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AG Barr primes Irn-Bru for lively 2021 after full-year group sales slide - results data
8 Apr 2021
AG Barr has confirmed its double-digit sales decline in fiscal-2021, with the Irn-Bru brand owner's final quarter pulling markedly on 12-month performance.

Drinks industry group seeks oversight role for Scottish deposit return scheme
22 Feb 2021
A group of beverage brand owners and trade associations are bidding to become the administrator for Scotland's upcoming deposit return scheme (DRS).

Second half to hit 2020 sales hard for AG Barr - trading update
26 Jan 2021
AG Barr is expecting a double-digit fall in sales from its most recent fiscal year.

AG Barr says US$10m farewell to Rockstar Energy Beverages
19 Nov 2020
AG Barr has received compensation for the termination of its UK tie-up with Rockstar Energy Beverages.

AG Barr looks to at-home cocktails with Funkin karaoke packs
16 Nov 2020
AG Barr has teamed its Funkin cocktail mixer portfolio with karaoke operator Lucky Voice in the UK for a range of at-home cocktail-making kits for Christmas.

UK on-premise closure hits AG Barr sales in fiscal-H1 - results
22 Sep 2020
A tough showing in the UK's on-premise channel has pulled sales down for AG Barr in its fiscal first-half, although 2020's performance still posted an improvement on a year ago.
AG Barr lines up Funkin Nitro Cocktails TV push - video
6 Aug 2020
AG Barr has announced the first national television campaign for its Funkin Nitro Cocktails range in the UK as it looks to capitalise on the trend for mixing drinks at home.

Why are spirits brand owners still getting women wrong? - comment
29 Jul 2020
The recent unveiling by Bacardi of its Plume and Petal brand backfired somewhat, with the group stirring up a social media storm with the lower-abv vodka. Spirits category commentator Richard Woodard thinks he may know what the problem was. Again.

AG Barr bullish over FY sales forecast - trading update
28 Jul 2020
Irn-Bru owner AG Barr expects sales for full-year 2020 to drop by at least 12% as the coronavirus impacts performance.

PepsiCo buy prompts termination of AG Barr's Rockstar deal in the UK
24 Jun 2020
AG Barr is preparing to bid farewell to Rockstar Energy Beverages, three months after PepsiCo lined up the acquisition of the UK group's energy drinks partner.

AG Barr’s Funkin Cocktails Peach Bellini - Product Launch
1 Jun 2020
AG Barr has added a new flavour to its range of RTD canned cocktails in the UK.

Coronavirus fails to extinguish China's appetite for luxury as lockdowns loosen - analysis
22 Apr 2020
In these times of uncertainty, I'm willing to guarantee one thing - the word of 2020 will be 'resilience'.

AG Barr freezes new projects, scales back commercial activity amid COVID-19
23 Mar 2020
AG Barr has announced a raft of measures to protect its long-term stability as the Irn-Bru owner looks to navigate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

AG Barr’s Funkin Nitro Pina Colada - Product Launch
26 Feb 2020
AG Barr’s Funkin Cocktails arm has added a new variant, Funkin Nitro Pina Colada, to its range of RTD canned cocktails.

Full-year sales down, but better than expected for AG Barr - trading update
28 Jan 2020
AG Barr has reported a slowing decline in its sales last year as the group continues to battle with repercussions from the UK's sugar tax.
AG Barr’s Funkin Pro Prickly Pear Purée - Product Launch
27 Jan 2020
AG Barr's fruit purée and cocktail mixers arm has added a new flavour to its purée range. Funkin Pro Prickly Pear Purée was developed in collaboration with UK restaurant brand, Las Iguanas.

23 Jan 2020
In his first just-drinks outing of 2020, in-house analyst Ian Shackleton shares his drinks stock tip, flags what could be the worst beer transaction of all-time and considers what could be a tough 12 months for one of the UK's more curious soft drinks players.

The soft drinks category in 2019 - just-drinks' Review of the Year, Part II - FREE TO ACCESS
11 Dec 2019
As the year draws to a close, just-drinks takes a look back at the stories that have made the headlines across the global drinks industry over the last 12 months. Here, Lucy Britner picks out the highs and lows for the soft drinks category.

Are full-sugar soft drinks the new niche? - Comment
5 Nov 2019
Has the sugar tax changed the playing field so much that full-sugar is now considered a niche selling point for soft drinks? Lucy Britner takes a closer look.

AG Barr's Irn Bru 1901 - Product Launch
24 Oct 2019
AG Barr has launched a limited-edition Irn Bru with an added-sugar recipe that supposedly dates back more than 100 years.

AG Barr hatches streamlining plans as H1 sales, profits slump
24 Sep 2019
AG Barr intends to take action to reverse first-half sales and profits declines, which have been partly blamed on last year's sugar tax implementation in the UK.

How did Nichols perform in H1 2019? - results data
17 Jul 2019
UK soft drinks group Nichols has reported a strong set of results for the first half of this year, with sales in the six months rising by low double-digits.

Bellwether AG Barr can show UK soft drinks how to survive sugar tax woes - Analysis
16 Jul 2019
A profits warning from AG Barr this morning brought a strong reaction from London's financial market. The Irn-Bru owner's forecast that full-year profits will be down 20% on the year-prior sent shares spiralling by almost 30%. Consequently, the gains AG Barr had made since the UK Government implemented its sugar tax last April were almost completely wiped out.

AG Barr issues profits warning over sugar tax slump
16 Jul 2019
Irn-Bru owner AG Barr has warned that its profits will be down by 20% over the fiscal year as the fallout from the UK sugar tax hits the bottom line.

AG Barr readies biggest marketing push for Funkin canned cocktails in UK
16 Jul 2019
AG Barr is giving the recently-released Nitro Canned Cocktail line from its Funkin unit a UK-wide push over the summer.

18 Jun 2019
Every month, Ian Shackleton, just-drinks' resident analyst, takes a look at the drinks industry through an investor lens. Here, he considers the improving relationship between The Coca-Cola Co and one of its bottlers, the cooler relationship between younger consumers and alcohol and how the drinks industry used to live.

AG Barr buys 20% stake in Stryyk-owner Elegantly Spirited for US$1.3m
7 Jun 2019
AG Barr has entered non-alcoholic spirits with the GBP1m (US$1.3m) purchase of a minority holding in Elegantly Spirited, the owner of zero-proof brand Stryyk.
AG Barr’s FunkinPRO Hibiscus Syrup - Product Launch
6 Jun 2019
AG Barr has launched a hibiscus flavour for its range of FunkinPRO cocktail syrup mixtures.
AG Barr's Irn-Bru Energy - Product Launch
17 May 2019
AG Barr is to launch an energy drink under its Irn-Bru brand.
AG Barr's Funkin Nitro Canned Cocktail - Product Launch
9 Apr 2019
AG Barr has lined up the roll-out to the UK on-premise of a range of nitrogen-infused pre-mixed cocktails.
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