Allied Domecq
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Allied Domecq plc is a company that operates spirits, wine, and quick service restaurant businesses.
Allied Domecq's spirits division operates a combination of nine core global brands, plus a selection of local market leaders. Their product portfolio includes:
- Beefeater -- gin
- Ballantine's -- whisky
- Teachers Highland Cream whisky
- Laphroaig, a malt whisky from Islay
- Courvoisier cognac
- Canadian Club whisky
- Kahlúa coffee liqueur
- Malibu, a coconut-flavoured rum-based spirit
- Maker's Mark, a Kentucky bourbon whiskey
- Mumm champagne
- Perrier Jouet champagne
- Sauza Tequila
- Stolichnaya vodka
- Tia Maria liqueur
- Cockburn's port
- Harveys Bristol Cream sherry
The company also owns these chains of franchise outlets:
- Dunkin' Donuts
- Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops
- Togo's sandwich shops
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. The company is now also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In early 2005, a takeover bid for the company was launched by French-based rival Pernod Ricard SA, which plans to sell off overlapping spirits brands to U.S.-based competitor Fortune Brands and British giant Diageo, and to sell the restaurant business to Blackstone, another British group.