Irn-Bru deliveries hit by truck driver and fuel chaos

News of the fuel driver shortage sparked panic buying, resulting in long queues and some forecourts closing.

Roger White, the chief executive of AG Barr, said there was a risk that the scramble for petrol could start to affect the business if it continued.

“The current fuel situation is not having any material impact on us today, but if things don’t improve, then that could have an impact,” he said.

“If consumers behave rationally and don’t put the supply chain under stress, then we understand there is plenty of supply.”

The comments came as AG Barr said sales rose by almost a fifth for the six months to Aug 1 to £135.3m compared with the same period last year.

Pre-tax profit excluding exceptional items jumped 43pc to a record £23.7m.