SCOTCH whisky distiller William Grant & Sons has revealed its annual turnover topped £1 billion for the first time last year, although profits dipped as it invested for the long term.
SCOTCH whisky distiller William Grant & Sons has revealed its annual turnover topped £1 billion for the first time last year, although profits dipped as it invested for the long term.
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Sales of its Glenfiddich single malt, which family-owned William Grant noted was the biggest-selling in the world in its category, topped one million cases in 2011.
A case contains 12 bottles, a company spokesman noted.
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