Ballygowan owner expects further sales pressure from new lockdowns

Ballygowan owner Britvic said its profit this year will depend on how quickly restrictions are eased across Ireland and the UK.

Ballygowan and MiWadi owner Britvic expects its sales performance to continue to come under pressure this year in the face of national lockdowns in Ireland and the UK set to continue into March.

The British soft drinks group said trading in the first quarter of its current financial year – the three months to the end of December – continued to be impacted by Covid restrictions in its main markets.