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.

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

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).

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.

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