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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jack Simpson and Jasper Jolly

UK drinks maker Britvic agrees £3.3bn takeover by Carlsberg

Bottles of R Whites lemonade, made by drinks company Britvic, on a conveyor belt at Britvic's bottling plant
Britvic makes drinks brands including R White’s lemonade, J20 and Tango. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

The UK soft drinks maker Britvic has agreed to an improved £3.3bn takeover offer from the Danish brewer Carlsberg.

Britvic, whose brands include J20, Robinsons and R White’s lemonade, accepted the £13.15 a share offer after rejecting previous takeover offers from Carlsberg on the grounds that they undervalued the company.

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