Questions: The head of Diageo will face MSPs over company's plans Pic: © STV
The head of drinks giant Diageo is to appear before MSPs after the firm's decision to axe 900 jobs last year.
Holyrood's economy, energy and tourism committee will grill the firm's Scottish managing director Bryan Donaghey on the restructuring plans, along with Whyte and Mackay chief executive John Beard.
The lay-offs included 700 at its Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock and around 200 in Glasgow, although the firm has pledged to create 400 new jobs in Fife.
Committee convener Iain Smith said: "There have been widespread job losses and plant closures in some parts of the industry and there are more uncertain times ahead.
"The restructuring processes which began last year are still ongoing, as are their effects.
"The committee is keen to get a grasp of the current situation, to bring together the industry's key players to hear first hand about the ups and downs of recent months and to assess the way ahead."
BACKGROUND
- Diageo confirms Kilmarnock and Glasgow jobs will go
- Drinks giant Diageo announces profit of over £2 billion
- Alex Salmond tells Diageo chief to reconsider closure plans
A high-profile campaign was mounted last July to save the Diageo jobs, with First Minister Alex Salmond joining thousands of protesters to march through Kilmarnock.
Diageo later rejected a Scottish Government-backed proposal as an alternative to closing the bottling plant and a grain distillery in Glasgow.
