The spirits division of the UB Group, which comprises the flagship company McDowell & Co Ltd and Herbertsons Ltd, has registered sales of over 30.8 million cases in 2002-2003.
With this, the UB Group becomes the fifth largest beverage alcohol group in terms of sales globally after Diageo, Pernod Richard, Allied Domecq Sprits and Wine Ltd and Bacardi Ltd.
Even though the actual value of these sales would be made official in the yearly results, UB officials estimate them to be in the range of Rs 1,100 crore. This also represents an increase of 14.5 per cent against sales of 26.5 million cases in 2001-2002.
Announcing the accolades of the division, Vijay K Rekhi, president of UB