The 1988 acquisition of Irish Distillers Ltd (IDL) by Pernod Ricard is the great drinks industry acquisition that almost never happened. As the story goes, the French company – then a fraction of the size of today’s colossus – originally only wanted a small slice of the Irish whiskey pie.
Diageo says buyer not yet found for Crown Royal site in Canada
No suitor with “credible plan” for facility has approached Diageo, the company said.
Fiona Holland October 20 2025









