UK-based processed juice supplier Cobell has re-opened its Beverage Centre of Excellence in Exeter after completing upgrade work.

The upgrade will allow Cobell to provide British beverage companies with new and high-quality services.

In July last year, Cobell was acquired by global flavour and fragrance company Symrise.

Symrise’s UK managing director Nick Russell said: “The UK is the most dynamic beverage market in Europe. To win in this space you need a strong local footprint to provide innovative, fit-for-market solutions quickly and effectively.

"Following the upgrade, Cobell’s new centre of excellence features a larger laboratory, new beverage application equipment, and a new warehouse."

“This new Centre of Excellence further expands our ability to do this.”

Following the upgrade, Cobell’s new centre of excellence features a larger laboratory, new beverage application equipment, and a new warehouse with room for further production enhancement.

During an opening event, the company allowed customers to take a tour of the upgraded facilities, participate in a roundtable discussion on the future of craft beverages in the UK, and taste consumer-validated beverage prototypes.

Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, Symrise is a global supplier of flavourings, ingredients and raw materials to food and beverage companies.

The company’s products are distributed in more than 90 locations in the US, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

Established in 1999, Cobell supplies processed fruit and vegetable juices in Great Britain.