The new group's operational headquarters will be located at Britvic's existing head office in Hertfordshire.
He'd won the contracts for Metal Box (his big breakthrough), Mirror group, Britvic, Gerber and Coca-Cola-Schweppes.
The plans include the closure of Britvic's Pennine Spring water factory in Huddersfield with 40 job losses.
The merger will give Britvic shareholders about 63% of the new company and AG Barr shareholders 37%.
Britvic said talks with AG Barr were "ongoing", but made no further comment on the proposed deal.
Britvic, the maker of Robinson's squash, is also shutting a warehouse in Belfast where 20 staff are employed.
The head office of Barr Britvic will be in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, which will also be its registered office.
The deal will leave Britvic shareholders with approximately 63% of the new company and AG Barr shareholders with 37%.
Earlier this month, Britvic agreed to merge with AG Barr, creating a new company called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks.
Drinks manufacturer Britvic is planning to move its UK head office out of Essex by the middle of 2012.
BBC: Britvic plans to move UK headquarters out of Chelmsford
Soft drink firms AG Barr and Britvic have claimed there is a "compelling rationale" for regulators to clear their proposed merger.
Britvic's other brands include Robinsons, J2O and Tango, and the company also sells PepsiCo brands in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
The proposed merger of Irn Bru-maker AG Barr with rival soft drinks firm Britvic is to be investigated by the Competition Commission.
Britvic had to recall Fruit Shoot bottles in July over safety concerns.
Britvic, which makes and sells PepsiCo brands such as Pepsi and 7UP in Britain and Ireland, said total group sales volumes were down 1.6%.
As well as the recall, Britvic said that the cold, wet weather over the summer had also "weighed heavily on the soft drinks market".
Its head office would be in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, while the new group's operational headquarters will be located at Britvic's existing head office in Hertfordshire.
Britvic also has major operations in east London, Norwich and Leeds.
Soft drinks maker Britvic has reported a near 20% fall in profits after being hit by the cost of recalling newly designed Fruit Shoot bottles.
Barr's product range also includes Tizer and Rubicon, while Britvic is known for making Tango, Robinsons, J2O and sells PepsiCo brands under an exclusive licence.
Barr's product range includes Irn Bru, Tizer and Rubicon, while Britvic is known for making Tango, Robinsons, J2O and sells PepsiCo brands under an exclusive licence.
The planned merger of soft drink rivals AG Barr and Britvic has moved a step closer after shareholders in both companies voted to back the move.
Britvic is to close its factory in Chelmsford, the city where the company was founded in the 19th Century, as part of plans to cut hundreds of jobs.
Britvic, the firm behind behind the J2O and Tango drinks, has said that a recall of its popular Fruit Shoot brand cost it about 2% of annual revenues.
Separately, Britvic, Britain's second-biggest soft drinks maker after Coca Cola, warned of tough trading conditions in the soft drinks market, largely because of the rising cost of raw materials.
Britvic also sells PepsiCo brands under an exclusive licence.
Last year Britvic moved its headquarters from Chelmsford to Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire and said remaining office staff would transfer to its new site, ending a 150-year association with the Essex city.
Britvic, which takes its name from its predecessor the British Vitamin Products Company, has started a consultation with staff, with the affected sites to close in the first quarter of next year.
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