New £9.5 million whisky plan for Moray
SPEYSIDE is the focus of a new £9.5 million proposal by Diageo to grow its Scotch whisky production capacity, the drinks business has revealed.
A planning application has been submitted to Moray Council for the redevelopment of Diageo’s Dailuaine distillery complex in Speyside, and consultations with residents there will begin this week.
The plan would see a £9.5million upgrade of the existing bio-plant at Dailuaine, which deals with whisky by-products from a number of Diageo’s distilleries, opening the potential for future production capacity increases across Speyside.
Announcing the plan, Diageo’s Malt Distilling Director Brian Higgs, said: "Scotch whisky has never been more popular around the world.
"In recent years we have been able to translate that into significant capital investments in our operations as we build our capacity to meet the global growth potential of Scotch."
Councillor John Russell, the chairman of Moray Council’s economic development and infrastructure services committee, added: "I very much welcome this announcement by Diageo which further underlines the importance of the Scotch whisky industry to the Moray economy."
For the full story, see Friday’s edition of ‘The Northern Scot’.
