Diageo announces net sales growth of 6%
Diageo has announced a 6% net sales growth and 9% increase in operating profit for the year ended June 30, 2012.
Pernod raises the stakes
Pernod Richard is raising the stakes in scotch whisky after a week in which it hosted a ‘Capital Markets Day’ of presentations up at its flagship Glenlivet distillery on Speyside.
Burn Stewart Distillers posts profits
Burn Stewart Distillers, producer of brands Bunnahabhain and Scottish Leader, has announced net profits of £3.7 for the financial year ending December 31 2010.
Ballantine’s launches Christmas Reserve
Ballantine’s has unveiled its first seasonal limited edition whisky entitled Christmas Reserve.
Havana Club goes ultra premium
Havana Club International is to launch an ultra premium rum.
BBPA lobby UK ministers over alcohol proposals
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) met with the UK Home Office to air concerns over government proposals to change the Licensing Act.
Havana Club rum sales down
Cuba: Havana Club rum sales fell by 3.5% in 2009, compared to 2008.
Comment
It’s ‘up periscope’ for Irish distilleries
I know how wierd this might seem but I often think that the opening of a new distillery is like the launch of a new submarine. It is unveiled in all its pristine glory in a blaze of publicity and fanfare.
