The soft drinks business, jointly owned by Six Continents, Whitbread, Allied Domecq and PepsiCo, is estimated to be worth around £500m.
UK: Britvic to go back on the market
According to reports, the UK soft drinks producer, Britvic, is to be put back up for sale next year by its largest shareholder, Six Continents, once it has demerged its pubs from its hotels business.