Eden Mill acquires Eden River Brewery. Credit: Đoàn Ngọc Thành on Unsplash.

Eden Mill has acquired beer maker Eden River Brewery in Penrith, Cumbria.

Made as part of a strategy to double its production capacity, the acquisition will enable Eden Mill to bottle and can its products in the north of England, allowing for quicker distribution.

Eden River Brewery’s modern bottling plant near Penrith is expected to increase Eden Mill’s production by an equivalent of 50,000 9l cases per year, which will more than double Eden Mill’s current capacity and create an additional 12 jobs at the facility.

Eden Mill is one of the first single-site breweries in Scotland. It will continue to distil gin and whisky, as well as brew its beer at St Andrews following the transaction.

Eden Mill co-founder Paul Miller said: “Thanks to a growth trend amongst our customer base and our ongoing partnership with big retailers such as Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, our acquisition of Eden River Brewery will allow us to drastically increase our production on many of our products.

“Our company is very hands on and we are invested in making sure we are part of perfecting our products from conception to consumption.”

“Eden River Brewery is highly complementary to our business and we share commonalities in products and approach, making us hugely excited about our combined potential.”

Launched in 2012, Eden Mill currently produces hundreds of gins, whiskies, beers and liqueur products, which are available across the UK.

In December 2018, the firm launched exclusive pop-ups within more than 40 Debenhams stores across England and Wales.

Eden River director Jason Hill said: “When we were approached by Eden Mill, I knew immediately that this was the kind of company, and the right team of people we could work with.

“We all had a vision of the quality products and identified that highlighting the ‘craft’ aspects of our products would allow for us to expand yet stay personal to our customers.

“Like Eden Mill, our company is very hands on and we are invested in making sure we are part of perfecting our products from conception to consumption. Everyone here at Eden River is looking forward to a positive and prosperous new year.”