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.
William Grant & Sons gets planning permission for warehousing project
William Grant & Sons’ Girvan distillery and Grangestone Industrial Estate warehousing operation employs 220 people.
Conor Reynolds September 16 2024









