Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO20170302134155
Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2017ambassador, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brussels, CEO, David Frost, diplomat, Embassy, EU, European Union, FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign Secretary, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Karen Betts, Mauritania, Morocco, Pierre Pringuet, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Washington0 comments
March 2, 2017 – The Scotch Whisky Association has once again turned to Her Majesty’s diplomatic corps for a leader, naming Ambassador Kare...
Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Pernod Ricard To Eliminate 900 Jobs In Cost-Cutting Move20140828195026
Pernod Ricard To Eliminate 900 Jobs In Cost-Cutting Move
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2014Aberdeen Press & Journal, Aberlour, Alexandre Ricard, Ballantine's, Bloomberg News, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Corby Distillers, cuts, Glen Keith, Glenlivet, Irish Distillers, Jack Shea, Jim Long, layoffs, Longmorn, Paris, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Pierre Pringuet, Project Allegro, Strathisla0 comments
August 28, 2014 – Pernod Ricard has announced plans to eliminate a total of 900 jobs worldwide as part of its “Project Allegro” cost...
Chivas CEO To Swap Jobs With Pernod Ricard Colleague20130228112719
Chivas CEO To Swap Jobs With Pernod Ricard Colleague
Mark GillespieFebruary 28, 2013Alexandre Ricard, CEO, Chivas Brothers, Christian Porta, Europe, executive, Laurent Lacassagne, management, Pernod Ricard, Pierre Pringuet, Scotland0 comments
Chivas Brothers Chairman and CEO Christian Porta is returning to Paris this July in a job swap with Laurent Lacassagne, his counterpart at Pernod Rica...
Episode 385: September 1, 201220120901002518
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2012Aberfeldy, Alexandre Ricard, Auchroisk, Baudonia, Beam, BenRiach, Bernie Lubbers, Billy Walker, Blended Scotch, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campari, Caol Ila, Cask of Dreams, cask strength, Chivas, classic malts, Compass Box, Corsair, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, Daniele Ricard, Darek Bell, Dewar's, distillery, English Whisky Company, Entertainer, ethanol, Explorers, exports, fungus, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highlands, Howard Gerson, Jack Daniel's, James Martin's, Jameson, Jim Beveridge, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Magnus Hillman, Malt Master's Edition, Master of Malt, merger, Michael Jackson, Mitch Bechard, Neil Ridley, Odyssey, Oliver Klimek, Paris, Patrick Ricard, PC10, Pierre Pringuet, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Quinoa, Remy Cointreau, Scotland, Selfridge's, Swing, Talisker, tourism, trade, Travel, visitors, warehouse, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this we...