Corby Distilleries
Corby Distilleries Limited (TSX: CDL.A, CDL.B) is an alcohol manufacturing and distribution company in Canada.
It was founded in 1859 in Corbyville, Ontario. As of 2008, the company is 46% owned by Pernod Ricard SA[2]. The company distills several Canadian specialities, as well as marketing Pernod Ricard's products in Canada.
History
- 1905, sold to Mortimer Davis as H. Corby Distillery Company Limited
- 1918, sold to Canadian Industrial Alcohol Company Limited, merged with JP Wiser’s Distillery Limited of Prescott, Ontario, J.M. Douglas and Company Limited, and Robert Macnish and Co. Limited of Scotland.
- 1935 Hiram Walker – Gooderham & Worts Ltd acquires 51% share
- 1952, company wins right to produce United Rum Merchants of London's Lamb's Rum in Canada
- 1954, company buys stake in Tia Maria
- 1969, named changed to "Corby Distilleries Limited – Les Distilleries Corby Limitée"
- 1978, purchases Meagher’s Distillery Limited of Montreal and its subsidiary, The William Mara Company of Toronto.
- 1985, Corby's parent company is purchased by Allied Lyons PLC
- 1988, Corby divests itself of Robert MacNish Scotch Company, purchases McGuinness Distilling Co. Ltd from Heublein, and the spirits division of Nabisco brands.
- 1989, distillery in Corbyville, Ontario closes
- 1991, Corby buys Upper Canada Brewing Company Limited, resold in 1995
1994
Canadian brands
See also
References
- ^ "Company Profile for Corby Distilleries Ltd (CA;CDL.A)". http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;CDL.A&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ PERNOD RICARD - Canada
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