THE PRODUCTION of Scotland's favourite fizzy drink could be impacted due to shortages of carbon dioxide across Europe, bosses have revealed.
AG Barr - who produce Irn Bru - has warned that if the situation prevails, manufacturing of the soft drink could soon slow down.
As it stands, the firm is producing the national beverage to "normal schedule" but fears its chain could soon be hit due to "unprecedented circumstances".
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A spokesperson told The Scotsman: “We're currently producing to normal schedules however if the situation worsens across Europe then we could be impacted, but we're taking action to protect normal customer supply as much as possible."
“We have worked hard to build resilience into our Co2 supply chain over a number of years however these are quite unprecedented circumstances.”
It comes as the UK faces soaring gas prices, with several energy suppliers going out of business and shuttering some factories.
The issue is down to the price of wholesale gas surging by 250% since the beginning of the year and a massive 70% since last month, according to Oil & Gas UK.
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