Fever-tree takes off with British Airways July 13, 2015 DRINKS company Fever-Tree is taking to the skies after striking a deal with British Airways to supply the airline with its new can range. Its Indian and Naturally Light Tonic will be available in British Airways First and Club World cabins on long haul flights as well as certain UK lounges.
Fever-Tree mixer sales start to fizz July 8, 2015 HIGH-END tonic water maker Fever-Tree said yesterday that it expects to make £24m in the first six months of 2015 – a 61 per cent surge on the same period last year. The company now expects earlier predictions for the full year to be exceeded.
Fever Tree does can cans for supermarkets June 28, 2015 UPMARKET drinks company Fever-Tree has stepped up its retail presence by launching mixers in can format on supermarket shelves for the first time today. The 10 year-old business, which supplies mixers for alcohols to retailers, hotels and bars, said its Naturally Light Tonic Waters will be available to buy in packs of eight 150ml cans [...]
The whole country can celebrate the Aim market’s twentieth anniversary June 18, 2015 Twenty years ago today, on 19 June 1995, London Stock Exchange launched Aim, a new market for ambitious growing businesses. With only 10 companies admitted on the first day of trading, with an aggregate value of just £82m, few might have envisaged it would be celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. Since its inception, [...]
Mix it up: The best places in the city to sip on a cocktail in the sun June 16, 2015 @philip_salter In the summertime when the weather is fine, you can stretch right up and touch the sky. When the weather’s fine. You got cocktails, you got cocktails on your mind. That’s how the song goes in my head at least, so here’s a smattering of London’s many outdoor watering holes in which to soak [...]
Flying off the scale: Fever-Tree’s Tim Warrillow talks malaria, crane strikes and private equity May 25, 2015 We're seeing a renaissance; it’s incredibly exciting. People are better educated and the market is growing and growing – and quite right too, it’s a great English invention.” Tim Warrillow is talking about the gin and tonic – something the co-founder of maverick drinks company Fever-Tree knows a fair bit about. The gin and [...]
Joanne Moore: The lady blazing a trail as the only female master gin distiller in the world May 10, 2015 Distilling alcohol has remained largely a male affair, which is odd, since women have a greater number of tastebuds than men and are better at discerning flavour. But Joanne Moore has risen through a 20-year career in ginmaking to become the only female master distiller in the world. Moore had no intention of becoming a [...]
IPOs breathe life into stagnant small caps after investment struggle May 5, 2015 Investments in the UK’s smaller companies have struggled this year, but some fund managers are hoping that newly-listed companies will help revive the sector. Since the start of the year, small caps quoted on the FTSE Aim All-Share TR index have lagged their large-cap peers on the FTSE 100. But since April, smaller companies have [...]
Best of the Brokers for 05 May 2015 May 4, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com FEVER-TREE Shore Capital has initiated coverage of the natural premium mixer brand with a “sell” recommendation and “fair value” outlook of 191p, saying: “Although we see Fever-Tree as a high quality company with strong sales momentum, we believe its valuation is ultra-premium.” SHIRE [...]
Fever-Tree toasts fizzing first set of results since its float March 23, 2015 UPMARKET drinks firm Fever-Tree raised its glass yesterday to a 49 per cent jump in revenue in its debut set of results since floating on the London stock market in November. The 10-year old business reported sales of £24.7m, which in turn lifted adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) by 48 per [...]