November 28: With the inclusion of newly-acquired business from Ireland, British-based Pepsi bottler Britvic upped its sales by 29.3 percent to £926.3 million (US$1.42bn) for the year ending in September.
For the first time, Britvic Ireland added yearly sales of more than £200m ($308m). Sales for the company’s GB & International operations were up 4.8 percent for the year to £726m ($1.11bn). Profit after tax and exceptional items was £31.8m ($48.8m).