UK: AG Barr - A life less sweet as sugar prices bite
By James Wilmore | 27 March 2012
AG Barr expects the soaring price of sugar to be the main "driver" in forcing up costs by around 4% to 5% in the year ahead, the company has warned.
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AG Barr expects the soaring price of sugar to be the main "driver" in forcing up costs by around 4% to 5% in the year ahead, the company has warned.
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