International Distillers & Vintners

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International Distillers & Vintners was a brewing and wine and spirits distribution company, formed from the 1962 merger of W&A Gilbey and Justerini and Brooks.

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History

W&A Gilbey was founded in 1857 as a gin distillery by Sir Walter Gilbey, but by 1962 had a diversified family share holding, chaired by former figure skater and politician, Ronald Gilbey. [1] He had resigned from London County Council in 1958, [2] to become chairman of W&A Gilbey, a post he held for eleven years. At the time of the merger, Gilbey's was the largest wine and spirits company in the United Kingdom. [1]

In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with Justerini and Brooks to form International Distillers & Vintners. The company was taken over by Grand Metropolitan in 1972. [3] [4]

In 1997, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo. In 1998 International Distillers & Vintners merged with United Distillers to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division of Diageo. [5]

Distilleries

Distilleries owned by International Distillers & Vintners. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr Ronald Gilbey". The Times . 3 August 1977. p. 16.
  2. ↑ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement. A Short History of the London County Council. Longmans. p. 263.
  3. ↑ "Gilbey's". www.dcs.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Who are the Gilbeys?". GilbeyGroup.com. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Competition Commission Report 1983 [ usurped ]
  6. ↑ Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff (April 2011). Great Whiskies. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN   9781405360180.
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