Company Overview

 

Australian Beverages Ltd aims to list on the ASX with a business model to acquire and consolidate profitable, established bottling and beverage businesses. The Company has executed a binding agreement to acquire the business of leading independently-owned bottled-water manufacturing business Active Premium Beverages Pty Ltd in Sydney and is finalising a prospectus ahead of a planned IPO. 

Active was Established in 2011 and is a leading supplier of 100% Australian-owned bottled drinking water products, headquartered in Western Sydney. It has an extensive portfolio of well-known retail brands plus significant private-brand operations, and a strong, stable customer base. It has current capacity to produce 35 million bottles of water per year annum from four packaging lines producing bottle sizes from 250ml up to 2l. 

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The Company is securing IP protection for all its brands and logos. It is also committed to ESG best practice and aims to be carbon-neutral in 5 years 

Australian bottled water manufacturing is a major market expected to achieve significant revenue growth over the next 5 years, and is  forecast to grow at annualised rate of 1.3% to 2026-27, to US$700.6m*. The Australian market is currently dominated by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Asahi Holdings with a total market share of approximately 86%*. The remainder of the market is fragmented, offering the opportunity for consolidation and the emergence of another significant player.

Post-listing Australian Beverages intends to implement an acquisition and consolidation model to grow its market share and national footprint. Acquisition targets need to have scale-up ability, scope for improved efficiencies and be profitable with strong, stable customer books – initial target businesses have already been identified.

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