AG Barr and Britvic have been granted extra time to continue their merger talks amid reports that they cannot agree whether to call the new entity “Barr Britvic” or “Britvic Barr”.
The two had been due to make an announcement by 5pm on Wednesday 3rd October.
The Takeover Panel has now pushed the deadline back until 31 October and has it within its power to grant further extensions if needs be.