Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced plans to invest more than £100 million in its UK brewery and beverage network over the next five years.
A programme of investment and infrastructure upgrades will improve capabilities and introduce greater efficiencies. It will also play a crucial role in supporting Molson Coors’ commitment to reach carbon net zero in its direct emissions in the UK by 2035.
Specifically, the plan includes investments to improve brewing capacity and packaging capability at its Burton-on-Trent and Tadcaster breweries.
At its Burton brewery, the programme of improvements includes the installation of a new 24-tonne high-speed 120,000-cans-per-hour filler, and upgrades to the packaging keg line at both Tadcaster Brewery and Aspall Cyder House. It will also see investment in the Sharp’s Brewery, in Rock, Cornwall, to support new and existing cask ale brands.
The planned investment follows on from a £13m investment in increasing capacity at the Aspall Cyder House, which concluded in 2022, a £21m investment in a new canning line in Burton in 2021, and an ongoing £10m investment in its Tadcaster brewery which began at the end of last year.
