Here is a selection of people who are starting interesting new roles with public and private organisations in Ireland.

The country’s largest wholesale food supplier, Pallas Foods, which has an annual turnover in excess of €350m, has closed out a deal on a 83,000sq ft logistics building in Cork’s Courtstown.

Lower sales of Ballygowan bottled water, and a continued fall in the sale of third-party alcohol brands to pubs drove a 1.6% drop in annual revenues at the Irish division of British drinks group Britvic.

British soft drinks producer Britvic has said it is continuing to see "challenging" conditions in the Irish market and a further softening in sales performance here since the halfway point of the group's financial year.

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

Frits Potgieter has been appointed as general manager of the 5-star Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Killarney, part of the iNua Collection.

Ireland was the standout performer for British soft drinks producer Britvic in its latest financial year.

Shares in Ballygowan water owner Britvic dipped after the company’s chief financial officer announced his resignation.

Soft drinks manufacturer Britvic Ireland is calling for more clarity around the Government’s sugar tax proposals, due for implementation next April.

In Ireland, Britvic said its wholesale distributor Counterpoint, “also performed well”. 

British soft drinks group Britvic has reported continued growth in its Irish operations, with third-quarter revenues — covering the three-month period to the beginning of July — up 10.6%.

Strong sales of brands like Ballygowan and MiWadi drove a 4.1% rise in revenues at the Irish arm of international soft drinks producer Britvic in the first half of its current financial year.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took aim at the soft drinks industry yesterday, announcing a new tax on sugary drinks.

The Irish operations of UK-owned soft drinks producer, Britvic has seen a return to annual growth, with revenue up 1.3%, in constant exchange rate terms, and sales volumes ahead by 2.6%.

The Irish operations of UK-owned soft drinks producer, Britvic, has seen its third consecutive quarter of revenue growth; with a 0.7% annualised rise evident in the 12 weeks to July 5; the third quarter of the company’s financial year.

Maker of 7UP and Robinsons squash, Britvic, saw profits rise more than 6% in the opening four months of the year despite tough trading conditions. Earnings climbed to £64.7m (€90.68m) on the back of continued disciplined cost management.

Britvic — the British-owned international soft drinks producer — has reported a marginal turnaround in fortunes at its Irish operations.

British soft drinks group, Britvic has seen a further revenue decline in Ireland as well as an erosion of its market share here.

Just one in 10 shoppers believe the country of origin labelling in Irish shops and supermarkets is clear.

Britvic has reported an annualised decline of 2.5% in third-quarter revenues for its Irish operations, although sales volumes and market share rose during the period.

Revenues at the Irish operations of international soft drinks group, Britvic fell by over 5% year-on-year in the first half of its current financial year.

Soft drinks manufacturer Britvic has reported another positive quarter for its Irish operations, saying like-for-like revenues for the three months to the end of December grew 2.1% to £34m (€41.2m).

The recent good weather boosted Britvic Ireland’s fourth quarter revenues by 1.8% year-on-year to £40.5m (€48m).

Ireland is the only region where international soft drinks producer, Britvic, is suffering from declining revenues.

Britvic has reported that its Q3 revenue decreased by 5.5% in Ireland so far in 2013.

Drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena were today reported to be a £1bn takeover target for the owner of Irn-Bru.

Drinks company Britvic has posted a 2.8% fall in its Irish revenues for the first quarter.

Rival firms Britvic and AG Barr have agreed to merge, creating one of Europe's largest soft drinks companies.

Britvic has said that the market “re-entry” plan for its Fruit Shoot product in Britain and mainland Europe is “on track”, following a product recall in the summer which severely hampered the group’s full-year profits.

European bourses saw a resurgence yesterday as EU finance ministers finally came to agreement with the IMF on a programme to reduce Greek debt with the next installment of much needed bailout funds a step closer.

Drinks brands Robinsons squash and Irn-Bru are to be poured into the same company after their makers unveiled a £1.4bn (€1.75bn) merger deal today.

CORK’S commercial property market may be heading back to equilibrium by 2013, with transaction numbers rising, a recovery in Dublin leading a cyclical trend, and an improvement in both Cork and Dublin’s urban residential markets.

International soft drinks producer, Britvic has said that revenues at its Irish operation fell by 9.6%, to £138.7m (€171m) in its latest financial year.

Third-quarter revenues at the Irish division of international soft drinks producer, Britvic, fell by 11.1%, year-on-year, with the company complaining of an “extremely challenging” three months.

Britvic said the recall of its popular children’s drinks Robinsons Fruit Shoot and Fruit Shoot Hydro packs last week would hurt its earnings more than expected, raising concerns among analysts that the company’s image could take a hit.

International soft drinks producer Britvic has hinted at further cost reduction measures at its operations in Ireland over the coming 18 months, on the back of further sales declines.

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.

First-quarter revenues at Britvic Ireland fell by 10%, on a year-on-year basis, worse than market expectations. Ireland has, for some time, been the weak link within the soft drinks group’s portfolio.

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.