Diageo invests £6.4 M in new innovation centre in Scotland

The teams based at the Innovation and Research Centre will play a leading role in driving innovation in sustainability from grain-to-glass, including distillation, maturation, packaging and logistics

Diageo has opened the doors of a new state-of-the-art Innovation and Research Centre in Scotland as part of our investment in the sustainable growth of the distilling industry.

The new £6.4 million laboratory will be the new home for our teams working on science, technology and innovation projects across the drinks industry supply chain.

Opened by Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform, the new building is adjacent to the company’s existing International Technical Centre in a location with more than a century of leadership in industrial innovation, dating back to the Glenochil Research Station which pioneered the scientific study of Scotch whisky distilling in the early 20^th Century.

The teams based at the Innovation and Research Centre will play a leading role in driving innovation in sustainability from grain-to-glass, including distillation, maturation, packaging and logistics.

“For over a century we have been at the forefront of scientific and technological advances in the distilling industry and with these state-of-the-art facilities we are now investing in the next 100 years of innovation and growth. We have exceptionally talented people and these new laboratories provide a great environment for them to do their best work. We are particularly excited about the opportunity to lead the next generation of research into sustainability throughout our supply chain for the future.”