The company also said the reorganisation would result in the closure of its Moston, Wednesbury and Dagenham operations in England that offered direct-to-store service to independent retailers under the "Barr Direct" model.

The announcement comes a month after the company said former Saga Plc boss Euan Sutherland, a veteran in the consumer goods industry, would take over as CEO from May 1.

Last month, A.G. Barr forecast an about 14% rise in annual profit at 49.5 million pounds ($63 million), slightly ahead of market view, partly helped by strength in its specialty coffee business and price hikes.

The Boost brand was acquired in a 32-million-pound deal in late 2022 and was run as a standalone business.

Shares in the company were up 1.7% at 1525 GMT.

($1 = 0.7854 pounds)

(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)