Irn-Bru maker raises prices as UK inflation soars

AG Barr blames rising production costs for price increase as it ups full-year sales and profit estimates

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.