Benny Lynch, a Glaswegian, who became World Flyweight Champion in 1935 also endorsed drinking Irn-Bru in his heyday. 11. Most people prefer to drink Irn-Bru from a glass bottle rather than a can The Glass bottle still comes out on top. Picture: Irn-Bru Irn-Bru had dominated the Scottish market for over 100 years and although Coca-Cola has made inroads, it still sits a close second behind its Scottish rival. 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 The name for the drink was originally supposed to be Iron Brew, but proposed branding laws forced Barr's, in July 1946, to alter the name with the stipulation that brand names should be ‘literally true’, as the soft drink is not actually brewed. Wrong. No one farms animals to make gelatine. Gelatine is a by-product of meat production – the leftover skin and bones, after the meaty bits have been sent to the butcher, are boiled up until a gel forms. In a world where pigs and cattle are reared for steaks and sausages, using this gel reduces food waste, and increases the amount of land that can be used to farm food for a hungry world, rather than growing peas to process into protein to set gummy sweets.

Irn-Bru was born and the rest they say, is history. 2. Barr's sells around 20 cans of Irn Bru every second A time line of Barr's Irn-Bru designs starting in 1901. Picture: Contributed This tartan was different from the generic tartan used by the brand on their English adverts in 1969. Renfield Street in Glasgow, showing the Barr's Irn-Bru lights in March 1984. Picture: TSPL 13. Irn Bru's most famous ad was launched in 2006 and it was the first time the brand had ever created a Christmas ad - it definitely wasn't the last Irn-Bru is also the third top-selling soft drink in the UK overall, with Pepsi and Coca-Cola occupying the top two spots. • Read more: AG Barr say most fans won’t notice Irn-Bru recipe change 7. Irn-Bru isn't made from girders, but it does contain iron Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Bovine Gelatine, Maize Starch, Citric Acid, Flavourings, Colour: Paprika ExtractTo sell out in less than a month after launching in January was just brilliant, and we are thrilled that the product has returned within Aldi’s everyday range and will again be available across all Aldi Scottish stores.” 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. Huge and very strong, the Clydesdale horses were able to carry around 60 to 70 dozen bottles which weighed about three tons. of the best food and drink advent calendars for 2023 - from gin and whisky to cheese 5. The "World's Largest Horse" once worked for Irn-Bru Picture: Barr's

Previous winners and now long-term suppliers of Aldi include Inverness-based Cobbs Bakery and Orkney’s Argo’s bakery. Priced at 99p for a 200g bag, Aldi say the sweets bring Scotland’s best-loved flavour to the market in an exciting new format. As iconic as whisky and as famous as haggis, Scotland's other national drink, Irn-Bru, is widely enjoyed not just in the land of its birth but also across the globe.Irn-Bru is manufactured under licence in five factories in Russia alone by Barr's partner, the Moscow Brewing Company. Aldi has launched a range of new products - including Iron Brew jelly babies - that have been developed and manufactured in Scotland following the supermarket’s search for the country’s Next Top Product. Synonymous with Scottish culture, most Scots claim they couldn't live without it - while others claim it is the best hangover cure around.

ToffeeWorld | Toffee Heaven Ltd Cannot Guarantee The Accuracy Of These Ingredients, Dietary & Nutritional information provided. Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter. Only three people in the whole world reportedly know the recipe for making Irn-Bru: Former company chairman Robin Barr; his daughter Julie Barr (the firm’s Company Secretary and Legal Affairs Manager) and one other A.G. Barr board director, whose identity remains confidential. Robin Barr. Picture: TSPL Oh Percy. How could you? Marks and Spencer, not content with selling a separate vegetarian version of their popular Percy Pig sweets, have now taken the gelatine out of the entire range to make them all meat-free. Such reformulations are not to be taken lightly – remember in January last year when Irn Bru cut its sugar content by more than half, to howls of complaint from its Scottish heartland? Or when Ribena followed suit, replacing much of the sugar with artificial sweetener and enraging its most loyal customers? The strongman logo - known as the iconic “Highland athlete” - which features on the cans was originally portrayed by popular Highland Games athlete Adam Brown, with Scottish strongman Donald Dinnie also reportedly approached by Robert Barr to endorse the drinks in adverts.Researcher David Leishman said evidence shows a drink called IRONBREW was first launched by a New York firm in 1889. Golden Casket's Sales and Marketing Director, Sandra Fisher, said: “Aldi’s Next Top Product search has given our Millions Iron Brew Jelly Babies fantastic exposure and we’re so pleased how well they were received by customers. Read More Related Articles For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned. But how much do you really know about Irn-Bru? Here are 16 facts you (probably) didn't know: 16 things you (probably) didn't know about Irn-Bru 1. Barr's dropped (most of) the vowels in 1946 It wasn't always called Irn-Bru. Picture: TSPL

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.Working in partnership with Scotland Food & Drink, Aldi’s search to uncover exciting new products was relaunched early last year as part of the supermarket’s support of local suppliers and their commitment to increase the range of Scottish products sold in store. Regularly voted the best Scottish Christmas ad, Barr's now push the idea that "it's not Christmas time until you've seen the Irn-Bru Snowman ad". 14. Irn Bru contains alcohol (well really tiny amounts of alcohol) Donald, according to the BBCproclaimed: "I can recommend BARR's IRN BRU to all who wish to aspire to athletic fame, signed Donald Dinnie, All-round Champion Athlete of the World." Some claim the trio will never travel on the same plane, just in case. 9. Irn-Bru is made not just in Scotland but also in Russia and is exported to countries all around the world Picture: Irn-Bru In 2007 the ‘Made in Scotland from Girders’ campaign was awarded ‘Best Advertising Slogan of the Last 21 Years’ at the Scottish Advertising Awards. 8. Only three people in the world know its recipe