Diageo and CCE announce joint on-trade campaign
05-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Diageo and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) today announced a joint campaign to boost spirit and mixer sales in pubs.
Mark Daniels: With friends like these...
23-Feb-2010
This weekend's Telegraph reported that Diageo, who's brands include such noted names on the bar as Guinness, Smirnoff, Baileys and Captain Morgan,...
'Diageo steers drinkers towards supermarkets instead of the pub'
22-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Diageo, the world's biggest spirits maker, is focusing its marketing efforts on wooing British drinkers to spend their money in supermarkets rather...
18-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
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Diageo to comply with labelling guidelines by December 2012
15-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Diageo announced today it will complete the re-labelling of all its drinks brands by December 2012 to comply with current government guidelines. The...
11-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A strong performance by Guinness and a successful Christmas campaign on spirits saw Diageo volumes grow 6% in Great Britain for the six months to 31...
11-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Diageo bosses have hit out against minimum pricing of alcohol as a "pretty blunt instrument" for dealing with excessive drinking. The Scottish...
Guinness scores record pub market share
11-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Diageo boss Paul Walsh said he believed the economic environment is in the "early stages" of recovery, as the drinks giant announced Guinness had...
29-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Simon Litherland, the newly-appointed managing director of Diageo GB, talks to Robyn Lewis about developing his flagship UK drinks company.
Vodka given protected status in High Court
20-Jan-2010
Vodka has joined the ranks of champagne, whisky and sherry as a name protected by the courts. Diageo, the multinational drinks company whose products...
Scottish Diageo staff win improved redundancy package
10-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Diageo workers in Scotland are claiming a victory - of sorts - after successfully lobbying the drinks giant to improve terms of redundancy packages...
10-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Diageo workers in Scotland have accepted a "much improved" redundancy deal — almost double previous offers.
Smirnoff ad cleared by ASA
09-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
A Smirnoff Vodka TV advert has been cleared of being irresponsible by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
'SABMiller passes Diageo as No 1 drinks company'
20-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
SABMiller surpassed Diageo as the largest UK drinks company by market value for the first time yesterday as it share price rose 3.4 per cent to...
Diageo boss to discuss plant closures with union reps
09-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh is set to meet union officials at the company's Kilmarnock bottling plant this morning to outline reasons for the...
26-Oct-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Diageo Great Britain and Britvic have launched long mixed drink menus for the on-trade for the Christmas season. Diageo will continue to roll out...
20-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Strike action at Diageo sites in Kilmarnock, Port Dundass and Shieldhall moved a step closer as a ballot of workers opened. Last month, Diageo...
Diageo says £120m cost saving programme on track
14-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo, currently embroiled in a dispute with staff at a number of its Scottish operations, has reported net turnover down six per cent...
Union plans Diageo AGM protest
13-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Diageo workers whose jobs are threatened by a major restructuring proposal are planning to lobby shareholders of the drinks giant at the group's...
12-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Angry Diageo workers at the Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock have called for a face-to-face meet with chief executive Paul Walsh. Last month,...
Diageo workers call for face-to-face meeting with chief executive
12-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Workers at Diageo's threatened Kilmarnock bottling plant have written to the boss of the drinks giant demanding to hear from him in person why he has...
'Name change for Diageo?''
02-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Booze company Diageo may be changing its name. The brewer invented the moniker Diageo after Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1997. It's...
Diageo "unconvinced" by minimum pricing
30-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Diageo has hit back at claims by the Scottish government that a minimum price for alcohol would help tackle alcohol-related problems north of the...
Unions claim Diageo jobs battle has "long way to go
11-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Unions fighting jobs cuts by Diageo in Scotland have vowed to set up their fight against the drinks giant's plans - declaring there is a "very long...
10-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Trade unions at Diageo have vowed to step up their campaign to save jobs across the drinks giant's Scottish operations. The reaction comes after...
09-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Diageo has rejected a Scottish Government-backed plan to delay closure of one of its distilleries and build a new packaging plant to replace one...
Diageo rejects government-backed proposals for Scottish bottling plant
09-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo looks set to make up to 900 of its Scottish staff redundant after rejecting government-backed proposals to keep two of its...
Council "dismayed" by Diageo rejection
09-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
East Ayrshire Council has reacted with what it called "utter dismay" at Diageo's decision to reject government-backed plans to save the threatened...
A spirited defence
04-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
"How can I be sure, In a world, that's constantly changin'?" For female readers of a certain age - and who knows, perhaps even a few male ones - the...
Comment: When any publicity is bad publicity
03-Sep-2009
People who say any publicity is good publicity should try telling that to licensees affected by the stink around Diageo at the moment. The spirits...
03-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The closure of the Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock could cost the local economy £15m a year, the Scottish finance minister has warned....
03-Sep-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Following the announcement that Guinness sales had outperformed the UK's declining beer market and gained share in the on-trade last year, brand...
Diageo reports operating profits of £2.6bn
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo, currently facing a revolt over its plans to close plants in Scotland, has reported a 13 per cent increase in operating profits...
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Diageo boss Paul Walsh has said he is not interested in receiving public funds to help keep its bottling plant in Kilmarnock open. Speaking at its...
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo, whose brands include Guinness and Smirnoff vodka, has reported a 10% rise in annual earnings despite a challenging year. In Britain, net sales were up 2% driven by strong spirits and wine performance.
Unions and politicians step up fight to save Scottish Diageo jobs
26-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Scottish trade unions, politicians and local authorities have met with finance minister John Swinney to draw up plans to fight Diageo's proposed...
'Senior politicians to boycott Diageo golf championships at Gleneagles'
25-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Scottish politicians are being urged to steer clear of corporate hospitality invitations from Diageo for this weekend's Johnnie Walker golf...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade union Unite has called on MPs and MSPs to turn down offers of hospitality from Diageo at the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at Gleneagles...
Counting the cost of restructuring
03-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
The redundancies facing Diageo workers in Scotland are an unfortunate sign of the times. All businesses are currently looking at how they operate, to...
27-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Over 20,000 people joined a protest march against the planned closure of Diageo's Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock yesterday. The march...
Thousands protest at Diageo cuts
27-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Thousands marched in Scotland yesterday in protest at Diageo's decision to axe 900 jobs north of the border. Earlier this month the drinks giant...
Union calls on Scottish MPs to join fight to save 900 Diageo jobs
14-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Unite, the UK's largest union, has called on Scottish MPs to back its fight to save more than 900 jobs at Diageo plants threatened with closure as...
Helping on-trade create nights to remember
08-Jul-2009
This Friday (July 10), the Pet Shop Boys will perform at London nightclub Matter and revellers will be able to choose from more than 500 different...
06-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo is under pressure from trade unions and political leaders in Scotland over its decision to axe 900 jobs. Diageo announced last...
'Labour U-turn on compulsory ID cards'
01-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
In a dramatic break with years of Labour policy, the new Home Secretary last night scrapped plans for compulsory ID cards. Alan Johnson said the...
Campaign gives students unit warnings
26-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Diageo has launched a new campaign called 'Are you on top of your game?' to promote responsible drinking at university bars.The initiative, which...
'Enterprise Inns tipped to scrap dividend'
11-May-2009
Enterprise Inns: The tenanted pub company is tipped to scrap its dividend tomorrow as it unveils a 20 per cent dip in half-year pre-tax profits and...
Diageo on track to deliver profit forecasts
07-May-2009
Global drinks giant Diageo, which brews Guinness and produces Smirnoff vodka, said that despite the worldwide economic downturn it expects operating...
17-Apr-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Wine spritzers are set for a revival this summer, with a planned on-trade initiative under the Blossom Hill brand. Brand owner Diageo has designed a...
'Reward offered to catch pub arsonists'
07-Apr-2009
The owners of a pub and restaurant complex have offered a £3,000 reward to catch arsonists who caused more than £500,000 in damage. Woody's Bar at...
