Britvic H1 revenue up 1.7%

Drinks group Britvic today announced group revenue of £641.1m (€797.9m) for the first half of the financial year, a rise of 1.7% on the previous year, saying it was on track to deliver full-year performance in line with expectations.

The company however said that EBITA was down 6.9% to £41.9m (€52.1m) in the 28 weeks to April 15.