History

 

 

1991

• Company formed as strategy and marketing consultancy for international food and drink industries by Richard and Anne Hall with three colleagues.

 

1995

• Merger with Envireau Consultants to develop operational and technical consulting services led by Duncan Finlayson.

 

By 1998

• Affiliated office links established in France, Georgia, Netherlands and United States.

 

1999

• Recognition by Financial Times Food Business as "Europe's leading drinks consultancy".
• Turnover reaches £1 million.

 

2000

• Formation of associated company Zenith International Publishing (ZIP), with launch of bottledwaterworld and softdrinksworld trade magazines.

 

2001

• Launch of globaldrinks.com online database.

 

2002

• Turnover reaches £2 million.

 

2004

• New affiliated office in Belgium.
• First Global Bottled Water Congress at Evian-les-Bains.

 

2005

• First Global Soft Drinks Congress in Amsterdam.
• Launch of dairy innovation trade magazine.
• Turnover reaches £3 million.

 

2006

• Launch of beverage innovation and cooler innovation trade magazines.
• Acquisition of sales analysis services for soft drinks and bottled water from Manx Information Systems.
• Formation of mergers and acquisitions advisory unit.
• Turnover approaches £4 million.

 

2007

• Own international offices established in Boston and Dubai.
• First Global Dairy Congress in Amsterdam.
• ZIP acquisition of Food & Beverage International, Alimentos y Bebidas and Alimentos e Bebidas trade magazines.
• Turnover approaches £5 million.

2008

• Launch of water innovation trade magazine.