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.

Ryanair today announced a new five-year supply agreement for soft drinks onboard the company's daily flights.

BRITVIC will today reveal its long-awaited plans for a London IPO worth £800 million (€1.18m), a source familiar with the situation said yesterday.