Grand Metropolitan
| Industry | Hotels Holiday centres Entertainment centres Public houses Casinos |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1934 |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Fate | Merged with Guinness |
| Successor | Diageo |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Sir Stanley Grinstead (chairman) Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere (CEO) |
Number of employees | 115,000 |
Grand Metropolitan plc was a leisure, manufacturing and property conglomerate headquartered in England. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it merged with Guinness plc to form Diageo in 1997.