logo type public traded as lse bag industry beverages founded 1875 ; 141 years ago 1875 founder robert barr headquarters cumbernauld north lanarkshire scotland key people ronnie hanna chairman roger white chief executive products irn bru rubicon tizer red kola barr cola d n b ka american cream soda cherryade saint clement s lemonade ginger beer limeade lipton iced tea shandy raspberryade appleade bubblegum revenue 260.9 million 2015 1 operating income 42.1 million 2015 1 net income 30.0 million 2015 1 number of employees 930 2015 2 website www.agbarr.co.uk a.g. barr plc commonly known as barr s is a scottish soft drink manufacturer based in cumbernauld north lanarkshire scotland . it manufactures the popular scottish drink irn bru . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded in 1875 by robert barr in falkirk . 3 in 1887 his son robert fulton barr set up a division of the original company in glasgow which had a much larger population . 3 in 1892 the glasgow branch passed to andrew greig barr where the name a.g barr comes from a brother of the founder of that branch . 3 irn bru was launched in 1901 . 3 the falkirk and glasgow divisions merged in 1959 . 3 the company was first listed on the london stock exchange in 1965 . 3 in 1972 the tizer brand was purchased . 3 1980 saw the introduction of low calorie irn bru this changed its name in 1991 to diet irn bru and then in 2010 to irn bru sugar free . in 2001 the company acquired findlays mineral water which is sourced in the lammermuir hills . 4 in 2002 roger white joined a. g. barr as managing director and in 2004 became barr s first ever non family chief executive . 5 the company acquired forfar based strathmore mineral water in may 2006 . 6 the irn bru 32 energy drink variant was launched in 2006 . 3 in 2008 the company purchased the taut sports drink range 7 and exotic fruit drink company rubicon . 8 on 14 november 2012 the company agreed to merge with britvic which produces drinks like j2o tango and robinsons as well as holding the authority to produce pepsi for the uk market to create one of europe s largest soft drinks companies . 9 on 11 july 2013 ag barr chairman ronnie hanna announced that the proposed merger of britvic and ag barr had been abandoned . 10 operations edit a.g. barr produces a variety of soft drinks from production sites at cumbernauld forfar tredegar milton keynes and pitcox east lothian . 2 references edit a b c annual report 2015 pdf . a.g. barr . retrieved 28 march 2016 . a b ces services management ltd. a.g.barr p.l.c. website about us company overview introduction . agbarr.co.uk . retrieved 23 march 2015 . a b c d e f g h history . a.g. barr . a.g. barr buys up findlays the scotsman 27 december 2002 the big profile roger white insider magazine 25 november 2008 william lyons 28 may 2006 . barr hopes water deal will help it fizz again . the scotsman . jeremy lemer 25 january 2008 . ag barr grows in sports drinks . financial times . loulla mae eleftheriou smith 29 september 2010 . ag barr profits bolstered by exotic fruit drink rubicon . marketing magazine . haymarket . ag barr and britvic agree to merger . bbc . 14 november 2012 . retrieved 14 september 2014 . ag barr abandons bid for britvic . bbc news . bbc . 11 july 2013 . retrieved 8 august 2013 . external links edit official site v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway berendsen berkeley group holdings bank of georgia bh macro big yellow group b & m european retail value bodycote booker group bovis homes group brewin 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