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6 November 2008


Diageo to hold Investor Conference in New York today

Diageo will hold a one day Investor conference in New York today. The presentations will cover North America and Latin America and the Caribbean. Diageo issued an IMS on....

21 October 2008

World's largest Whisky collection welcomed home to Scotland

The world’s largest collection of whiskies arrived safely in Scotland this week, brought home from Brazil by leading whisky manufacturer, Diageo. Featuring 3,384 bottles, the record-breaking collection was built....

17 October 2008

Diageo launches and prices fixed rate Dollar denominated bond

Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, yesterday launched and priced a $1,000 million, fixed rate long 5 year Dollar denominated bond under its US Debt Issuance Programme. The issuer....

15 October 2008

Diageo maintains full year guidance of organic operating profit growth of between 7% and 9%.

Organic net sales growth in the three month period ended 30 September 2008 was 6%. There has been no material change in the financial position of the group during the....

25 September 2008

Diageo announces new appointments to Executive Committee

Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, has today announced the following changes to the Diageo Executive Committee: - Rob Malcolm, currently President, Global Marketing, Sales & Innovation....

22 September 2008

Diageo takes responsible drinking online

Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, wine and beer company, is launching an innovative website designed to promote responsible drinking worldwide. DRINKiQ.com is a global resource for all interested....

11 September 2008

Diageo Ireland announces site location for new world-class brewery

The Arthur Guinness Brewery Diageo Ireland is today (Thursday 11 September 2008) announcing that it has entered into agreements to acquire a 73-acre greenfield site in Leixlip, Co. Kildare....

28 August 2008

Preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2008

Diageo reports another year of strong organic growth: net sales up 7%, operating profit up 9% and underlying eps up 11% 2 Results at a glance ....

8 August 2008

Diageo announces joint venture in Bioenergy facilities – a global first for renewable technology

Plans for a pioneering bioenergy facility at Scotland’s largest distillery, Cameronbridge in Fife, were announced today (Thursday, August 7th 2008) by Diageo. Following two years of rigorous research, Diageo....

31 July 2008

Diageo acquires additional stake in Sichuan Chengdu Quanxing Group Co., Ltd.

Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, is pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 6% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Quanxing Group Co., Ltd. ("Quanxing") increasing its ownership....

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