Wholesale woes put brakes on Britvic's Irish growth

Revenues at the Irish division of British soft drinks producer Britvic fell in the first half of its financial year.

Britvic Ireland - which owns the likes of Ballygowan water, MiWadi, and the Club range of carbonated drinks - posted revenues of £90.6m (€103m) for its first half; down by 0.9% on a year-on-year basis.