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Roseisle, InchDairnie add to Scotch anxiety – but don’t despair

Recent developments at Roseisle and InchDairnie underline the challenges in Scotch but, Richard Woodard writes, the situation isn’t hopeless.

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Sir Dave Lewis is everything that Diageo needs at the moment: proven, experienced and an engaging communicator, writes Richard Woodard.

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