Sales lose fizz at Robinsons firm

Robinsons squash firm Britvic has said Britain’s recent carbon dioxide crisis hit its fizzy drink sales and left it unable to make the most of surging demand amid the summer heatwave.

The company said UK sales of fizzy drinks, excluding the new soft drinks sugar tax, fell 2.9 per cent in the three months to 8 July due to the CO2 woes. It was forced to switch promotions to its still drinks ranges, where sales rose 11.7 per cent.