Schweppes Australia

Schweppes Australia

Trade name	Schweppes Australia
Company type	Private Subsidiary
Industry	Beverage
Founded	1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
Area served	Australia
Products	Pepsi, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Cottee’s Cordial, Spring Valley Beverages, Pop Tops, Cool Ridge, Frantelle, P&N Beverages, Solo
Owner	Asahi Group Holdings[1]
Number of employees	1800+
Divisions	Australia
Website	https://www.asahi.com.au/

Schweppes Australia is the non-alcohol business of Asahi Breweries operating in Australia. It is now known as Asahi Lifestyle Beverage having originally arrived in the country in 1850. In 1877, the first factory was built in Sydney. After an international merger with Cadbury in 1969, forming Cadbury Schweppes,^[2] the company was eventually re-separated on 27 February 2009 and, in April 2009, Schweppes Australia was acquired by Asahi Breweries.

Schweppes was first sold in Australia in 1850. It began local production when it opened a factory in Sydney in 1877, followed by one in Melbourne in 1885.^[3]

Schweppes Australia is a licensed manufacturer and distributor of brands such as Pepsi, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, and Gatorade. They also produce Schweppes range of soft drinks, as well as many other Australian brands, including Solo, Passiona, Cottee’s Cordial, Spring Valley Beverages, Pop Tops and Cool Ridge, and Frantelle spring water. In 2011, Asahi acquired the juice and water brands of P&N Beverages, Australia's third largest volume supplier of fruit juices, soft drinks and mineral waters.^[4]

The Asahi Beverages head office is located in Melbourne. There are eight manufacturing sites across five states and sales offices in each state.^{[citation needed]}