Sold! Irn-Bru owner snaps up Boost Drinks DRINK DEALS Beverage giant A.G. Barr has acquired energy drink maker Boost Drinks for an initial consideration of £20m. The Irn-Bru and Rubicon owner said it was acquiring Boost from its founder Simon Gray and his wife Alison, who will continue to lead the business. The London-listed drink firm said there was “significant potential” for additional growth [...]
Irn-Bru owner AG Barr increases prices as company battles rising inflation Higher prices The company behind Irn-Bru has revealed that prices for its drinks have gone up due to inflation. Bosses at AG Barr said they have seen rising costs for raw materials, including packaging and energy bills, leading to cost-cutting measures, adding that they have “adjusted our pricing with customers where appropriate”. The comments came as the [...]
Dear Santa, for this Christmas I want the nanny state to get lost This Christmas, eat, drink, and be merry — just don't tell the nanny state What is the best thing about Christmas? Presents are nice. Spending time with friends and family is obviously a highlight. But for many of us what truly makes the season is the food. Mince pies, pigs in blankets, Christmas pudding, a snifter of sherry — the festive period is all about indulging. But will we [...]
Irn-Bru owner AG Barr’s share price rises despite plummeting profits September 24, 2019 Irn-Bru maker AG Barr’s share price rose in early trading as it clung onto its full-year outlook despite posting a huge drop in first half profit. Read more: Irn-Bru maker AG Barr’s share price crashes after profit warning The figures Revenue fell 10.5 per cent year on year to £122.5m for the six months to [...]
AG Barr sales lose fizz against Commonwealth games last year May 27, 2015 Irn-Bru maker AG Barr announced yesterday that it plans to expand its state-of-the-art canning plant at Milton Keynes to support future expansion, after reporting a decline in first quarter sales. The Tizer and Rubicon maker, which held its annual general meeting in Glasgow yesterday, said total group sales fell by 1.1 per cent in the [...]
AG Barr is Funkin it after buying cocktail firm February 2, 2015 IRN-BRU maker AG Barr has snapped up cocktail mixer and syrups business Funkin in a deal worth up to £21m. The Camden-based business, which sells its products to bars, restaurants and retailers including Waitrose, will give AG Barr exposure to the lucrative cocktail market.
Ebola cure call lifts final quarter tallies for Irn-Bru drinks-maker AG Barr January 28, 2015 The maker of Scotland’s “other national drink” Irn-Bru reported five per cent sales growth in its final quarter of its financial year. In the three months to 25 January the producer AG Barr said trading performance is expected to have been well ahead of total soft drinks market. Full year revenue is expected to be [...]
AG Barr share price fizzes on Snapple deal September 23, 2014 A.G. Barr Snapple-d up a bargain this morning, sending shares up on the London Stock Exchange. The Scottish drinks manufacturer, which makes soft drinks brands including Irn-Bru and Rubicon, secured a 10-year contract with Snapple to have exclusive rights to sale and distribution of the brand in the UK and a collection of other [...]
AG Barr boss to retire as sales bubble higher May 27, 2014 AG BARR said yesterday its longstanding chairman Ronnie Hanna will be stepping down at the end of the year as the maker of Irn-Bru posted an jump in first quarter sales. Hanna, who has been chairman for five years and on the board for 11 years, told shareholders of his plans to retire at AG [...]
AG Barr’s chairman Ronnie Hanna steps down as sales rise May 27, 2014 Drinks maker AG Barr has announced that its chairman, Ronnie Hanna, is retiring at the end of this year. Board member John Nicolson will take over the role, with immediate effect. Hanna has been chairman for five years, on the board for 11 years. Nicolson, meanwhile, has been on the board since January of last [...]