Britvic’s £3.3bn takeover by Carlsberg gets go-ahead, raising fears of job losses

Britvic makes drinks brands including R White’s lemonade, J20 and Robinsons squash. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

The £3.3bn takeover of the UK soft drinks maker Britvic by the Danish brewer Carlsberg has received the go-ahead from Britain’s competition watchdog, raising fears of job losses.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had cleared the proposed deal, a day before the deadline for the first phase of its investigation into the takeover.