Frucor is a private Australasian beverage company headquartered in Auckland

Auckland

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. Frucor is the market leader in energy drinks throughout Australasia and the second-largest non-alcoholic drinks company in New Zealand. Frucor employs more than 900 people across New Zealand and Australia and its brand portfolio includes fruit juices, fruit drinks, energy drinks, waters and soft drinks.

The company is well known for its V

V (drink)

V is an energy drink brand produced by Frucor Beverages Ltd since August 1997. In 2003, in supermarkets and service stations, V had a market share over 60% in New Zealand and 53% in Australia, making it the most popular brand of energy drink in both countries. V is made in New Zealand and...

 energy drink launched in 1997. In 1999 Frucor became the exclusive bottler for Pepsi products in New Zealand. In 2000 Frucor launched V in the UK and Ireland manufactured in the Netherlands. In 2001 Frucor acquired the Australian fruit juice company Spring Valley.

Ownership

Acquired by Suntory

Suntory

is a Japanese brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan. Its business has expanded to other fields, and the company now offers everything from soft drinks to sandwich chains...

 of Japan

Japan

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 in October 2008 from its previous owner Danone of France

France

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 for over €600 million.

Brands

• Fresh Up
• Just Juice (including Just Juice Bubbles & Just Juice Splash)
• McCoy
• Citrus Tree
• V
  V (drink)
  V is an energy drink brand produced by Frucor Beverages Ltd since August 1997. In 2003, in supermarkets and service stations, V had a market share over 60% in New Zealand and 53% in Australia, making it the most popular brand of energy drink in both countries. V is made in New Zealand and...
  
  
• Sugarfree V
• V Isokinetic
• V Iced Coffee
• Rockstar Energy Drink
• G-Force
• Mizone (Including Mizone Active Water)
• H2go Bottled Water
• NZ Natural
• Supplement Water
• Evian (Imported from Danone in Australia only)
• PepsiCo
  PepsiCo
  PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
  
  brands (Acquired franchise for ‘Pepsi’ New Zealand)
  • Pepsi
  • Pepsi Light
  • Pepsi Max
  • Mountain Dew
  • No-Sugar Mountain Dew
  • 7 UP
  • Mirinda
• MIXT
• Joo-C
• Frank
• Wave (in New Zealand)
• Samedi
• Moccona Chilled Coffee
• Appletiser
• Up&Go
• Wave
• Dilmah

External links

• About Frucor -- the official company website.
• Sale to Suntory -- from the Danone website.