A New Force in the Spirits Industry: Fortitude Spirits Group Officially Launches 🚀
Backed by Kliro Capital Partners, Fortitude Spirits Group has officially launched with a clear ambition: to become one of the UK’s leading independent spirits businesses. Built upon a 35-year operational legacy of drinks innovation, the group introduces a fully integrated, multi-channel model designed to create, nurture, and scale exceptional spirits brands.
The group operates via three specialised, complementary divisions:
Fortitude Spirits: Dedicated to creating, owning, and scaling distinctive, disruptive drinks brands that capture global consumer attention.
Fortitude Drinks UK: The premier sales and distribution arm, leveraging deep industry relationships to scale both premium and high-volume portfolios across every UK trade channel.
ICB Distillers: The state-of-the-art production backbone, operating a BRC-accredited facility in Middlesbrough capable of delivering up to 6 million cases per year across 400+ SKUs.
Investing in Manufacturing Excellence
To support the group's grand launch, a £2.5 million investment has been committed to enhancing production capacity, quality assurance systems, and line flexibility at the Middlesbrough facility.
"Fortitude Spirits Group offers a unique, agile proposition to trade partners, brand owners, and consumers alike. We aim to drive category growth across every price point, push product innovation, and serve as a pioneering commercial partner." - Warren Scott, Chairman of Fortitude Spirits Group