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BenRiach returns to profit as whisky sales soar

Benriach Distillery Company, the business owned by whisky veteran Billy Walker, has surged back into the black on the strength of expanding domestic and overseas sales of its malts.

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Mark Smith

Accounts obtained by the Herald from Companies House show Larbert-headquartered BenRiach posted a pre-tax profit of £3.9 million for the 2009 calendar year, compared with a pre-tax loss of £1.9m the year before. Sales rose to £15.1m, from £12.6m in 2008.