Energy drinks boost for Britvic (at FT.com)

Britvic, the drinks maker and distributor of Pepsi, Robinsons and Gatorade, on Friday reported fizzy numbers for the 40 weeks July 6, boosted by its soft drinks acquisition in Ireland from C&C. Revenues of £690m were close to 30 per cent ahead of the same period last year, and included organic growth and the £147.2m contribution from Britvic Ireland for the nine months to the end of June. The improvement in the results was helped by the low comparative of the corresponding period last year, which included flatter sales over a rain-drenched... [read full story]