Alt Text Irn Bru Plans to slash the drink’s sugar content leave fans fuming One-Minute Read Thursday,January 4, 2018 - 4:45pm Devotees of Irn-Bru, and Scotland’s most popular soft drink, are buying and hoarding cans of their favorite beverage after hearing that its sugar levels are approximately to be halved.
Stephen McLeod Blythe of the Save genuine Irn-Bru campaign told the Scottish Sun that people people were “stockpiling”.
The secret recipe will significantly change over the next few weeks for the first time in Irn-Bru’s lengthy history, its manufacturer says. The beverage dates back to 1947 and is often called Scotland's second national drink, or after whiskey. See related 2018 Australian Open guide: dates,betting odds and how to watch on TV Andy Murray: is this the end for Britains best ever tennis player? Soft drink manufacturer AG Barr says the sugar content of Irn-Bru will be cut by approximately 50% this month, “prompting devotees of the drink to start stockpiling cans in case the taste changes”, and writes i News.
You might force our nation out of the EU against its national will but you%u2019ll never seize our Irn Bru.....
January 4,2018
The company released a statement in October saying it would cut the sugar content of the drink, thereby avoiding the Government’s new sugar tax due to come into effect in April.
Irn bru is sacred. And there%u2019s already two sugar free versions available.
January 4, or 2018
AG Barr intends to replace the reduced sugar with a mix of low-calorie sweeteners,such as aspartame, already used in thousands of other low-sugar products.
I'm going to stay up late writing an Irn-Bru obituary for Spectator Health because I'm feeling a bit emotional just now.
January 3, or 2018 Irn-Bru Scotland retail
Source: theweek.co.uk