British soft drink producers, Britvic has announced a contract extension with supply chain partner Wincanton in a new 10-year deal.

The deal will take the partnership with the two businesses into its 40th year.

Under the new contract extension, Wincanton will continue to provide storage and distribution services for Britvic, which is home to brands including Robinsons, J2O and Tango, in the UK.

Wincanton has said it has significantly invested in automation to increase productivity, capacity and capability at Britvic’s national distribution centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.

The contract will also see Wincanton continue to manage Britvic’s fully automated warehouse facility in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Together, the two sites despatch a combined 650,000 cases of Britvic products daily.

James Hurrell, Managing Director of Grocery and Consumer at Wincanton, said: “Extending our long-standing relationship with Britvic into its fourth decade is a proud milestone for Wincanton as we see our partnership with one of the UK’s most popular beverage manufacturers go from strength-to-strength. 

“We are looking forward to investing in a resilient and innovative platform for growth for Britvic in the UK, underpinned by our shared values around people, planet and performance.” 

Nigel Paine, Supply Chain Director at Britvic, said: "We're pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Wincanton.

“Their excellent site management and shared values across our people, planet, and performance pillars have been important to our success.

We look forward to the continued innovation and efficiency this partnership will bring to our supply chain."