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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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