Nigeria's Pepsi franchise H1 pretax profit up 21pct

LAGOS Nov 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian Pepsi franchise Seven-Up (7UP.LG) said on Thursday its pre-tax profit rose 21 percent to 1.21 billion naira ($8 million) in the first half of the year.

Turnover grew 28 percent to 22.83 billion naira during the period, the company said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: af.reuters.com/ ) (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Nick Tattersall)