UK: Suitors eye buoyant Whyte & Mackay
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 16 August 2006
Whyte & Mackay MD Bob Brannan has revealed the company has received "a number of approaches" from potential suitors as reports in India claim UB Group is eyeing the UK distiller's brand portfolio.
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Whyte & Mackay MD Bob Brannan has revealed the company has received "a number of approaches" from potential suitors as reports in India claim UB Group is eyeing the UK distiller's brand portfolio.
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