date:May 22, 2014
British soft drink maker Britvic today reported a 20.8% rise in adjusted pretax profits of 45.3 million for the first half of the year.
It reported a 14% rise in first-half operating profit, broadly in line with an average analyst forecast.
Britvic said that revenue in the 28-week period to 13 April rose 4.7% year-on-year to 670.7 million.
Group earnings before interest, tax and amortization or EBITA of 60.5 million was up 12.9% on last year, helped by revenue growth and tight cost control.