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    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Obituary
      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
      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
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      LexDiageo PLC
      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 PLC
      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
    • Friday, 20 July, 2018
      News in-depthUK companies
      UK makes progress on improving diversity in the boardroom

      Proportion of women at executive level still lags

    • Sunday, 29 April, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Scotland calls time on cheap super-strength booze

      Flagship SNP policy seeks to lead way in battle to curb problem drinking

      Bottles and cans of liquor are displayed with price tags in a shop window in Glasgow on November 15, 2017. Britain's top court on November 15, 2017, supported the Scottish government's innovative plan to stop people "drinking themselves to death" by imposing a minimum price on alcohol. / AFP PHOTO / ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Monday, 16 April, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Diageo to pour £150m into Scotch whisky tourism

      Investment centred on Johnnie Walker experience reflects optimism over spirit’s market

      Undated handout artist impression of the new state-of-the-art Johnnie Walker "immersive visitor experience" based in Edinburgh, bringing to life the story of the whisky, as Drinks giant Diageo has announced a £150 million investment over three years to "transform" its Scotch whisky visitor experiences. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday November 29, 2015. See PA story INDUSTRY Diageo. Photo credit should read: Diageo/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
    • Monday, 16 April, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Diageo to spend £150m upgrading Scotch tourist attractions
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2017
      fastFTMatthew Vincent
      Opening Quote: Lloyds Banking Group hails transforma… oh, no, not again
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2017
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Diageo announces £1.5bn share buy-back
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2017
      News in-depthIndian business & finance
      Diageo confident it has the perfect blend for growth

      Chief executive of world’s largest distiller says efficiency drive will allow it to reinvest

      Ivan Menezes, Diageo chief executive, says putting consumers ‘at the heart of the business’ has helped the company steer its turnround
    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2016
      FT AlphavilleEuropean banks
      FT Opening Quote: Diageo growth on target
    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2016
      fastFTJoel Lewin
      Diageo set to nail revamp targets
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2016
      Brexit
      Diageo’s hangover starts to lift

      Ivan Menezes delivers ‘turnround’ year and pledges to maintain momentum

      Diageo chief Ivan Menezes say the group is well-positioned in North America
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Diageo cheers turnaround as sales growth returns

      Spirits maker reverses three years of slowing organic profits

      Inside Diageo Plc's International Supply Centre As Company Seeks 5% Of Sales From China...Employees box bottles of Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch on the postponement line at the Diageo Plc International Supply Center and Technical Centre in Singapore, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Diageo wants China to contribute 5 percent of sales in the next ten years. First, it's got to get past the current chaos in the region and convince locals to say “ganbei” with Scotch instead of baijiu over dinner. Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2016
      World
      Diageo on course to hit 2017 growth target
    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Diageo names Javier Ferrán as new chairman

      Private equity specialist has background in consumer sector

      An employee boxes bottles of Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch on the postponement line at the Diageo Plc International Supply Center and Technical Centre in Singapore, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Diageo wants China to contribute 5 percent of sales in the next ten years. First, it's got to get past the current chaos in the region and convince locals to say “ganbei” with Scotch instead of baijiu over dinner. Photographer: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg
    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Former Bacardi chief to become Diageo chairman
    • Wednesday, 20 April, 2016
      News in-depthTax
      Mexican tax leaves top-end tequila makers reeling

      Drinks groups say end to levies based on price will cheer consumers, producers and government

    • Thursday, 25 February, 2016
      fastFT
      Diageo to pay Vijay Mallya $75m as he quits USL
    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      FT Trading RoomKate Burgess
      City regulators have put in teeth but it won’t make them sharper

      Setting the dogs on HBOS’s former top bods is hardly battening down on banks

    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Diageo delivers mixed results as shake-up continues

      Doubts over whether turnround efforts are working

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Members of the public examine whisky samples inside the Diageo Claive Vidiz Collection, the world's largest collection of Scottish Whisky on display at The Scotch Whisky Experience on September 3, 2015 in Edinburgh,Scotland.Plans to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland risk infringing EU rules on free trade, according to an initial ruling by Europe's top court. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Opening Quote: Babcock’s CEO retires
    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      FT AlphavilleChris Nuttall
      FT Opening Quote
    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Diageo sales improve, profit takes a hit from FX
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