Danone and Harrogate Water today announced that they have entered into a share purchase agreement under which Danone will (through a UK subsidiary) acquire a majority stake in Harrogate Water. Harrogate Spring Water is Britain’s oldest bottled water and achieved sales of £21.6million in the financial year to March 2019. The current shareholders of Harrogate Water, the Cain family, will remain as minority shareholders. Credit: Harrogate Water. Danone and Harrogate Water today announced that they have entered into a share purchase agreement under which Danone will (through a UK subsidiary) acquire a majority stake in Harrogate Water. On 26th February it was announced that Danone will acquire a majority stake in our client Harrogate Water, owner of one of Britain’s fastest growing water brands and number 1 in the Out of Home bottled water category.

Harrogate owns water brand Harrogate Spring Water and charitable water brand Thirsty Planet. Harrogate Water is the owner of the British bottled water brand Harrogate Spring Water, as well as the charitable water brand Thirsty Planet. CEO James Cain will join the management team of Danone Waters UK and continue to lead the business. The current shareholders of Harrogate Water, the Cain family, … The share purchase agreement will see the French corporation take a majority stake via a UK subsidiary, Danone Water. Harrogate Spring is the ‘Number One British Premium Bottled Water’ and fastest-growing British bottled water brand. French dairy giant Danone has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK bottled water brand Harrogate for an undisclosed amount.The transaction will see Harrogate join water brands Evian and Volvic under Danone’s portfolio, developing the French company’s position in the UK while contributing to further growth for the British brand.
Based in ‘The Original British Spa Town’ of Harrogate, Harrogate Water is proud to be recognised as the UK’s largest independent bottled water producer and Britain’s oldest bottled water … Danone has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based bottled water company Harrogate Water for an undisclosed sum. Harrogate Water is a family-owned business with a unique British heritage and core strengths in foodservice and on-the-go consumption.

France-based food and drink company Danone, through its UK subsidiary, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK bottled water firm Harrogate Water. The acquisition will further develop Danone Waters’ position in the UK and support future growth for Harrogate Water’s portfolio. Harrogate Water is a family-owned bottled water business with core strengths in foodservice and on-the-go consumption. Harrogate Water is a family-owned business with a unique British heritage and core strengths in foodservice and on-the-go consumption. Danone, the multinational that owns evian and Volvic, is set to acquire a majority stake in Harrogate Water, the family-owned business behind the historic Harrogate Spring Water brand. James Cain, Harrogate Water CEO and James Pearson, Managing Director, Danone Waters UK & Ireland pictured when the deal was announced in February. “Danone and Harrogate Water have a shared ethos and approach to community and sustainability. “As a family-business, we are all about our people; our colleagues, partners and customers.