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.
How might new Molson Coors CEO shape brewing giant’s strategy?
The company opted for an internal appointment by promoting chief strategy officer Rahul Goyal to CEO.
Fiona Holland September 24 2025








