A Greater Manchester drinks firm is hoping to toast a big rise in annual sales after launching a range of cocktails in pouches.
The Manchester Drinks Company’s range of Mojitos and Cosmopolitans comes in 1.5 litre pouches, and has gone on sale in Asda stores initially.
The Bury-based firm is in negotiations with other national retailers and has attracted interest from potential stockists abroad.
It expects to sell 200,000 pouches this year, adding £1.5m to turnover.
The company was founded in 2005 by Richard Benjamin and Brian Levine and now supplies 36 products including perry, schnapps and flavoured shots.
Richard said of the latest product launch: “This is something brand new to the industry and sales have been better than we expected.
“We would look to expand the range, maybe next year, as we get more listings in more retailers.
“We think it could be a big hit in overseas markets too. We hav






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