RPT-Suntory to buy GSK drinks brands for $2.1 bln
September 09, 2013 at 03:45 AM EDT
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd has agreed to buy the Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline Plc for 1.35 billion pounds ($2.11 billion) in a deal that boosts its soft drinks portfolio and helps it expand into new markets.