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.
Heineken cites Poland’s falling beer demand for plant closure
Production will move to other breweries in Poland.
Fiona Holland October 17 2025









