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Diageo PLC

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Smith dumps Diageo stake over impact of weight-loss drugs on alcohol demand

    Veteran stockpicker sells shares in spirits brand because drinks sector is being ‘impacted negatively’

    Terry Smith
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    John Gapper
    The great Guinness shortage has lessons for Diageo

    Consumer companies should beware neglecting historic brands in favour of celebrity start-ups

    People enjoy drinking Guinness outside a pub
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Food & Beverage
    Diageo ‘better get brewing’, says Wetherspoons head amid Guinness shortage

    Pub chains have criticised drinks group for shortfall of Irish stout after soaring demand

    A member of staff of a pub in London, England holds up a Guinness ‘ration card’ on December 15 2024
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    LexFood & Beverage
    How tariffs will disrupt the drinks trade Premium content

    Chinese levies and US threat of higher duties are a nasty cocktail for European drinks companies

    A person pours cognac from a bottle of Remy Martin VSOP Mature Cask Finish into a glass.
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Special ReportDiversity Leaders
    Diageo campaigns capture the spirit of the times

    Diversity efforts are aimed at appealing to drinks’ company’s wide customer base

    Emma Walker, Johnnie Walker’s first female Master Blender, is at a bar, holding a tall glass with a drink garnished with a slice of orange
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Investments
    Stockpickers: Car loan probe puts brakes on banks

    Plus: Smith & Nephew and Just Eat — companies analysis from Investors’ Chronicle, our sister publication

  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Lex
    Diageo’s lack of clarity is hard to swallow Premium content

    Combination of uncertainty and distrust in management makes for an unpalatable cocktail

    Bottles of Johnnie Walker whisky
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Diageo warns on ‘extraordinary’ consumer environment after sales drop

    Drinks group reports first annual fall since 2020 as customers cut back on pricier spirits

    Bottles of Don Julio Tequila, a Diageo brand, rest on a shelf alongside other brands in a supermarket
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Women and younger drinkers drive Guinness revival

    Diageo’s Irish stout loses laddish image and finds new consumers to become UK’s favourite beer

    Montage including a Guinness can
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Diageo sells majority stake in Guinness Nigeria to Singapore’s Tolaram

    Spirits group scales back presence in country amid currency and economic crisis

    A picture of a Guinness can
  • Saturday, 1 June, 2024
    LexFood & Beverage
    Beverage sector serves up cheap drinks for all Premium content

    Despite current wobbles, selling drinks remains a good business

    Bottles of Johnnie Walker and Buchanan’s whiskies on display at a liquor store in Mexico City that sells spirits distributed by Diageo
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Stout and about: a Guinness pub crawl across London

    Our writer explores the rise of the capital’s most fashionable pint — and the pubs that conjure that all-important ‘Guinnessness’ vibe

    Customers standing at a bar lined with pints of Guinness at The Devonshire pub, Soho
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Diageo appoints new finance chief following turbulent period

    Spirits group hires Coca-Cola bottler’s CFO to replace Lavanya Chandrashekar after three years in role

    Employees box bottles of Johnnie Walker at the Diageo iInternational supply and technical centre in Singapore
  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2024
    Diageo to appoint former senior UK civil servant as chair

    John Manzoni will succeed Javier Ferrán as drinks group seeks to recover from challenging period

    John Manzoni walking with a folder in his hands
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    LexClimate change
    Corporate backsliding on climate pledges can’t be justified Premium content

    Many groups have focused on the near term and their own emissions — rather than those of suppliers and customers

    A montage of the logos of Unilever, Microsoft and Procter & Gamble,
  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    Diageo profits hit by ‘perfect storm’ in Latin America

    Drinks maker’s earnings drop as US consumers trade down to cheaper spirits and Latin American sales fall

  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    Diddy and Diageo settle tequila dispute

    Former rapper and UK drinks conglomerate avoid a public trial over their DeLeón joint venture

    Sean Combs
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    News in-depth
    Diageo’s destocking hangover puts new chief under pressure

    Recent profit warning brings back memories of stockpiling issues as group adjusts to end of pandemic drinking boom

  • Friday, 10 November, 2023
    Diageo warns of hit to profits from slowdown in Latin America and Caribbean

    Shares tumble 15% after drinks group says growth will slow in first half on back of worsening sales slump

    Bottles of Johnnie Walker whisky
  • Friday, 10 November, 2023
    Lex
    Diageo: a wobbly start bodes poorly for drinks boss Premium content

    Debra Crew’s debut strategy presentation next week will receive extra scrutiny over sales fall in Latin America

    Diageo chief Debra Crew
  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    Legal services
    In-house lawyers buy into need for change

    Accenture legal team wins FT award for its work on taking risks with confidence

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  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
    Special ReportBusiness Legal Leaders
    Meet the top FT 20 in-house legal leaders

    The in-house lawyers featured below stand out for helping their organisations adapt to business challenges

    A photo of a female manager addressing a meeting with her team in an office boardroom
  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    Diageo loses first round of Diddy legal battle over tequila venture

    New York court dismisses drinks giant’s bid to resolve dispute with rapper behind closed doors

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs holding a bottle of Cîroc vodka
  • Friday, 4 August, 2023
    News in-depth
    Diageo vs Diddy spat exposes risks of celebrity deals

    Accusations fly ahead of hearing to establish whether case between drinks giant and rapper should proceed to trial

    Montage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, DeLeon tequila and Ciroc vodka
  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
    Diageo’s annual sales jump as drinkers swallow higher prices

    Distiller says consumers continue to trade up to premium spirits

    Bottles of Casamigos anejo, blanco, and reposado tequila are arranged for a photograph at a restaurant
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