SCOTTISH liqueur company Drambuie achieved a 2% rise in underlying operating profits to £2.81 million in the year to June in spite of a 56% plunge in shipments to crisis-hit Greece, which is its third-largest market.
SCOTTISH liqueur company Drambuie achieved a 2% rise in underlying operating profits to £2.81 million in the year to June in spite of a 56% plunge in shipments to crisis-hit Greece, which is its third-largest market.
RIGHT SPIRIT: The company is behind the annual Drambuie Pursuit adventure race, which features activities including white-water rafting.
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Drambuie chief executive Michael Kennedy forecast further growth in sales this financial year, although he also noted “how precarious” the world economy was at the moment. The company, boosted by a 4% rise in sales to a key US market in which it has been working to turn around a long-term decline, raised overall case volumes for a second consecutive year in the 12 months to June 30, 2011, by 1%.
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