Support grows for parliament inquiry
Support is growing for the call by Willie Coffey MSP for the Scottish Parliaments Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee to conduct an inquiry into the Scotch whisky industry.
This article on the Argyll News website raises interesting issues about the treatment by Daigeo of other brands in their portfolio.
http://forargyll.com/2009/07/diageo-the-real-issue-is-the-scotch-whisky-industry/
The same issues emerge as are raised by the Johnnie Walker decision; that Diageo appears determined to undermine links between whiskies and their place of origin.
The article sparked an interesting debate, which can also be found on the website.
While the focus at present is on Diageo, their decisions raise matters of general interest across the industry.
This article on the Argyll News website raises interesting issues about the treatment by Daigeo of other brands in their portfolio.
http://forargyll.com/2009/07/diageo-the-real-issue-is-the-scotch-whisky-industry/
The same issues emerge as are raised by the Johnnie Walker decision; that Diageo appears determined to undermine links between whiskies and their place of origin.
The article sparked an interesting debate, which can also be found on the website.
While the focus at present is on Diageo, their decisions raise matters of general interest across the industry.
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