase of C&C’s soft drinks arm sees iconic Irish brands Club and Ballygowan Mineral Water added to the Britvic portfolio
Britvic acquires Teisseire, a brand with a rich history dating back to 1720 when Mathieu Teisseire created a distillery at Grenoble in the French Alps. It produced fruit and plant-based alcoholic drinks, including Ratafia – the famous cherry-based aperitif. By the 1960s, Teisseire had become a leader in fruit syrups, famous for flavour, innovation and its unmistakable metallic containers
Britvic buys high quality Brazilian soft drinks company Ebba to create Britvic Brazil welcoming key brands Maguary and Dafruta. Two years later, Britvic Brazil expands with the addition of Bela Ischia creating a broader regional footprint complementing the existing Ebba strengths in Sao Pãulo and the North East
We buy an innovative tap company which is now called Aqua Libra Co. Its state-of-the-art tap technology means we offer more beyond the bottle choices
Britvic accesses new growth spaces through its acquisition of Plenish, expanding its portfolio into plant-based milks, juices and shots
Britvic starts manufacturing Rockstar Energy in Great Britain and Ireland as a result of its partnership with PepsiCo.
Britvic acquires Jimmy's Iced Coffee, the UK's fastest growing ‘ready to drink’ iced coffee brand
Britvic expands its portfolio in Brazil with the addition of the Extra Power energy drink brand as well as three additional brands – Flying Horse, Juxx and Amazoo as part of its transaction with GlobalBev
Britvic releases Tango Mango, following the continued success of Tango’s rotational flavour series Tango Editions.
Britvic, with a portfolio of 39 much-loved brands, became part of the Carlsberg Group.
