Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard net profits up 25%

Pernod Ricard net profits up 25%

By Michelle Perrett

Pernod Ricard has seen net profit increase by 25% in the first half of the financial year, boosted by China, India and the travel-retail market.

The drinks giant is to provide links on the labels of all its leading brands

Pernod Ricard adds nutrition info link on labels

By Noli Dinkovski

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard is to provide a link to nutrition information on the labels of all of its leading brands, following a move by the European Commission (EC) to allow alcohol firms to propose their own labelling guidelines.

An accident at Chivas Brothers' Dumbarton site is under investigation by the HSE

Whisky bottling plant accident probed by police

By Gwen Ridler

An accident at a whisky bottling plant in Scotland is being probed by police, after a worker was trapped under machinery at the Chivas Brothers Site in Dumbarton last week (February 22).

Chivas Brothers plans to relocate its Paisley, Scotland, operations to Dumbarton. Image courtesy of Thomas Nugent

Questions over 450 whisky jobs, says union

By Gwen Ridler

Plans to shut down a whisky bottling facility in Scotland – involving the relocation of up to 450 jobs – have been slammed by Unite the union.

Pernod Ricard boss Pierre Pringuet has taken over as the new chairman of the Scotch Whisky Association

SWA appoints Pernod Ricard boss

By Laurence Gibbons

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has appointed Pernod Ricard boss Pierre Pringuet as its new chairman.