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Britvic PLC
LON:BVIC
Britvic is a United Kingdom-based manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks. The Company’s portfolio of brands includes names, such as 7UP, Ame, Britvic 55, J20, drench, Gatorade, Idris, Pennine Spring, Pepsi, Purdey’s, Red Devil, Shandy Bass, Tango and Lime Grove.
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FTSE 100 Live: Stocks flat, Carlsberg to buy Pepsi maker Britvic, Metro offloading mortgage book
FTSE 100 flat at 8,203
Britvic confident it can navigate cost inflation headwinds
"We continue to generate strong cash flow and have increased the interim dividend by 20%," said CEO Simon Litherland
Britvic sales pop higher but inflationary pressures persist
“While we continue to experience inflationary pressures, our focus remains on minimising the impact on our business," said chief executive Simon Litherland
Britvic third quarter boosted by UK reopening
Full-year profit is expected within current market expectations, the juice and mixers drinks group said.
Britvic plans to launch new drinks to build on pandemic share gains
The drinks producer is also waiting for the out-of-home channel to recover
Britvic posts 10% quarterly revenue decline with slow recovery ahead
The group's performance will continue to be significantly affected throughout the second quarter amid coronavirus restrictions
Britvic continues to feel COVID-19 pressure
The firm confides in the resilience of the soft drinks category
Britvic extends relationship with PepsiCo by 20 years
All plastic bottles in the UK will be made from 100% recycled plastic by the end of 2022, three years earlier than originally planned
Brtivic cautious over pace of recovery in soft drinks as sales drop
Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are still costing it a net £12mln to £18mln per month
Britvic hit across the board by coronavirus restrictions
The drinks producer confirmed the impact on earnings has been £12-18mln per month as announced in March
Britvic dividend in doubt as it forecasts £18mln hit to monthly earnings from coronavirus crisis
The soft drink and fruit juice maker said the pandemic is expected to “significantly affect consumption” and it expected a “material impact” on revenue and earnings in 2020
Britvic secures £400mln credit facility linked to sustainability goals
The facility's margin will be cut if the soft drinks producer meets at least two targets, with proceedings donated to charity
JPMorgan Cazenove adds small fizz to Britvic shares with upgrade to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’
“With the uncertainty around the UK market and Christmas trading behind us following a good Q1, we believe the market can focus on the increasing quality of the growth and cash flows”
Britvic cheery after “robust” start of the year
Revenue rose 2.6% to £369.8mln in the three months to 31 December, while talks for the sale of French assets are ongoing
Britvic profits lose fizz as UK sales flatten off
Profit before tax slumped 32% thanks to closing Fruit Shoot operations in the United States and costs related to the proposed sale of the juice manufacturing sites in France
Britvic mulls over bottling facilities sale
The J2O producer would give up three juice manufacturing sites in France, its related private label juice business and the Fruité brand for an undisclosed price
Britvic's shares fall flat after broker downgrades to 'Hold'
The broker also cut its target price for the soft drinks maker to 1,000p from 1,050p
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Britvic on track in spite of domestic challenges
"Overall we have delivered a solid performance against a more challenging backdrop in quarter three,” said chief executive Simon Litherland
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FTSE 100 closes in red as mining stocks weigh
FTSE 100 closed in the red on Wednesday as miners weighed after a sell-off in iron ore in China
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ITV investors watching for Love Island effect as new boy enters villa
The Conservative Party leadership contest was decided by a relatively convincing margin of 92,153 votes to 46,656, while Love Island commands consolidated viewing figures of more than 5mln
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ITV investors hope for Love Island boost amid tough ad market
The week ahead includes updates from ITV, Unilever, Rightmove, Diageo, Marston's, IG Group, National Express, GSK and AstraZeneca
Price hikes offset fall in drinks volumes as Britvic’s first-half profits pop higher
First-half volumes fell year-on-year, but Britvic has been working hard to achieve “strong price realisation”, which improved margins and more than offset the top-line drop
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FTSE 100 closes slightly ahead but Wall Street shares slide
The Footsie closed out at 7,334 - up around five points, while mid-cap index was firmly lower- down 129 points at 19,307
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Inflation figures to lead macro news on Wednesday, Royal Mail braces for full year figures
Economists are expecting the consumer price index to be well below the recent growth in average earnings at around 1.8% year-on-year in April
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Still no opportunities to sell in May, with Royal Mail and M&S set to deliver updates
The Week Ahead will also bring news from power firm SSE and water groups Severn Trent and United Utilities, plus the latest UK inflation and retail sales numbers
Britvic names new chief financial officer to replace Matthew Dunn who is leaving to join ASOS
The FTSE 250-listed group said Joanne Wilson is currently chief financial officer at customer data science company, dunnhumby, which is owned by Tesco PLC
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First big wave of corporate results to hit on Thursday: BT, Unilever, Shell, Diageo to stand out
Aside from the tide of blue-chip results, some big second line news will also flow on Thursday from the likes of Britvic, Dairy Crest, Premier Oil, Rank Group, and Renishaw
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Quality and quantity on the company news front, but Brexit vote, Fed rates, US jobs to be key
The cream of the corporate updates will likely come from blue-chips BT Group, Royal Mail, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever and Diageo
Britvic shares touch all-time highs as annual profits rise despite “challenging environment”
The drinks maker has had to deal with CO2 shortages and the introduction of the sugar tax over the past year
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FTSE 100 sticks on firm ground as US stocks bounce higher on Cyber Monday
The FTSE 100 was set to break a losing streak, rising 58 points
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Christmas lights starting to peek out from under spreadsheets as updates slow in last week of November
The Week Ahead will bring a hotch-potch of updates from the likes of blue-chip Intertek Group, and mid caps Thomas Cook, Pennon, Greene King, Go-Ahead Group, and Britvic
Britvic shares go flat as CFO leaves for ASOS
Mathew Dunn will fill the void left by Helen Ashton’s sudden departure earlier this year
Energy drinks ban would be another blow for battle weary soft drinks industry
According to some sources in the teaching profession, it is now common for kids to drink energy drinks in lieu of eating breakfast
How Fevertree usurped Britvic and Schweppes to pop to the top of the UK tonic market
Schweppes and Britvic used to dominate the UK tonic water market, but their failure to recognise the shift towards the ‘premiumisation’ of mixers opened the door for Fevertree
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Huntsworth sinks as it experiences cash outflow despite profit and revenue rise
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Tuesday
Britvic revenues rise in third quarter despite impact of carbon dioxide shortage
Britvic has responded to the UK’s sugar tax by introducing more sugar-free and low sugar alternatives
FTSE 100 closes firmly higher with miners taking the top spots
The global financial body added that several countries, including the US and UK, had excessive current account deficits and borrowed too much
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Investors looking for some thirst quenchers from Britvic, Fevertree, and Fuller's
Aside from the soft drinks firms and brewer, the day ahead on Tuesday includes updates from blue-chip real estate firm Hammerson and student acommodation group Unite
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Apres moi le deluge: Flood of blue chip results to dominate in coming week, including BT Group
Over the five sessions in the Week Ahead, around 20% of the FTSE 100 index will report results or issue a trading update, with about half that number due on Thursday alone
Britvic upgraded by Berenberg on “well-positioned” portfolio following sugar tax
Analysts at the bank said the group's carbonates division had "maintained its momentum" in the first half of 2018, and were optimistic about the benefits of its restructuring programme
Société Générale upgrades Britvic as UK market sees little impact from sugar tax
In a note to clients, analysts at the bank said the sugar tax’s impact on the FTSE 250 drinks maker would be minimal, saying that “momentum in the business is strong”
Britvic shares rise as revenue increases but restructuring cost dents profits
The FTSE 250 soft drinks maker reported revenues for the period had increased 4.5% to £733.2mln, up from £701.3mln last year
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FTSE 100 closes firmly in red as resource stocks suffer
Global markets are in the red after Donald Trump said he was not happy with the progress of talks with China.
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M&S shareholders braced for another gloomy update
M&S announced shop closures a day ahead of its results announcement; was that to spread the bad news over two days or to ensure the bad news did not overshadow a decent trading performance?
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Retailers in focus for coming week, with Marks & Spencers, Kingfisher, and Halfords set to update
Aside from the retails, the week ahead includes results from utilities Pennon PLC, Severn Trent PLC, United Utilities PLC, and SSE PLC, plus updates from Ryanair PLC and Britvic PLC, and the latest UK inflation numbers
Vivo Energy intends to float on London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges in May
Vivo Energy has Shell-branded retail operations in 15 countries across Africa with 227mln consumers and had a 23% share of its markets in 2017
Britvic shares gain as Morgan Stanley upgrades stock to 'overweight' rating
Morgan Stanley raised its rating to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal-weight’ and lifted its target price to 870p from 680p
FTSE 100 slides as dollar rallies on expectations of a March rate hike by the Fed
US workers' pay increased 2.9% year-on-year, compared to expectations of a 2.6% increase.
Britvic goes flat as uncertainty over sugar tax offsets slight first-quarter revenue growth
First-quarter revenues rose 3.3% to £337.2mln in the first quarter, but that masks a drop-off in demand for its drinks in the key UK and French markets
FTSE 100 ends lower as pound firms; housebuilders weigh
Britain's top tier index closed around 54 points lower at 7,533
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If it's fizz you are after on Wednesday, look to Britvic rather than the Fed
It would be a major shock were the US central bank's policy-makers to opt for a rate hike
FTSE 100 finishes sharply lower as financial stocks weigh
FTSE 100, which has been hitting record highs over the past weeks, hit a five week low
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Unilever among the quality blue chip updates scheduled, but Fed meeting and US jobs data more important
Week ahead includes updates from FTSE 100 AstraZeneca PLC, BT Group PLC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, and Unilever PLC, plus a Federal Reserve meeting and January US jobs data
Britvic and Coca Cola HBC fizz on broker upgrades
Deutsche Bank analyst Andrea Pistacchi likes both of the drinks makers, albeit for different reasons
Unilever to close Colman's Mustard factory in Norwich after 160 years
The Carrow Works site will shut by the end of 2019, resulting in local job losses
Britvic confirms closure of Norwich factory site with loss of hundreds of jobs
Britvic will transfer production of Robinsons and Fruit Shoot from Carrow Works to other locations across the UK
Britivic faces headwinds despite 5% increase in earnings
The make of Robinsons squash reported adjusted earnings (EBITDA) of £195.5mln but said levy on soft drinks creates uncertainty
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FTSE 100 closes lower as pound firms amid Brexit bill breakthrough
London's blue-chip index closed the day lower but retailers and housebuilders did well, oh, and there was some Brexit news...
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Pennon to reassure despite regulatory buffeting
Trading updates are expected from Pennon, Britvic, LondonMetric, Telford Homes and Brewin Dolphin.
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FTSE 100 closes in red as sterling nudges higher; Glaxo top riser
It was an up then down day for the FTSE 100 and the Bitcoin cryptocurrency set new highs.
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Pubs in focus again with updates from Marston's and Greene King eyed
The Week Ahead includes updates from pubs operators Marston's and Greene King, plus results from Britivc, Daily Mail & General Topps Tiles, and Pennon
Britvic is shutting Norwich manufacturing, cutting 242 jobs from the site
“This is not a proposal that we make lightly and we know this is upsetting news for our colleagues.”
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FTSE 100 closes nine points lower as AstraZeneca weighs
It's been a busy day here in London; 15% of FTSE 100-listed companies have had some sort of meaningful news out...
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Lloyds to report strong quarterly figures in first results since government sold remaining stake
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Dutch Shell are among a slew of companies reporting earnings on Thursday
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Lloyds and Barclays to dominate manic week of corporate earnings
Week ahead: Lloyds, Barclays, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sky, Reckitt Benckiser
Fevertree goes flat as founder cashes in £73mln worth of shares
Fevertree shares quickly rediscovered their fizz though
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Marks & Spencer's chief needs good news on clothing
Analysts are worried clothing arm is relapsing in spite of vow to fix it by Steve Rowe
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Marks & Spencer's womenswear woes under scrutiny again as retailers dominate
Week ahead: Marks & Spencer, Dixons Carphone, Kingfisher, De la Rue...
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Britvic fizzes higher after the soft drinks maker sees first-quarter revenues rise over 4%
Britvic said its UK sales were up 2.2% to £209.8mln in the first-quarter thanks to strong demand for carbonated drinks.
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Carpetright up against tighter comparatives
Among the big names reporting: Britvic, Carpetright, Ocado and SSE
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Week Ahead: Shell expected to announce unchanged dividend for 2017
Big names reporting this week: SSE, TalkTalk, AstraZeneca, Compass, Vedanta
Soft drinks firm Britvic expands its presence in Brazil with around £54.5mln acquisition
The deal comes just over a year after Britvic bought Brazilian soft drinks firm Empresa Brasileira de Bebidas e Alimentos and concentrate brands Maguary and Dafruta.
FTSE 100 and small-cap stocks chalk record highs
FTSE 100 and small-cap stocks ended at fresh record highs on Tuesday, the first session of 2017, after being buoyed by higher Wall Street on bullish US factory data, 18-month high oil prices and even bumper Chinese data
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Week Ahead: Are overseas buyers returning to Berkeley's London homes?
Big names reporting this week: Aberdeen Asset, Merlin Entertainments, Daily Mail, Sage Group and Berkeley Group
Anti-sugar trend sours revenue at AG Barr
Soft drink maker said lower and no-sugar products had done better
Cantor sees much more upside for Sound Energy after Morocco breakthrough
Sound Energy shares have already climbed more than 250% since early July, but according Cantor's upgraded target there remains plenty of upside.
PREVIEW: Royal Mail tipped to deliver the goods
Royal Mail expected to report revenues of £9.2bn and pre-tax profits of £410mln
Week ahead - Is Merlin on the right track?
Other updates come from paving specialist Marshalls, SSE Group, Thomas Cook Group PLC and Mothercare
A.G. Barr plc shrugs off sugar tax as profits sweeten
Pre-tax profits in the 53 weeks to January 30 rose 7% to £41.3mln