Drinks Giant Diageo

Diageo celebrates 20-year anniversary

18-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Drinks giant Diageo, which owns brands such as Johnnie Walker Scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin and Guinness stout, has celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Grumpy Gorillas to promote responsible drinking this New Year

18-Dec-2013 By Robyn Black

New Year revellers in London and Edinburgh will be reminded to monitor their booze intake by a grumpy gorilla this year.

Free 'Challenge 25' training for Scottish licensees

28-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Licensees in Scotland will be able to access free age verification training worth £35,000 through a partnership between drinks giant Diageo and CPL Training.

Licensees can now buy promotional material online

29-Oct-2010

Drinks giant Diageo has launched a new website to help licencees buy point of sale (PoS) material online. In addition to the range of free PoS...

Diageo calls for alcohol tax to be 'equalised'

31-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore

Drinks giant Diageo is urging the UK government to raise duty levels on beer, wine and cider to bring them in line with spirits. In its submission...

Diageo backs licensing overhaul

29-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Drinks giant Diageo has backed the Government's tough plans for licensing — saying they are better than a ban on below-cost alcohol sales. This...

Diageo: organic sales up 12%

06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Drinks giant Diageo has reported a 12% increase in organic net sales for the third quarter to 31 March, boosted by an early Easter. Net sales were...

Diageo unveils £10m cooperage plan

14-Apr-2010

Drinks giant Diageo is to invest £10million by building a new cooperage in Scotland. The development of the site at Cambus, near Alloa, is part of...

Diageo boss rejects idea of minimum pricing for alcohol

11-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ

Paul Walsh, chief executive of drinks giant Diageo, today labelled proposals to introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol as "clumsy". Speaking...

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...

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...

Diageo faces backlash over job cuts

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...

Sales flat at drinks giant Diageo

07-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Drinks giant Diageo has reported flat sales for the nine months to 31 March on last year. The Guinness brewer and spirits and wine producer said net...

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...

Diageo to seek £100m in cost savings

12-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ

Drinks giant Diageo said today it expects to save around £100m in the next year as it undertakes a restructuring of the business.Announcing its...

Diageo makes executive committee changes

25-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney

Drinks giant Diageo has announced a raft of personnel changes to its executive committee with president of global marketing, sales and innovation Rob...

Diageo: Middle classes switch drinking away from the pub

29-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team

Drinks giant Diageo has warned that the slowing UK economy would lead to more middle class people drinking at home rather than at the pub. Chief...

Diageo gets new chairman

19-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ

Dr Franz Humer is to succeed James Blyth as chairman of drinks giant Diageo from July next year.The group's board said Humer, currently a...

Diageo pumps £100m into Scotch whisky operation

15-Feb-2007 By Hamish Champ

Up to 200 new jobs are to be created when drinks giant Diageo rolls out a £100m investment programme to expand its Scotch whisky operations north of...

Guinness volumes dip for Diageo

02-Sep-2004

Drinks giant Diageo has seen sales of Guinness decline in the UK and Ireland.Reporting full-year results for the year to June 30, Diageo said...

Bacardi-Martini voted eighth best company to work for

04-Mar-2003

UK drinks group Bacardi-Martini has been placed eighth in The Sunday Times' search for the best companies to work for. Other companies from drinks...