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British soft drinks group A.G. Barr posts higher sales

By: Renzo Ruf, BMG

A.G. Barr has seen sales continue to perform ahead of the market and anticipates that total sales revenue will reach £118 million for the six month period ending 31 July, an increase of 13% on the prior year.

Sales growth continues to be delivered across all our core brands with strong performances from Irn-Bru, Barr and particularly Rubicon. "We are supporting this growth with marketing investment in our key brands and also at the point of purchase," the company announced in a news release. "Our operating margins have been in line with our expectations however we anticipate some significant inflation in imported fruit costs in the second half of our financial year which will impact the Rubicon brand." (bmg)