Soft-drinks maker Britvic first quarter revenue up on strong UK, overseas sales

(Reuters) - British soft drinks firm Britvic said first-quarter revenue rose 4.3 percent on strong sales of its drinks in Britain as well as international markets. Sales in Britain, which accounted for nearly 60 percent of Britvic's total revenue in the first quarter, rose 2.2 percent to 209.8 million pounds on strong demand for its carbonates like Pepsi Max, 7UP in the UK.