Irn - Bru , the iconic Scottish fizzy drink , is to be produced with 50 % less sugar from this batch . AG Barr , the maker of the drink since 1901 , claims that the majority of consumers will not notice a difference in the taste when the sugar content is reduced from 8.5 teaspoons to four per can . However , fans are believed to be stockpiling the high - sugar version and a campaign has been launched to protest against the change . A government sugar tax , designed to help counter obesity , will be introduced in April .
Irn-Bru, the iconic Scottish fizzy drink, is to be produced with 50% less sugar from this month. AG Barr, the maker of the drink since 1901, claims that the majority of consumers will not notice a difference in the taste when the sugar content is reduced from 8.5 teaspoons to four per can. However, fans are believed to be stockpiling the high-sugar version and a petition has been launched to protest against the change. A government sugar tax, designed to help counter obesity, will be introduced in April.