Scotch whisky supply glut forces Diageo production cuts
Global Scotch sales fall for a third year, with US tariffs costing £4m a week. Diageo scales back distillery operations as industry adapts to a supply glut. Read the full analysis.
Global Scotch sales fall for a third year, with US tariffs costing £4m a week. Diageo scales back distillery operations as industry adapts to a supply glut. Read the full analysis.
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