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Asahi Beverages partners with Lipton Iced Tea
Asahi Beverages will take on the bottling and distribution rights of the Lipton Iced Tea portfolio across Australia and New Zealand from 15 October 2019.
This includes Lipton Iced Tea, Lipton Kombucha and T2 Iced. These rights are being transferred to Asahi Beverages following an agreement reached with Pepsi Lipton International Limited (a global joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo).
Asahi Beverages is one of PepsiCo’s existing local partners. Asahi and PLI believe that the new partnership will leverage the benefits of Asahi’s already strong non-alcohol beverage range, scale and trade.
Robert Iervasi, Chief Executive Officer, Asahi Beverages, said “We are delighted to work with our partners in PepsiCo and PLI to take on this arrangement to bottle and distribute the Lipton Iced Tea brands. Through our position as a specialist beverage company with a great brand portfolio, extensive manufacturing capabilities and distribution reach, and strong partnerships with major beverage customers, we will be able to bring the Lipton Iced Tea range of products to more Australians and New Zealanders.”
