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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Irn-Bru maker raises prices as UK inflation soars

Queen Elizabeth during a visit last year to AG Barr's factory in Cumbernauld, where Irn-Bru is produced.
Queen Elizabeth during a visit last year to AG Barr's factory in Cumbernauld, where Irn-Bru is produced. Photograph: Reuters

The company behind Irn-Bru has revealed it is increasing its prices after its packaging, ingredients and energy-linked commodity costs jumped, as it raised its sales and profit estimates.

AG Barr said owing to rising costs, which includes fruit and wages, it had put up prices “where appropriate” and signalled further price increases as it pointed to the UK’s inflation rate rising above 5%, the highest in decades.

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