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.
European Commission grants Rioja wine industry crisis distillation aid
Brussels has approved €15.8m ($17.5m) for the purchase of the byproducts from the crisis distillation.
Conor Reynolds August 20 2024









