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| Whisky staff face 100 jobs cuts | Whisky staff face 100 jobs cuts |
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| Staff at whisky makers Whyte & Mackay are waiting to hear details of 100 job cuts at sites across Scotland. | |
| The redundancies are part of a restructuring drive. Whyte and Mackay has plants in the west of Scotland, Highlands and Grangemouth. | |
| The GMB union said it did not believe any of the sites faced closure, but details were yet to emerge. | The GMB union said it did not believe any of the sites faced closure, but details were yet to emerge. |
| The cuts come just weeks after the announcement that drinks giant Diageo is to cut 900 whisky jobs. | The cuts come just weeks after the announcement that drinks giant Diageo is to cut 900 whisky jobs. |
| Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya bought Whyte & Mackay in a £595m ($1.2bn) deal in May 2007, posting pre-tax profits of £25.6m for the 18 months to the end of March last year. | |
| These are difficult times. All industries are being affected Rob BruceWhyte & Mackay spokesman | |
| The firm currently employs 550 people across its seven sites in Scotland, including its Glasgow city centre headquarters, the Invergordon Distillery and its bottling factory in Grangemouth. | |
| The GMB's Harry Donaldson told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "It's bitterly disappointing for the workforce in terms of what they are going to hear this morning. | |
| "I think it's time that we have a whisky summit in terms of what does this really mean for Scotland and jobs based in Scotland. | |
| "I think we need to involve the Scotch Whisky Association, the employers themselves and the politicians - along with the trade unions." | |
| Whyte & Mackay spokesman Rob Bruce confirmed that about 100 jobs would be lost under the restructuring plans. | |
| He said: "These are difficult times. All industries are being affected, not just the whisky industry. | |
| "This is about creating a sustainable future for Whyte & Mackay. The company will not be saying any more until they have spoken to their employees." |