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Britvic plc is a British producer of soft drinks.

The Company was founded in the mid-nineteenth century in Chelmsford, Essex as the British Vitamin Products.

1938 It started producing fruit juices in 1938

1949 Started marketing fruit juices under the Britvic name.

1961 A brand owned by the combine Showerings, Vine Products and Whiteways on its formation^[1]

1971 The Company changed its name to Britvic.

1986 Britannia Soft Drinks acquired Britvic Soft Drinks, thereby bringing Britvic together with Canada Dry Rawlings and R. White's Lemonade brands.

1987 Britannia acquired the major part of the soft drinks arm of Beecham Group forming Britvic Corona, thereby acquiring Tango

1987 Owned the UK and Ireland franchises of Pepsi and 7 Up.

1998 launched J2O.

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 The Company was founded in the mid-nineteenth century in Chelmsford, Essex as the [[British Vitamin Products]].
-It started producing fruit juices in 1938 and started marketing them under the Britvic name in 1949.
+It started producing fruit juices in 1938
-The Company changed its name to Britvic in 1971.
+Started marketing fruit juices under the ''Britvic'' name.
-By 1981 was part of  [[Showerings, Vine Products and Whiteways]] Ltd, a subsidiary of [[Allied Lyons]]
+A brand owned by the combine [[Showerings, Vine Products and Whiteways]] on its formation<ref>The Times Sept. 12, 1961</ref>
+The Company changed its name to '''Britvic'''.
+was part of  [[Showerings, Vine Products and Whiteways]] Ltd, a subsidiary of [[Allied Lyons]]
 [[Britannia Soft Drinks]] acquired [[Britvic Soft Drinks]], thereby bringing Britvic together with [[H. D. Rawlings|Canada Dry Rawlings]] and [[R. Whites|R. White's]] Lemonade brands.