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A Irn-Bru poster which featured a cow and the slogan "When I'm a burger I want to be washed down with Irn-Bru" attracted a record 700 complaints, while family values campaigners were outraged when an advert showed a young women in a bikini holding a can and saying: "I never knew four-and-a-half-inches could give so much pleasure." Sweney, Mark (12 November 2021). " 'An emblem of Scotland': how Irn-Bru stole the show at Cop26". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

McCowan's also produced Irn-Bru Bars, chewy, fizzy, bright orange confectionery bars which taste strongly of Irn-Bru, though production ended in late 2005. Irn-Bru sorbet is available in some speciality ice cream shops in Scotland. [62] Irn-Bru and others [ edit ] Designed in 1969 as the Barr tartan, by Howe design, it was updated in 1996/97 and redesigned by Kinloch Anderson with the name changed to Irn-Bru tartan. Irn-Bru ad leaves bad taste". BBC News. 30 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008 . Retrieved 5 May 2010. Along with the comic, a neon sign featuring Ba-Bru stood outside Glasgow Central Station for many years, eventually being removed in the late 1970s. 4. Irn-Bru adverts are never far away from a little controversy This more modern Irn-Bru 'burger' ad attracted a record amount of complaints. Picture: AP Said to weigh a ton and considered to be the largest working horse in the world at the time, Robert Barr bought him from a Perth farmer in 1930.IRN-BRU launches a long line of Fannies for fans as personalised bottles go on sale". The Drum. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015 . Retrieved 20 November 2019.

Eleftheriou-Smith, Loulla-Mae (20 September 2011). "Irn-Bru launches 'fiery' limited edition drink". Marketing Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011 . Retrieved 14 November 2012.AG Barr to replace colourings in Irn-Bru". just-drinks. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. of the funniest Irn-Bru TV adverts". Scotsman Food and Drink. 18 November 2015 . Retrieved 1 August 2021. AG Barr went on to confirm that Irn-Bru did indeed contain alcohol, but that it was such a small amount as to be virtually negligible, meaning everyone, including the Muslim community, could continue to enjoy Irn-Bru as it didn't go against the teachings of their religion. 15. A Scots ex-pat recently claimed that Irn-Bru (well Iron Brew) was actually invented in the United States IRONBREW bottle label from the New York-made fizzy drink, circa 1900. PIC: SWNS From the get-go, Barr’s found marketing success by closely associating Irn-Bru with the idea of Scottishness. Early branding used a “strongman” logo based on popular Highland Games athlete Adam Brown; an emblem that would remain in use well into the early 2000’s.

Irn-Bru and Diet Irn-Bru have been formulated since 2002 by A.G. Barr to meet the regulations for food colouring of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Ponceau 4R, used in the UK formulation, is prohibited by the FDA. [72] Barr uses alternative food and drink colourants manufactured by a US company approved by the FDA. The product labelling also meets US labelling standards on nutritional information and bar code. Compliant Irn-Bru is solely imported by Great Scot International in Charlotte, North Carolina, which supplies distributors and retailers throughout the USA. saw the introduction of Low Calorie Irn-Bru: this was re-launched in 1991 as Diet Irn-Bru and again in 2011 as Irn-Bru Sugar Free. The Irn-Bru 32 energy drink variant was launched in 2006.

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This article's 'criticism' or 'controversy' section may compromise the article's neutrality. Please help rewrite or integrate negative information to other sections. ( March 2022) However, drinks under the moniker “Iron Brew” appear in records before this, with London-based manufacturers Stevenson & Howell, for instance, launching a beverage under this name in 1898. Irn-Bru began being sold in Russia in 1997, and by 2002, it had become their third best selling soft drink. After its original bottler went out of business, a new deal was signed for the drink to be manufactured and distributed in larger quantities by the Pepsi Bottling Group of Russia in 2002. [69] Its popularity has been attributed to the drink's apparent similarity to discontinued Soviet-era soft drinks. [69] As of 2011, Irn-Bru sales in Russia were still growing. [70]

It's a testament to the success of these marketing campaigns that Irn-Bru is able to confidently declare itself Scotland’s “Other National Drink” - as they did on a billboard above Glasgow Central Station in 1983 - to little objection. Controversy Irn-Bru ( / ˌ aɪər n ˈ b r uː/ "iron brew", Scots: [ˌəirənˈbruː]) is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after whisky). [1] Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow. Irn-Bru is known for its bright orange colour and unique flavour. [5] As of 1999, it contained 0.002% of ammonium ferric citrate, sugar, 32 flavouring agents including caffeine and quinine (but not in Australia), and two controversial colourings ( Sunset Yellow FCF E110 and Ponceau 4R E124). On 27 January 2010, soft-drink manufacturer A.G. Barr agreed to a Food Standards Agency voluntary ban on these two colourings although no date was set for their replacement. [6] After lobbying by First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, a proposed restriction of Sunset Yellow to 10mg/litre was eased to 20mg/litre in 2011 – the same amount present in Irn-Bru. [7] As of August 2021, Irn-Bru still contains these colourings. [8] Hall, James (28 March 2011). "AG Barr profits rise as Russia gets a taste for Irn-Bru". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.

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In 2005, rumours circulated in the Scottish Muslim community that Irn Bru contained alcohol, meaning that many of them feared they would no longer be able to continue to drink the beloved soft drink. Ardbeg to release limited edition Anamorphic whisky 6. Coca-Cola is the number one-selling soft drink nearly everywhere in the world – except in Scotland, Iceland, Peru and the Middle East Graham Barr raises a glass beside a cake to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Irn-Bru company in Glasgow in August 1980. Picture: TSPL IRN-BRU Musical ad". Youtube.com. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016 . Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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