Amber Beverage UK (ABUK) has acquired the assets of Ten Locks, the Manchester-based distributor owned by Kingsland Drinks.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The agreement hands ABUK immediate responsibility for the UK distribution of the Ten Locks portfolio.
Ten Locks distributed products including El Tequileño Tequila, Lind & Lime gin, Banhez mezcal and non-alc brand Three Spirit.
ABUK marketing director Zippy Bakowska told Just Drinks five Ten Locks employees will join the business in sales and operations.
Bakowska said: “ABUK prides itself on our omni-channel distribution strategy. We will be working with the individual brand owners to leverage the great work of the Ten Locks team and the brands’ existing strengths, such as El Tequileño’s recent new listing in Co-op and Lind & Lime’s recent new listing in Sainsbury’s.
“Simultaneously, we will be looking for synergies with ABUK’s geographic reach and expertise to grow these brands further, for example seeding Three Spirit into our extensive network of on-trade customers.”
ABUK, part of the Luxembourg-headquartered Amber Beverage Group, distributes brands including Flor de Caña rum, Faustino wine from Rioja and Fortaleza Tequila. It also handles Amber Beverage brands, including Moskovskaya vodka and The Irishman whiskey, in the UK.
In a statement announcing the deak, ABUK CEO Sam Thackeray, said: “In what is a distinctly tricky time for the drinks trade and hospitality industry, with all the negative news and legislative and fiscal challenges, it is wonderful to be able to focus on growth through new, dynamic brands and highly ambitious people.”
Kingsland Drinks, also based in Manchester, is also a contract packer and bottler working with brands and retailers.
MD Sarah Baldwin, who joined Kingsland Drinks from UK-based Purity Soft Drinks in April, said: “Our deal with ABUK supports our strategy to maximise the value of our world-class capabilities and infrastructure at our site in Irlam, Greater Manchester.
“We’re preparing for investment in 2026 to enhance our full-category services, which already include our NPD lab for wine and spirits development, high-speed canning lines, and bottling and bag-in-box lines. Streamlining our business operations positions us strongly for future growth.”
“Amber Beverage UK buys Ten Locks from Kingsland Drinks” was originally created and published by Just Drinks, a GlobalData owned brand.
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