Fizzy solution?

If there was one dark cloud across an otherwise sparkling first half set of results for Cadbury, it was the performance of its European beverages business. While the group as whole delivered like-for-like sales growth of 7%, and the American confectionery business delivered a remarkable 15% rise, the European carbonated soft drinks division, which owns brands such as Orangina, reported a 1% fall in underlying sales. Fortunately, Cadbury seems to have taken the situation in hand. It has appointe...