INSIGHTS - NOVEMBER 2024

UK Drinks Industry

UK Drinks Industry Information

The Beverage Industry produces alocoholic and non-alocoholic drinks, including wine, beer, cider, spirits, liqueurs, malts, still & sparkling water, fruit juices, squash, syrups, energy and milk based drinks.

Active Businesses

4,550

Annual Sales

£49bn +

Employees

138,638

Economic Contribution 

£44bn

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Location of Drinks Companies

Drinks Companies by Size
Drinks Companies by Age
Fastest Growing Drinks Companies

31% Declining

23% Rapid

20% Healthy

17% High

9% Low

Drinks Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Drinks Industry Valuation

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Drinks Industry Valuation

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Drinks Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of beverages Industry Insights

There are 4,550 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £49 billion .

The Industry employs around 138,638 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Drinks companies is London with 700 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 97.

The largest Drinks company is Coca-cola Europacific Partners Plc with a turnover of £15.6bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.

12% of the Drinks Industry is made up of 12% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (40%) the oldest company is Diageo Scotland Limited founded in 1877.

Drinks industry has a number of high growth companies (17%), the fastest growing company is Asahi Uk Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 114%. Other fast growing companies include Cmbc Supply Limited (99%), Purity Soft Drinks Limited (85%) and Butcombe Brewery Limited (74%).

The UK Drinks Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.61x, Turnover multiple of 1.85x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.15x.