Fevertree Drinks plc, known as Fever-Tree, is a British producer of premium drink mixers, founded by Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow in 2004. The company's name comes from its initial product, a tonic water. Their tonic was flavoured with

quinine Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to '' Plasmodium falciparum'' that is resistant to chloroquine when artesunate is not available. While sometimes used for nocturnal leg ...

, a chemical extracted from the bark of the South American

cinchona ''Cinchona'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. All are native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America. A few species are reportedly nat ...

tree. When introduced to India as a pharmaceutical to aid in reducing the fever associated with

malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. ...

, quinine was blended with soda water and sugar to make it more palatable, producing the earliest tonic water. The cinchona tree was referred to in India as fever tree. Based in west

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, Fever-Tree makes a variety of products, including

tonic water Tonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, tonic water usually has a significantly lower quinine content and is consumed for its distinctive ...

ginger beer Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar. Current ginger beers are often manufactured rather than ...

and

lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage. There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using ...

. As of March 2015, their products were exported to 50 countries. In March 2013, the founders sold 25% of the company to Lloyds Development Capital. In November 2014, the company floated on the London Stock Exchange under the

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LSE:FEVR; the IPO valued Fever-Tree at £154.4m. , its market value had increased fourfold.

Products

Fever-Tree's drink mixers have won "Outstanding Cold Beverage" in the sofi Awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Products are manufactured in

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. The normal Fever tree Tonic is manufactured in the Netherlands. The range includes: * Indian Tonic Water ** #1 Best Selling and #1 Most Trending Tonic Water by

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Annual Report 2016 * Naturally Light Tonic Water * Mediterranean Tonic Water * Elderflower Tonic Water * Aromatic Tonic Water * Clementine & Cinnamon Tonic Water * Sicilian Lemon Tonic * Premium Soda Water * Sicilian Lemonade * Madagascan Cola * Ginger Ale * Spiced Orange Ginger Ale * Smoky Ginger Ale * Ginger Beer * Naturally Light Ginger Beer * Bitter Lemon

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