In a year which has been tough for businesses across the world, it seems that Britvic have been left unscathed as they posted a 23 per cent hike in annual profits.
The group makes Pepsi, 7Up and J20 as well as Tango and Robinsons and they have reported a pre-tax profit of £86.5 million in the year to September 27th.
The sale of Britvic's still drinks rose by 3.6 per cent and the sale of its fizzy drinks rose by 7.9 per cent in Britain despite other soft drinks manufacturers reporting a slowdown in their sales.
Britvic is the second biggest fizzy drinks supplier after Coca Cola and it is putting its success down to a revival in consumer demand for carbonated drinks. The successful year may also be down to new launches such as Robinsons Be Natural and Juicy Drench.
Paul Moody, the chief executive of Britvic said that the soft drinks market as a whole is seeing some improvements. But he is quick to point out that it is difficult to see how things will pan out in the future and that the drinks market should be cautious.
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