New £13 million line opens at Lucozade Ribena Suntory factory

Japanese group Suntory Beverage & Food has invested €15.6 million (£13 million) to install a new line at the Lucozade Ribena Suntory site in Coleford, UK, which produces beverages tailored to the UK market, including the Lucozade Energy, Lucozade Sport and Ribena brands.

The high-speed bottling line fills 55,000 glass bottles an hour and enables the company to achieve its sustainability goals. Producing a bottle on the new line requires 40% less energy and water than the previous line (a 4.4% reduction for the site as a whole), in part due to the new dry aseptic bottle cleaning technology.

The investment will significantly boost production while providing flexibility for future innovation, particularly around new low-calorie options.

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