UK/JAPAN: Barr Britvic could be takeover target for Suntory - analyst
By James Wilmore | 12 December 2012
Barr Britvic could be on Suntory Holdings' shopping list in the UK when the Japanese group looks at international acquisitions, according to an analyst.
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Barr Britvic could be on Suntory Holdings' shopping list in the UK when the Japanese group looks at international acquisitions, according to an analyst.

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