Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Britvic First to the Barr
By Richard Corbett | 19 September 2012
The biggest news to hit the soft drinks and bottle water categories in recent times is this month's announcement that AG Barr and Britvic are pondering a merger. Richard Corbett picks holes in the two company's portfolios, but not before he apologises.
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The biggest news to hit the soft drinks and bottle water categories in recent times is this month's announcement that AG Barr and Britvic are pondering a merger. Richard Corbett picks holes in the two company's portfolios, but not before he apologises.

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