69% Micro
25% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
2% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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
4,520
Annual Sales
£49bn +
Employees
138,449
Economic Contribution
£44bn
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Location of Drinks Companies
Drinks Companies by Size
Drinks Companies by Age
40% Young
24% Startup
22% Established
12% Mature
2% New
Oldest Drinks Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Drinks Companies
31% Declining
23% Rapid
21% Healthy
17% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Drinks Companies
3yr CAGR
Asahi Uk Ltd
114%
Drinks Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Drinks Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Drinks Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Drinks Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
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 4,520 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £49 billion .
The Industry employs around 138,449 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Drinks companies is London with 686 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 93.
The largest Drinks company is Coca-cola Europacific Partners Plc with a turnover of £15.6bn. 69% 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 10.54x, Turnover multiple of 1.96x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.30x.
