UK: Scottish minister to meet Diageo over job cuts 

Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, was due to meet with Diageo's senior management today (2 July) after the drinks giant announced plans to shed more than 10% of its workforce in the country.

Quote unquote - Westminster Food & Nutrition Keynote Seminar on alcohol (MEM)

Just-drinks has today (2 July) been in attendance at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Keynote Seminar on alcohol, held in London. The morning-long event has been looking at the issue of alcohol consumption and abuse in the UK, and considered the situation as it is, as it could be and as it should be. Among the more pertinent comments from speakers are the ones below.

COMMENT: Diageo uproots Scotch whisky ops (MEM)

There are circumstances when tradition and heritage are to be cherished and there are others when both can hang like dead weights around your neck.

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• UK: Diageo cuts ties with Johnnie Walker past
  Diageo's plan to chop more than 10% of its workforce in Scotland marks the end of an era for the drinks giant's Johnnie Walker whisky brand.
• UK: Greene King FY profits fall, shares rally
  Greene King, the UK ale brewer and pub owner, has seen its share price rise by nearly 4% after a 15% drop in pre-tax profits for its fiscal full-year beat analysts' expectations.
• INDIA: Diageo silent on India write-down charge (MEM)
  Diageo has declined to comment on a report that it is facing a write-down charge in India following allegations of financial wrongdoing by former employees.
• UK: Hijackers steal Christian Audigier luxury Champagne (MEM)
  A van load of 120 cases of Christian Audigier Champagne, worth GBP125,000, has been hijacked on its way to the wine's global launch party in central London, according to the event organisers.
• UK: Highland Spring sponsors tennis roadshow
  Bottled water group Highland Spring is partnering with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to launch a roadshow designed to get children interested in the sport.
• UK: Drinkaware appoints medical chief
  Alcohol charity Drinkaware has appointed Professor Paul Wallace as its chief medical adviser a newly created role.

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