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Britvic plc () is a British producer of soft drinks based in Hemel Hempstead. It is the number two soft drinks producer (by volume and retail sales value) in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It produces soft drinks under its own name and holds the license to sell others such as Pepsi in the UK. ==History== The company was founded in the mid-nineteenth century in Chelmsford as the ''British Vitamin Products Company''.〔(Britvic to close Chelmsford factory and put hundreds out of work ) BBC, 22 May 2013〕 It started producing fruit juices in 1938 and started marketing them under the ''Britvic'' name in 1949.〔(500 staff – and Britvic chief – face axe in merger with AG Barr ) ''The Independent'' (London), 15 November 2012〕 Acquired by Showerings of Shepton Mallet, and subsequently a division of Allied Breweries from 1968, the company changed its name to ''Britvic'' in 1971. In 1986 it merged with ''Canada Dry Rawlings'' and acquired the R. White's Lemonade brand. It acquired Tango and the Corona brand from Beechams in 1987 and since that year it has also owned the UK franchise for Pepsi and 7 Up.〔(A simple approach to coaching makes a difference at Britvic ) Coaching & Mentoring Network〕 In 1995 it bought Robinson's from Reckitt & Colman.〔(Chief sets Robinsons enigma ) Campaign, 17 May 1996〕 In December 2005 the Company underwent an initial public offering (IPO) allowing its main shareholders (InterContinental Hotels Group, Whitbread, Pernod Ricard) to realise their investments.〔(Britvic IPO to value drinks group at up to £537m ) ''Financial Times'' (London), 25 November 2005〕 In May 2007 the Company went on to buy the soft drinks and distribution businesses of Ireland's Cantrell & Cochrane (C&C) for £169.5m.〔(Britvic Agrees to Buy C&C's Soft-Drinks Division ) CNBC, 14 May 2007〕 On 14 November 2012 the Company agreed to merge with Scotland's A.G. Barr, producer of famous Scottish soft drinks Irn Bru, Tizer and D'n'B, to create one of Europe's largest soft drinks companies.〔(AG Barr and Britvic agree to merger ) BBC, 14 November 2012〕 However the merger was put into serious doubt after the Office of Fair Trading referred the merger to the Competition Commission. On 11 July 2013, AG Barr Chairman Ronnie Hanna announced that the proposed merger of Britvic and AG Barr had been abandoned. Hanna said: "While we are disappointed that the opportunity to create significant value for both sets of shareholders has been rejected, the Board of AG Barr has every reason to be confident of its position as a stand-alone company." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Britvic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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