Irn-Bru maker AG Barr's full year results were slightly ahead of expectations, with the Scottish group's exotic juice brands, Rubicon and KA showing particularly good growth.
Underlying profit before tax rose 6.2% to £33.6m in the year to end of January from £31.6m the year before, slightly ahead of the £33.41m the market had been expecting. Sales continued to outperform the soft drinks market and grew 6.6% to £237.0m (2011: £222.4m).
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