Diageo may bottle out
DIAGEO has refused to rule out moving its bottling operations out of Scotland altogether.
Its managing director in Scotland, Brian Donaghey, fuelled concerns about more job cuts when he told a Sunday newspaper that "Scotch has to be distilled and matured in Scotland, but it doesn't have to be bottled in Scotland".
A spokesman for the company said yesterday it could make economic sense in some circumstances to move bottling closer to export markets.
A spokesperson for finance secretary John Swinney said an offshore move would dilute the brand, while Glasgow SNP MSP Bob Doris also said "to suggest bottling whisky overseas will do Diageo more harm than good".
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