Radico Khaitan Ltd announced Monday it has become the first Indian spirits company to place its brands across four major UK airports — Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham — as the company accelerates its Global Travel Retail (GTR) strategy.
The company’s premium portfolio, including Rampur Indian Single Malt Double Cask, Rampur Asava, Rampur Barrel Blush and Sangam World Malt, is now available at duty-free shops across the four airports, which together handled over 170 million passengers in 2025. Heathrow alone recorded approximately 84.5 million passengers last year, making it Europe’s busiest airport.
Shares of Radico Khaitan traded lower on Monday, falling ₹37.30, or 0.82 per cent, to ₹4,519.80 as of 9.44 am, against a previous close of ₹4,557.10. The stock has nonetheless gained over 56 per cent in the past year and nearly 39 per cent year-to-date, against a Nifty FMCG index that has declined over 15 per cent in the same period. Market capitalisation stood at approximately ₹60,559 crore.
Managing Director Abhishek Khaitan described the UK airport entry as a milestone in building “meaningful brand presence” for Indian spirits globally, rather than simply expanding the number of locations served.
The GTR push is backed by strong financial performance. Radico Khaitan reported FY26 net revenue of approximately ₹6,050 crore, with IMFL volumes rising 22 per cent to 38.3 million cases. Its Prestige & Above portfolio contributed 70.3 per cent of IMFL value in FY26. Q1 FY27 was the company’s best-ever quarter by volume, revenue and EBITDA, with revenue of ₹1,684 crore and EBITDA of ₹348 crore at a 20.7 per cent margin.
The company currently operates across more than 65 duty-free locations globally and is targeting expansion to over 100. Rampur Single Malt is produced at the Rampur Distillery, established in 1943 in the Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh.
Published on September 28, 2026
