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.
Food supplier GRM Overseas invests in India’s Rage Coffee
The rice-to-spices group has bought a stake in the holding company behind the Virat Kohli-backed coffee brand.
Dean Best August 28 2024


