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Britvic forecast

British soft drinks maker Britvic said yesterday it expects its full-year results to be ahead of market forecasts having seen particularly strong trading in the third and fourth quarter to date.

Analysts' forecasts for full-year underlying pretax profit currently range between 64 million pounds ($103 million) and 82 million pounds ($132 million), according to a Reuters Estimates poll of 12 analysts.