Kombucha opts for Beatson Clark’s Alpha drinks bottle
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Growing drinks brand KTea has switched its bottle supplier and chosen Beatson Clark’s new amber drinks bottle for its kombucha fermented tea.
The Guernsey based artisan drinks manufacturer is now using the new 330 ml amber Alpha drinks bottle with an MCA neck finish as it looks to increase capacity and grow sales.
Kombucha is a fermented tea drink which originated in China around 2000 years ago when it was known as ‘the tea of immortality’. Now it is so fashionable that around 1000 pubs in Britain sell it.
As kombucha is full of healthy bacteria it encourages better digestion, relieves inflammation and can promote weight loss.
The size of the global kombucha market in 2021 was valued at $2.64 billion and it is expected to grow by 15.6% annually between 2022 and 2030.
KTea has been on the market for three years and comes in five flavours – Ginger Hops, Summer Hops, Africa, Pekoe and Sencha. It is sold in restaurants, cafés, shops and bars throughout the Channel Islands as well as online.
‘We were having problems with our bottle supplier in Germany, and we always preferred to use British packaging anyway,’ said Kate Attieh, owner and founder of KTea.
‘We like the new Alpha bottle as the dark amber glass is good for preserving the kombucha and we really like the design too.
‘The ROPP cap which screws off and screws back on is an advantage too, and it is unusual for a bottle like this to have that sort of closure.
‘I would certainly recommend Beatson Clark – the company has been very helpful and supportive indeed. As we are a small producer we couldn’t commit to large volumes but it has been really good with us. We are currently taking 300,000 bottles a year and we will be increasing that once our automated bottler is installed.’
Lynn Sidebottom, sales and marketing director at Beatson Clark, said: ‘Our new Alpha drinks bottle is proving very popular with customers.
‘It has a retro, apothecary style design which is very appealing for drinks brands as it lends a premium look to their products.
‘It is based on an Alpha Sirop pharmaceutical bottle normally used for medicines, but it is tested to 3.0 bar which makes it suitable for carbonated or fermented drinks.
‘It is great to see so many drinks manufacturers choosing our new bottle, and we are especially pleased when they opt for a British manufacturer to support the UK economy and to lower their impact on the environment.’
The 330 ml amber Alpha drinks bottle can also be used for beers as it is available with both an MCA and a standard crown neck finish.
