Coca-Cola announced last month that it had shut the manufacturing plant for Malvern Water in Worcestershire, and had sold the site, claiming that .
Chase, the entrepreneur and creator of the Tyrrell’s crisps brand and Chase potato vodka, has been in talks with accountants and business advisers BDO with a view to approaching Coca-Cola about buying the Malvern brand and manufacturing site.
Chase said: "Malvern is a great British brand with such an incredible provenance behind it. It just needs better marketing really."
The plant at Colwall has been owned by Coca-Cola for 23 years. When announcing its closure, the company said the site would be used for residential, not commercial use.
Coca-Cola declined to comment.
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