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    • 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
      Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
      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
    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
      Diddy claims Diageo dismissed his vodka as black brand with hip hop ties

      Rapper alleges drinks conglomerate had little interest in promoting liquor to broader market

      Sean Combs
    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      Diageo parts ways with Diddy following racial discrimination claim

      Drinks group says rapper’s allegations that it typecast its joint brands are ‘baseless’

      Sean Combs, known as Diddy
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      ObituaryIvan Menezes
      Ivan Menezes, businessman, 1959-2023

      As chief executive he successfully overhauled Diageo’s portfolio and was a towering figure in the drinks industry

      Ivan Menezes wearing a suit and tie and glasses, stands in front of a floor-to-ceiling display cabinet of Diageo products
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Ivan Menezes
      Diageo chief Ivan Menezes dies

      Drinks company’s boss of 10 years had been receiving hospital treatment

      Ivan Menezes leaning on a bar at Diageo’s London headquarters
    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Diageo’s new chief Debra Crew takes up role a month early

      Drinksmaker brings forward change as outgoing leader Ivan Menezes recovers from emergency surgery

      Debra Crew
    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Diddy-owned drinks company sues Diageo alleging racial discrimination

      Rapper alleges group has not adequately invested in brands jointly owned by the two businesses

      Sean Combs
    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Capita PLC
      M&S and Diageo pension schemes hit by Capita cyber attack

      Funds say members’ personal data is likely to have been stolen in security breach

      The outside of an M&S store
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Lex
      Diageo: tougher trading mixes a whisky sour for new bar captain Premium content

      Questions remain about how US consumer confidence will hold up, particularly given recent turmoil in banking markets

      Bottles of Casamigos anejo, blanco and reposado tequila at a restaurant in Los Angeles, California, US
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Diageo chief Menezes to step down

      Debra Crew to take over drinks group in July

      Sir Ivan Menezes pictured in front of a poster featuring Diageo drinks products
    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Diageo shares fall as US sales growth slows

      Investor reaction comes despite otherwise robust half-year results at drinks group

      Johnnie Walker whisky in Manhattan
    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      From Don Papa to Casamigos: founders toast payday from spirits start-up boom

      New brands have been snapped up by multinationals but the market is increasingly crowded

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Diageo buys Don Papa rum brand for initial €260mn

      Distiller to potentially pay additional €178mn subject to performance

      A person holding a bottle of Don Papa rum
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Diageo sales rise as drinkers celebrate with premium spirits

      Drinks maker says customers are not trading down despite cost of living pressures

      Bottles of Johnnie Walker whisky
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Lex
      Diageo: inflation will test the limits of premium pricing strategy Premium content

      The degree of belt-tightening will depend on the severity of the economic downturn

      An employee checks a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky on the production line at a Diageo plant in Scotland
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Food & Beverage
      Booze’s squeezed middle

      US liquor sales hint at a widening wealth gap

    • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
      Diageo sales pass pre-Covid levels

      Home cocktail-making boosts revenues despite supply chain disruptions

      Bottles of Bulleit
    • Friday, 26 November, 2021
      Lex
      Diageo: inflation-proof spirits give drinks group vaulting ambition Premium content

      It is clearly a good time to be in alcohol

      An employee inspects a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky at Diageo’s factory in Glasgow
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