NICHOLS PLC

Description

Founded in 1908, Nichols Plc is a UK-based international soft drinks company that supplies soft drinks to the catering, retail, wholesale, licensed and leisure industries. Its Vimto brand is the oldest brand that serves consumers its fruit flavored cordial in more than 73 countries and it is the cornerstone of its distinctive brand portfolio. The company aims to deliver long-term sustainable growth and value by making life taste better for all its shareholders and expand its business across its diversified model by doing right things. The company’s shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange since 2004 as LON: NICL.

The company has a three distinct route to market that include UK Packaged, Out of home and International.  Through UK Packaged route the company markets its range of owned and licensed brands through major grocery stores, convenience stores, cash and carries and corner shops. The Out of Home route is used to deliver leading soft drinks brands to the hospitality, catering and leisure industry. The international route is used to deliver its Vimto brand across 73 countries through a combination of export and local production, particularly in Africa and Middle East. The company’s portfolio spans still, post mix, coffee, carbonated and frozen drinks. The company’s brands include Vimto, Starslush, Sunkist, Levi roots, Douwe Egberts, Slurp Ice Cream Shake, Fryst Feel Good and ICEE. Further, its post mix brands include Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi, Ocean Spray, IRN BRU, Sunkist, V-Range and Vimto.

The company produces and supply natural drinks in carbonated and still formats under the brand of Feel Good. Levi Roots also known as the Dragon Slayer, offers tropical and fruit flavor blends. Panda offers flavored water and still drinks focusing on mothers and kids. Sunkist was introduced in 2020 and offers different flavors of Summer Fruits and Tropical such as Orange, Diet Orange, Lemon. The company’s main brand Vimto offers in cordial, carbonated and still variants and its ICCE brand offers frozen, fizzy and full of flavor drinks, its range of flavors include Cherry, Vimto, Raspberry and Strawberry.