William Grant & Sons company news 
INDIA: SPI Group goes with Aspri Spirits for Stolichnaya in India
3 February 2012
SPI Group has consolidated distribution of its Stolichnaya vodka portfolio in the Indian market.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
3 February 2012
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US/RUSSIA: Russian Standard details CEDC plan
2 February 2012
Russian Standard has offered Central European Distribution Corp emergency debt funding and distribution rights on its namesake vodka in return for handing over a further 23% stake in its business.
Product Launch - AUS: William Grant & Sons' Grant's Cask Editions
1 February 2012
William Grant & Sons' Grant's Cask Editions
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part III: Spirits
31 January 2012
The spirits category is up next in this, the third part of just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012. Here, Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the future for the stronger stuff.
Product Launch - US: William Grant & Sons' Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams
31 January 2012
William Grant & Sons' Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams
UK: William Grant & Sons unconcerned with CEDC's debt strife
30 January 2012
The MD of William Grant & Sons' First Drinks division has said he is not concerned about the financial travails facing Central European Distribution Corp, ahead of a distribution tie-up between the two in the UK.
UK: William Grant & Sons First Drinks to handle CEDC vodkas in UK
30 January 2012
William Grant & Sons' UK-based distributor, First Drinks, will plug a hole in its portfolio by distributing the Green Mark and Zubrowka vodka brands owned by Central European Distribution Corp, just-drinks can reveal.
CANADA: William Grant & Sons makes exec changes in Canada
26 January 2012
William Grant & Sons has shaken up the leadership of its operations in Canada.
Product Launch – GLOBAL: William Grant & Sons' The Balvenie Craftsman's Reserve, No 1 – The Cooper
19 January 2012
The Balvenie Craftsman's Reserve, No 1 – The Cooper
Comment - Irish Whiskey Goes Plural
18 January 2012
Beam Inc's acquisition of Cooley Distillery puts Irish whiskey entirely in the hands of drinks industry 'big hitters' and looks set to spur an unprecedented level of investment in the category.
IRELAND: Beam Inc completes Cooley Distillery buy
17 January 2012
Beam Inc has closed its acquisition of Cooley Distillery and has already earmarked the firm's Kilbeggan brand as a potential vehicle for capitalising on strong demand for Irish whiskey.
GLOBAL: William Grant & Son's adds 'family tree' to Grant's Scotch variant
9 January 2012
William Grant & Sons has updated the packaging for its Grant’s Family Reserve Scotch whisky brand.
US: Diego Zamora moves Licor 43 from Wm Grant to WJ Deutsch
23 December 2011
Diego Zamora has lined up a switch of US distributor for its Licor 43 brand, from William Grant & Sons to W.J. Deutsch & Sons.
Review of the Year 2011 - Spirits
22 December 2011
Part three of our final management briefing of the year looks back at how 2011 has treated the spirits industry.
just the Ten - Top News Stories of 2011
21 December 2011
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.
just the Ten - Top Interviews of 2011
21 December 2011
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
16 December 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
IRELAND: Tullamore Dew distillery edges closer for William Grant & Sons?
13 December 2011
William Grant & Sons has confirmed it is in unspecified discussions regarding a new distillery in Ireland for is Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand.
NETHERLANDS: Gruppo Campari follows partners out of International Marques venture
9 December 2011
Gruppo Campari will follow William Grant & Sons and Marnier-Lapostolle out of the three companies' International Marques distribution venture in the Netherlands, having announced a switch to Brand New Day.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
9 December 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
NETHERLANDS: William Grant & Sons moves Dutch distribution to Maxxium
5 December 2011
William Grant & Sons is set to switch distribution of its brands in the Netherlands from International Marques to Maxxium Netherlands.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
25 November 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Product Launch - GLOBAL: William Grant & Sons' The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 2
23 November 2011
William Grant & Sons' The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 2
UK: William Grant & Sons brings Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old to UK
22 November 2011
William Grant & Sons is rolling out its 12-year-old Tullamore Dew variant in the UK.
GLOBAL: Andrew Nash returns to William Grant & Sons from Pernod Ricard
21 November 2011
William Grant & Sons has confirmed a change of category director for its Scotch whisky portfolio.
Product Launch - GLOBAL: William Grant & Sons' The Balvenie 40 Year Old, Batch Two
10 November 2011
William Grant & Sons' The Balvenie 40 Year Old, Batch Two
just the Answer - Irish Distillers international brand development director, Simon Fay
8 November 2011
This month's 'just the Answer' sees Michelle Russell talk to the international brand development director for Irish Distillers, Simon Fay.
Comment - C&C Group's CEO: Not the Poisoned Chalice We Thought
19 October 2011
The announcement that John Dunsmore is set to vacate the CEO-ship of C&C Group at the end of this year means Dunsmore has not fulfilled the destiny we here at just-drinks had in mind for him. Unless, of course, he reverts to our type in the next two months.
IRELAND: C&C Group H1 sales drop, CEO to step down
19 October 2011
Cost savings have helped C&C Group to lift half-year profits from continuing operations, despite a drop in cider sales.
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William Grant & Sons Ltd in Spirits - World
Although only the world’s 42nd biggest spirits company in 2010 in volume terms, William Grant & Sons is a company to watch. The company has made great strides to broaden its product portfolio and geographic spread primarily organically, but also by the acquisition of Tullamore Dew in 2010. The profile looks at what William Grant has done and what else it could do to continue to expand.
William Grant & Sons in Spirits - World
With a volume share of less than 1% of global spirits in 2009 William Grant & Sons is a relatively small global player. Yet in recent years, it has developed itself from being a purely Scotch whisky player in North America and Western Europe, to a more international company with a growing portfolio of brands, recently added to by the acquisition of C&C’s spirits division. The profile looks at these changes and how well it is positioned to capitalise on global spirits growth.
Global Opportunities for Leading Spirits Players Despite the Economic Downturn
The spirits industry, like other industries, has been hit by the current global economic crisis. Euromonitor International's latest Global Briefing, "Global Opportunities for Leading Spirits Players despite the Economic Downturn", looks at how spirits companies are dealing with the current global conditions.
