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.
UK’s Labour government has “deprioritised” low-no labelling issue, Portman Group CEO says
CEO Matt Lambert said: “They now don’t seem to be particularly interested in alcohol alternatives. That’s a concern.”
Henry Mathieu September 13 2024









