British soft drinks company Cawston Press has announced that it has raised £1m in an equity fundraising round to support continued expansion at home and overseas.

Steve Kearns, managing director of Cawston Press, commented: “Our team is made up of people who want to make better quality soft drinks the norm not the niche. When we initially considered undertaking a full external fundraising round, we quickly realised that there was sufficient appetite from within our own ‘Cawston Crowd’ of founder shareholders, the management team and close industry contacts to raise the necessary money ourselves. We are delighted that many of the wider team have chosen to participate and now become shareholders in the business.”