Britvic Fruit Shoots itself in the foot - UPDATE

Talks with Scottish soft drinks rival AG Barr are still in progress, Britvic said in a trading statement which revealed the impact of the Chemsford firm's Fruit Shoot product recall earlier this year.

Talks with Scottish soft drinks rival AG Barr are still in progress, Britvic said in a trading statement which revealed the impact of the Chemsford firm's Fruit Shoot product recall earlier this year.

Revenue in the year to the end of September fell 2.6% from the year before to £1,256.4m, although with the effects of exchange rate fluctuations stripped out the year-on-year decline was just 0.8%.

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