date:Oct 19, 2012
l that the Fruit Shoot recall was partially offset by a strong performance in GB carbonates, which reported a 3% revenue growth to 517.9M in a tough market, largely driven by Pepsi.
However, he added there was little to cheer for the firm outside of Britain.
International sales were also impacted by the Fruit Shoot recall, particularly Belgium and Holland, which limited growth to 0.7% to 29.3M, McNeela said.
He added that Ireland also remained challenging, with revenues down 14.8% to 138.7M,