Coatbridge, United Kingdom
The Natural Fruit & Beverage Company Ltd
UK-leading contract manufacturer of high-quality food products in resealable pouches, specializing in smoothies, baby food, purees, juices, and FSMPs for infant, sports, clinical, and senior nutrition markets.
Natural Fruit and Beverage Co is the UK's leading contract manufacturing producer specializing in high-quality food products in resealable pouches. The company manufactures smoothies, baby food, fruit yoghurt, purees, juices, sauces, and foods for specific medical purposes (FSMPs), serving infant nutrition, sports nutrition, clinical nutrition, and senior nutrition markets. Their expertise spans functional product development with advanced production capabilities.
The company operates state-of-the-art facilities in Coatbridge with three high-speed pouch production lines and advanced automatic packing equipment. They offer hot fill pasteurization and retort processing for diverse product requirements, handling everything from juices to thicker blended products. Packaging solutions include doypack and cheerpack formats ranging from 70-200ml.
NFBC maintains strong quality and sustainability credentials with BRC Global Standard Grade AA accreditation, AIB International accreditation, Soil Association organic certification, and ISO 14001:2015 environmental management certification. The company works with a global network ranging from SMEs to major retail, medical, and sports nutrition companies, providing complete sourcing support for ingredients and packaging alongside finished product delivery.
Capabilities
- Beverages
- Juices & NFC
- Fruit & veg
- Purees
- Infant & medical
- Infant formula stage 1Infant formula stage 2Infant formula stage 3Medical nutritionOral nutritional supplements (ONS)
- Packaging
- Pouching
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