Archive of all Diageo articles – Page 18
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NewsDiageo sales drop 1.5% in first quarter
Uncertainty arising from the Ukraine crisis and weak consumer confidence has hit Diageo’s sales in Russia and Eastern Europe.
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NewsDiageo unveils £15m Smirnoff campaign
Diageo has this week launched a £15m push for its Smirnoff vodka brand.
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NewsShareholder group targets Diageo executive pay
Diageo heads into another AGM today with its executive pay policies under fire.
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NewsGuinness TV ad goes inside brewery gates
Diageo is on the campaign trail with a TV push for Guinness that takes viewers inside the gates of its 255-year-old Dublin-based brewery.
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NewsStuart Lorimer leaves Diageo to become AG Barr FD
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has snapped up Stuart Lorimer from Diageo to become its new finance director…
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NewsPortman Group slaps Diageo's wrist over promo unit
Diageo has said it disagrees with a ruling by the Portman Group’s complaints panel that one of its promotional counter top units breached guidelines by encouraging binge drinking.
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NewsExecutive pay falls at Diageo as growth slows
Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes earned less in his first year as CEO than he did as chief operating officer as the spirit giant’s revenues were hit by a slowdown in emerging markets.
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NewsDiageo and BAT latest to warn of bruising strength of pound
Diageo and British American Tobacco have warned that the strength of the pound is hurting their profits…
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NewsDiageo sales growth stalls as emerging markets weaken
Weakness in emerging markets has continued to affect the performance of Diageo, which today reported a “mixed performance” in the year to 30 June.
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NewsDiageo shuffles exec team as Gilbert Ghostine departs
Diageo’s long-serving senior director Gilbert Ghostine is to step down after 19 years with the drinks giant, which has announced a number of exec changes.
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NewsDiageo sheds 200 UK jobs in cost-cutting drive
Diageo has cut around 200 jobs in the UK as part of its cost-cutting exercise.
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NewsEmperador Distillers buys Whyte & Mackay from USL
Philippines-based spirits business Emperador is looking to grow its global distribution after acquiring Scotch whisky brand Whyte & Mackay for £430m.
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NewsDiageo appoints M&S CFO Alan Stewart to board
Diageo today appointed Marks & Spencer’s chief financial officer, Alan Stewart, as a new non-executive director.
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NewsDiageo hopes to score with David Beckham-backed Haig whisky
Diageo has teamed up with David Beckham and Spice Girls founder Simon Fuller to launch a Scotch whisky.
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NewsDiageo shakes up execs in focus on emerging markets
Diageo is shaking up its executive committee as it ramps up focus on emerging markets.
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NewsNick Rose back in drinks industry with Loch Lomond Group
Former Diageo CFO Nick Rose is returning to the drinks industry as chairman of the newly formed Loch Lomond Group…
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NewsDavid Cunningham brings Guinness expertise to Let There Be Beer
Brewing industry campaign Let There Be Beer has recruited a former Guinness marketing chief to lead the push…
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NewsDiageo’s Grumpy Gorilla to promote safer drinking
Diageo is launching a humorous ad campaign to promote safer drinking as part of its sponsorship of free travel home on New Year’s Eve in London and Edinburgh.
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InterviewsJohn Kennedy: Big Interview with Diageo Western Europe president
Diageo’s Western European business has lost some of its old swagger, says John Kennedy. He is determined to get it back….
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NewsDiageo offers to sell distilleries to ease Whyte & Mackay merger
Diageo has offered to sell three of the distilleries in its Whyte & MacKay portfolio to remedy competition concerns raised by the OFT.