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CANADA: William Grant & Sons makes exec changes in Canada
26 January 2012
William Grant & Sons has shaken up the leadership of its operations in Canada.
UK: Diageo to launch Guinness Mid-Strength in UK
20 January 2012
Diageo plans to tentatively launch Guinness Mid-Strength in the UK off-trade next month, as it seeks to take advantage of a duty tax discount and offer consumers a lower-alcohol alternative.
UK: Diageo should ditch Guinness for spirits - analyst
20 January 2012
Investec Securities analysts believe that Diageo would be better off selling Guinness and diving further into spirits, despite strong growth for the beer brand in Africa.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
13 January 2012
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UPDATE - IRELAND: Diageo reboots plan for Irish restructure
12 January 2012
Diageo is set to cut up to 99 jobs in Ireland as part of its plan to restructure brewing operations in the country, but the group has not ruled out building a new brewery in the future.
IRELAND: Diageo reboots plan for brewing restructure
12 January 2012
Diageo is to press ahead with a scaled-down restructuring of its brewing operations in Ireland by spending EUR153m (US$195m) to rejuvenate St James's Gate and announcing plans to close its Dundalk and Kilkenny breweries.
The Wehring Interview - Diageo Africa president, Nick Blazquez - Part I
10 January 2012
Late last year, Olly Wehring visited New York with Diageo, and sat down with the company's head of Africa, Nick Blazquez, for an hour. Earlier today (10 January), Diageo completed its purchase of Meta Abo in Ethiopia. Put the two together, and welcome to part one of the first Wehring interview of 2012.
ETHIOPIA: Diageo closes Meto Abo purchase
10 January 2012
Diageo has acquired Ethiopia's last state-owned brewer, Meta Abo, in a move that will see the Guinness brewer lock horns with Heineken and Castel in Ethiopia's beer market.
Biog - Nick Blazquez, president of Diageo Africa
10 January 2012
Nick Blazquez is president of Diageo Africa. Prior to his appointment in August 2004, Nick held senior leadership positions with Diageo in developing markets, previously heading Diageo’s businesses in Asia. He joined the company in 1989 and held various roles within the company’s beer and spirits businesses.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
23 December 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Review of the Year 2011 - Beer
22 December 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, just-drinks once again launches its review of the global drinks industry. Made up of five parts, the review makes up December's management briefing for just-drinks suscribers. Coming up between now and Christmas, we'll look at how the last 12 months have treated the soft drinks, spirits, bottled water and wine sectors. To start, Chris Mercer takes a look at how the beer industry fared in 2011.
Comment - Diageo, Pernod Ricard Ten Years After Seagram
22 December 2011
Ten years on and the legacy of Pernod Ricard and Diageo's carve-up of Seagram is still being felt.
IRELAND: Diageo eyes new brewery at St James's Gate
21 December 2011
Diageo is edging closer to building a new Guinness brewery at its St James's Gate site in Ireland.
AFRICA: Diageo launches Guinness ad campaign
14 December 2011
Diageo has launched a pan-African advertising campaign for Guinness, reflecting the strong potential for beer sales across the continent.
GLOBAL: Heineken signs Facebook deal
8 December 2011
Heineken has followed in Diageo's footsteps by signing a marketing deal with Facebook.
IRELAND: Drinks industry welcomes duty tax freeze
7 December 2011
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland has praised the country's Government for freezing alcohol duty tax in an otherwise hard-hitting annual Budget.
JAMAICA/US: Diageo to relocate Red Stripe brewing for US market
5 October 2011
Diageo will move Red Stripe production for the US market to the US mainlaind, from Jamaica, the drinks giant has announced.
ETHIOPIA: Diageo still waiting on Meta Abo Brewery bid
3 October 2011
Diageo has reportedly won the bidding process to acquire Ethiopia's last state-owned brewery, but the drinks giant has said that it has yet to have the result confirmed.
US: Diageo holds high hopes for Guinness Black Lager
26 September 2011
Diageo is hoping that recently-launched Guinness Black Lager will help significantly increase the scale of its US beer business.
Comment - TFWA 2011: What I Did in Cannes
20 September 2011
So, that's us done for another year. Here I sit, in Nice airport, awaiting my return flight to London. Having arrived on Sunday lunchtime, two days at TFWA World Exhibition is about as much as I can cope with, before I begin to believe that, like George Clooney, I am forever 'Up in the Air'.
UK: Britvic appoints ex-Diageo executive to MD role
19 September 2011
Ex-Diageo executive Simon Litherland is to join Britvic in the newly-created role of UK managing director.
TURKEY: Diageo inks Guinness deal with Turk Tuborg
9 September 2011
Diageo is to sell Guinness in Turkey via Turk Tuborg Bira & Malt Sanayii.
Comment - Kronenbourg 1664: A French Beer (*But Not From France)
31 August 2011
A ruling on Kronenbourg 1664 by the UK's advertising watchdog has the potential to set a precedent for marketeers of home-brewed 'foreign' beers.
KENYA: Diageo East African Breweries reports strong FY
31 August 2011
East African Breweries Ltd has reported higher profits and a strong rise in sales for its fiscal year, emphasising Africa's growing importance to parent group Diageo.
In the Spotlight - Diageo: You See? We're Still GREAT
26 August 2011
Diageo has kissed and made up with analysts after producing a solid set of full-year results and some pretty bullish guidance on years to come. Here, just-drinks takes you through the market reaction.
US: International Center for Alcohol Policies appoints board chairman
25 August 2011
The International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) has announced the appointment of a new chairman for its board.
US: Anheuser-Busch InBev brushes off Teamsters complaint
26 July 2011
Anheuser-Busch InBev has countered a claim by the Teamsters trade union that the Budweiser brewer should be held partially responsible for an alleged breach of envrionment regulations at an affiliate distributor.
NIGERIA: Diageo to increase beer capacity
25 July 2011
Diageo is set to intensify competition between brewers in Nigeria after announcing that it will spend GBP225m (US$366.6m) to increase brewing capacity in the country.
UK: Diageo makes Western Europe exec changes
11 July 2011
Diageo has made two appointments as part of its new Western Europe structure, including a switch of leadership in the UK.
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