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Home > Company Index > Food, Beverage & Tobacco > Beverages - Distillers > Highland Distillers Limited

Highland Distillers Limited
 PROFILE
After a few glasses of The Famous Grouse, drinkers might notice their faces match the namesake bird's red plumage. Highland Distillers produces The Famous Grouse Scotch whisky (its #1 brand) and other brands such as The Macallan, Highland Park, and Black Bottle, as well as Gloag's London Dry Gin. The firm owns one-third of Maxxium Worldwide, a non-US distribution joint venture with Fortune Brands (Jim Beam) and Rémy Cointreau (Highland Distillers' distributor in the US); that stake will be reduced to one-quarter when Swedish Absolut vodka maker V&S Vin & Sprit joins the fray. Whisky makers Edrington Group and William Grant took Highland Distillers private in early 2000; they own 70% and 30% of the company, respectively.

 COMPETITION
Allied Domecq PLC (ALDCY)
Bacardi Limited (dossier)
Guinness/UDV (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: August
1998 Sales (mil.): 353.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 8.6%
Employees: 442
Revenue per employee: $798,642.53

 KEY PEOPLE
• Ian Good
    CEO
• Trina Glen
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
West Kinfauns
Perth Perthshire PH2 7XZ, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1738-440-000
Fax: 44-1738-628-167

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