Artisanal Spirits Company plc, owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), on Monday published a trading update for the six months ended June 30, 2021…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Wednesday its core revenue fell 15%…

Shares of Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company plc, owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), rose on their fist day of trading on the London Stock…

Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company plc, owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has updated its “Schedule One” documents at the London Stock Exchange ahead…

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc, owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has filed “Schedule One” documents at the London Stock Exchange for a…

Scotch Whisky and drinks giant Diageo plc announced on Wednesday it will resume its return of capital (ROC) programme of up to £4.5 billion to…

UPDATE 3 — The UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said that exports of food and drink from the UK to the European Union plunged…

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Thursday night the “hard” Brexit deal announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to have broken major…

Scotch Whisky firm William Grant & Sons — maker of Glenfiddich and The Balvenie — reported turnover growth of 7.5% to £1.425 billion and profit growth…

Scotland Food & Drink said on Friday that new figures from the Scottish Government reveal that in the first nine months of 2020, Scottish food…

Barclays plc said on Friday that Ian Cheshire will be stepping down as chair of Barclays Bank UK plc and will be succeeded by veteran…

The chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association late on Tuesday welcomed the news that the UK government plans to suspend retaliatory tariffs imposed on…

The Scottish Government said on Wednesday afternoon that all pubs and restaurants across the central belt of Scotland including Edinburgh and Glasgow are to be…

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, said its full-year total organic sales were down 11% as a result of the global COVID-19…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Tuesday that Angus Cockburn will join its…

Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, announced on Monday it has created “the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Tuesday its core revenue rose 6%…

The chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has responded to news that the United States is considering new tariffs on exports from the…

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) on Thursday called for governments on both sides of the Atlantic to eliminate the tariffs on spirits which are costing…

UK finance minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday unveiled his budget — a £30 billion stimulus package — and promised to do whatever it takes to…

The Famous Grouse whisky enjoyed a strong Christmas in the UK off-trade, with sales topping £71 million – making it now the number one whisky…

Scotch Whisky exports grew 4.4% to a record £4.91 billion in 2019, with 1.3 billion bottles exported to 180 markets, according to the latest figures…

The GMB union has called for an end to the US whisky tariffs that it says threaten 22,000 whisky and spirit industry jobs. GMB said…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — on Tuesday announced an agreement with Suntory Holdings…

Scotch whisky giant Diageo said on Thursday it approved plans to return up to £4.5 billion to shareholders over financial years 2020-2022. For the year…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said its “core” revenue rose 9% to £679.8 million…

Scotland’s salmon farming industry has reached a turnover of more than £1 billion, according to an economic impact report carried out for the Scottish Salmon…

Diageo announced that plans have been formally submitted for its flagship Johnnie Walker visitor centre in the former Frasers department store at the west end…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Friday that chief executive officer Ian Curle…

Glasgow-based drinks giant Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan and Highland Park — said on Wednesday it sold the Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky brand to…

Aberdeenshire-based craft brewing firm BrewDog said it appointed former Diego executive David Gates as managing director of BrewDog Distilling. The appointment comes as BrewDog’s distilling…

The UK government said the Scottish government will benefit from nearly £1 billion of additional funding as a result of this year’s UK budget. Scotland will…

Highland whisky distillery Tomatin said it is now officially the fastest growing top ten single malt whisky in the United States. “Recent figures released by…

Glasgow-based drinks giant Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Thursday it has formed a strategic partnership…

Urgent action is required from the UK Government in Brexit talks to protect Scotland’s world-renowned food and drink produce, according to the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said its core revenues rose 7% to £706.7 million…

Highland Scotch whisky distillery Tomatin, near Inverness, announced on Monday that its turnover increased almost 25% during the company’s most recent financial year. For the period…

Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery for 90 years has completed a £5.8 million funding drive to help fund the creation of a new distillery…

The Scottish government said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit China next month “to promote the growing economic, cultural and educational links between Scotland and…

The Scottish government said overseas Scottish food and drink exports — led by Scotch Whisky — were worth approximately £6 billion in 2017, an increase…

The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) announced that visits to its member sites rose dramatically in 2017, the fourth year running that an increase…

Julie Hesketh-Laird is to take over as chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) following the retirement of Scott Landsburgh, who has held…

About 58% of business owners don’t want the Scottish Government to change income tax rates, while 65% believe an increase would be detrimental to the…

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that minimum unit pricing for alcohol, passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2012, can now proceed. The Supreme Court…

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation said latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs show continued record growth for Scottish salmon exports so far in 2017….

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry announced a number of key appointments to its board — including Scotch Whisky Association CEO Karen Betts and Clyde Blowers…

Scotch whisky exports increased in value by 3.4% in the first half of the year to £1.8 billion, boosted by the continuing growth in popularity…

Drinks giant Diageo said Port Ellen on Islay and Brora in Sutherland, two of the most revered “lost” distilleries, are to be brought back to…

Scotland’s food and drink exports increased by more than 11% to £1.2 billion in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period…

Edinburgh-based Holyrood Distillery has launched a £5.5 million fundraising campaign to help fund its ambition to create a distillery and visitor centre spanning almsot 12,000…

Scotch and spirits firm William Grant & Sons said it acquired Hudson Valley, New York-based Tuthilltown Spirits to expand its reach into craft American whiskey distilling for the first…

Scottish food and drink exports to Asia grew by £72 million or 7% in 2016 to just over £1 billion, the Scottish Government said. Latest statistics…

Food and drink exports from Scotland grew by £421 million or 8% in 2016 to a record £5.5 billion — with exports to EU countries…

Kentucky-based spirits and wine group Brown-Forman said it appointed Rachel Barrie as whisky maker for its Scotch whisky portfolio which includes the single malts BenRiach, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries,…

The value of Scottish food and drink exports to Japan has surged to almost £100 million, strongly supported by Scotch whisky, external affairs secretary Fiona…

British consumers pay more than one quarter of all the tax on spirits collected in Europe, mainly because of a UK domestic tax level far higher than the European…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of The Macallan, Highland Park and Famous Grouse — has announced a number changes in its executive ranks. Edrington said Bill Farrar, managing…

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the UK spirits industry including Scotch contributed around £3.2 billion in tax to the UK Treasury in the year to…

Workers at Scotch whisky and drinks giant Diageo have voted to take industrial action over the company’s plans to change their pension schemes. The Unite union said its…

National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Scotch whisky giant Diageo with the aim of securing The Monarch of…

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, said it plans to invest £40 million in a new state-of-the-art facility at its Kilmalid site…

Scotland’s Court of Session — the country’s highest civil court — has given its approval to the Scottish Government plans to introduce a minimum unit…

Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) chief executive David Frost has urged the UK government to put transitional arrangements in place that minimise trade disruption should the UK leave…

The value of rare collectable bottles of Scotch whisky sold at auction in the UK rose 25.4% in the first half of 2016 to a…

Thirteen of Scotland’s large business organisations have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for finance Derek Mackay seeking a reversal of the…

A 24-point action plan aimed at revitalising Scotland’s £200 million-a-year sheep sector has been unveiled by a group of industry experts. The recommendations are contained in the…

Leading Scots law firm Burness Paull said turnover for the financial year ending July 31 rose 3.9% to £53.3 million –but profit fell 3.4% to £22.6 million as post-Brexit uncertainty…