Sales fizzing for drinks mixer firm

Drinks firm Fever-tree has upgraded its profits forecast after revenues fizzed up in the first half of the year.

The firm, which specialises in selling mixers such as ginger beer and Sicilian lemonade, yesterday said sales rose 77 per cent to £71.9 million in the six months to the end of June, while pre-tax profit jumped from £11.8m to £24m during the period.