Britvic Ireland profit surges to €16.4m as turnover rises by 9%
Drinks company, whose brand portfolio includes Ballygowan and Club, bought by Carlsberg earlier this year for €3.9bn
Carlsberg
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European shares touch two-week highs despite dip in momentum
Anheuser-Busch InBev profits surge despite China slump
Corona and Michelob Ultra push brewer’s revenues to record level
Brewers hit by flagging sales in China
Carlsberg’s volumes in China fell 6% in third quarter, leading to a drop in group volumes
UK competition watchdog opens inquiry into Carlsberg’s €3.9bn takeover of Britvic
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns deal may reduce competition in the UK market
Will Carlsberg have a thirst for Britvic’s Irish soft drinks?
Britvic Ireland owns Ballygowan water, the Club range of soft drinks, MiWadi and TK Lemonade among others
Carlsberg to buy Ballygowan maker Britvic in €3.9bn deal
Two earlier bids from Danish brewer had been rejected by UK soft-drink maker as undervaluing the business
Irish shares rise as European interests focus on French elections
Kerry and Glanbia were both higher by the end of the day, adding 0.33 per cent and 0.16 per cent respectively
European shares nudge lower on Friday but hang onto weekly gain
Carlsberg Group dropped 9.3% after Britvic rejected a revised, unsolicited €3.7 billion takeover bid from the brewer
Ballygowan owner Britvic rejects €3.7bn takeover offer from Carlsberg
Soft drinks maker says bid ‘significantly undervalues Britvic, and its current and future prospects’
European shares fall as stronger-than-expected US inflation hits rate-cut hopes
Pan-European Stoxx 600 suffers third consecutive day of losses
Diageo Ireland boss Barry O’Sullivan: ‘Behaviour towards alcohol is shifting’
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