Robinsons and Tango firm Britvic has reported improved sales growth after UK consumers bought more soft drinks for the home in the run-up to Christmas.

IRISH consumers drank 18 million litres less of Britvic products such as 7Up and Ballygowan in the last trading year as sales in pubs plunged.

Drinks group Britvic has reported pre-tax profits of £105.1m (€123m) for the 12 months to end September, up 0.5% from the previous year.

Coca-Cola, Avonmore, Brennan's, Lucozade and Tayto are the top five selling grocery brands in Ireland.

MILK can boost health in teenagers and promote weight loss as part of an adult diet — two messages high on the agenda for new National Dairy Council (NDC) chief executive Zoe Kavanagh.

THE National Dairy Council (NDC) has announced the appointment of Zoe Kavanagh as its new chief executive.

Drinks giant Britvic today reported a 39% leap in half-year profits and revealed plans to snap up French group Fruite.

SEVEN Limerick friends will gather to wet the Shamrock on St Patrick’s Day in a city pub, clocking up thousands of flight miles in the process.

Drinks giant Britvic today posted an 11% hike in sales for the 12 weeks to December 20 but said market conditions in Ireland remained "challenging".

Britvic suffered a 5.6% slide in revenues across the year in the Irish market, according to figures released today.

Coca-Cola is the biggest selling brand in Irish shopping baskets, it emerged today.

Drinks group Britvic Ireland is to shed 145 jobs over the next twelve months as part of a cost-cutting plan.

Soft drinks maker Britvic Ireland announced its preliminary results for the year to end September posting annual revenues of £200.7m (€237.6m), up 6.2% on 2007.

THE boot of our 1984 Ford Fiesta was packed with corned beef sandwiches, Club Milks and TK lemonade when we set off on our first foreign holiday almost 20 years ago.

Confectionery giant Cadbury Schweppes was today reported to have turned down a second offer worth between £6.4bn (€9.3bn) and £6.9bn (€10bn) for its drinks arm.

Soft drinks firm Britvic today said annual results were likely to hit forecasts, despite the poor summer weather.

Confectionery giant Cadbury Schweppes was today reported to be considering a fresh round of factory closures and job cuts.

A resurgent fizzy drinks market helped soft drinks giant Britvic post a healthy gain in pre-tax profits today.

The prospect of an £8bn (€11.7bn) bidding war for the drinks arm of Cadbury Schweppes caused shares in the blue-chip company to surge ahead today.

Drinks group Britvic today said it planned to spend £170m (€249m) on some of Ireland’s leading brands, including Ballygowan bottled water.

Soft drinks group Britvic was today set for life on the stock market after announcing plans to float with an estimated value of £800m (€1.2bn).

IRISH drinks and snacks company C&C Group is to invest a total of €25 million at its Clonmel base to boost cider production.

7up has announced a new partnership deal with Basketball Ireland, Ireland’s national governing body for basketball.

In its first interim report since its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ISEQ and the London Stock Exchange, C&C Group has said group turnover is up by about 4% while margins were "broadly unchanged".

Investors were today preparing to tuck into food and drinks manufacturer C&C Group when it makes its debut on the London market later this month.

C&C Wholesale has announced a new distribution arrangement with the Dutch premium lager company, Grolsch.