A.G. Barr
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A.G. Barr
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| Type | Public (LSE: BAG) |
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| Industry | Beverages |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Founder(s) | Robert Barr |
| Headquarters | Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| Key people | Ronnie Hanna, Chairman Roger White, Chief Executive |
| Products | Irn-Bru Tizer Red Kola Barr Cola D'n'B KA American Cream Soda Cherryade Saint Clement's Lemonade Ginger beer Limeade Lipton Iced Tea Orangina Shandy Raspberryade Appleade Blueberryade |
| Revenue | £237.0 million (2011)[1] |
| Operating income | £33.4 million (2011)[1] |
| Net income | £28.1 million (2011)[1] |
| Employees | 930 (2012)[2] |
| Website | www.agbarr.co.uk |
A.G. Barr plc (LSE: BAG) or commonly known as Barr's is a British soft drinks manufacturer, based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is particularly notable for the manufacture of the popular Scottish drink, Irn-Bru. A.G. Barr is the largest manufacturer of soft drinks in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History
The company was founded in 1875 by Robert Barr in the town of Falkirk.[3] In 1887 his son, Robert Fulton Barr, set up a division of the original company in Glasgow, which had a much larger population.[3] Then in 1892 the Glasgow branch passed to Andrew Grieg Barr, a brother of the founder of that branch.[3] Irn-Bru was first launched in 1901.[3] The Falkirk and Glasgow divisions merged in 1959.[3] The Company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1965.[3]
In 1972, the Tizer brand was purchased.[3] The year 1980 saw the introduction of Low Calorie Irn-Bru: this changed its name in 1991 to Diet Irn-Bru, and then in 2010 to Irn-Bru sugar free. In 2001 the company acquired Findlays Mineral Water which is sourced in the Lammermuir Hills.[4]
In 2002 Roger White joined A. G. Barr as managing director and in 2004 became Barr's first ever non-family chief executive.[5]
The Company acquired Forfar based Strathmore Mineral Water in May 2006.[6] The Irn-Bru 32 energy drink variant was launched in 2006.[3] In 2008 the company purchased the Taut sports drink range.[7]
Operations
A.G. Barr produces a variety of soft drinks from production sites at Cumbernauld, Mansfield, Forfar, Tredeger and Pitcox.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Preliminary Results 2011
- ^ a b A G Barr: About Us
- ^ a b c d e f g h "History". A.G. Barr. http://www.agbarr.co.uk/agbarr/newsite/ces_general.nsf/wpg/history!OpenDocument.
- ^ A.G. Barr buys up Findlays The Scotsman, 27 December 2002
- ^ The Big Profile: Roger White Insider Magazine, 25 November 2008
- ^ William Lyons (2006-05-28). "Barr hopes water deal will help it fizz again". The Scotsman. http://business.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=639&id=787302006.
- ^ Jeremy Lemer (2008-01-25). "AG Barr grows in sports drinks". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5facc66-cae6-11dc-a960-000077b07658.html.
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