A G Barr’s (BAG LN, HOLD, T/P 600p) trading update for six months to 29th July 2017 announced that the latest IRI data (18th June) showed value and volume up 3.5% and 2.1% respectively. The company anticipate revenue at the interim results to be £136m, an increase of c.8% on the same period in the prior year (2016: £125.6m). A beat on Whitman Howard forecast of £127m and Bloomberg consensus estimate of £126m.
