Practically everyone who grew up in Northern Ireland remembers the Maine mineral van coming with a crate of goodies every week. Flavours like Sarsaparilla, Pineappleade and American Cream Soda came in glass bottles which were returned empty and new ones replaced them.
It all began when the Harkness family established a soft drinks business, Braid Mineral Water Co., in Ballymena in 1919. The founder’s son, John Harkness, decided to branch out on his own in 1949 and formed Maine Soft Drinks. In 1959 the business relocated to its current premises in Ballymoney.
It has expanded and branched out in different ways including supplying to supermarkets and contract bottling. They are also exporting to various companies on the UK mainland. Regardless of expansion the doorstep delivery side of the business is still very important, with more than 40,000 homes supplied on a weekly / fortnightly basis.
Maine Soft Drinks employs more than 80 people, half of which are based in Ballymoney and the other half spread throughout Northern Ireland in depots located in Lurgan, Belfast and Derry-Londonderry.
PRODUCT RANGE Maine branded drinks in 330ml, 500ml and 1 litre, Vitazade, Smak, Maine Refresh flavoured waters.
Company Details
- Employees
- 9
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 35 Ballymena Road, Ballymoney,northern Ireland Bt53 7ex,united Kingdom
- Industry
- Food And Beverage Services
- NAICS
-
Food Services and Drinking PlacesSpecial Food ServicesFood Service Contractors
- Website
- http://www.mainesoftdrinks.co.uk
- Keywords
- Glass bottle Soft Drinks, Soft Drinks Production, Doorstep delivery, Contract Bottling, Lemonades and Cordials, Bottled Waters, Attbaoy, Sugar Free Drinks, Traditional lemonade, Traditional Soft Drinks.
- HQ
- Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Maine Soft Drinks Questions
Maine Soft Drinks's website is http://www.mainesoftdrinks.co.uk
Maine Soft Drinks's LinkedIn profile is https://uk.linkedin.com/company/maine-soft-drinks
Maine Soft Drinks has
9 employees.
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employees at Maine Soft Drinks.
Maine Soft Drinks's industry is
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Maine Soft Drinks's categories are Food and Beverage Services
Maine Soft Drinks's founding year is 1949
