Articles with tag diageo
The ready-to-drink category continued its decline for Diageo Australia for the six months ended December 31, 2012. more...

[Fri 01/02/2013 12:00:00]

The AHA National President Peter Hurley last night inducted John Haddad AO into the Johnnie Walker Hall of Fame at the AHA national awards at Wrest Point Hotel in Hobart. more...

[Thu 06/09/2012 12:00:00]

Diageo Reserve, the spirits company's luxury division, delivered over 80 per cent sales growth in Australia last year, contributing to a two per cent increase in group net profit to $2.95 billion. more...

[Fri 24/08/2012 12:00:00]

Carlton United Brewers' loss of the Guinness beer contract to rival Lion is of little concern, the brewer says. more...

[Fri 15/06/2012 12:00:00]

Diageo's UK headquarters has announced plans to invest more than 1 billion pounds sterling ($1.57 billion) into Scotch production over the next five years to meet increasing global demand for its Scotch whisky brands. more...

[Fri 08/06/2012 12:00:00]

As part of this year's World Class finals, ten of Australia's best bartenders will be challenged in a food pairing round to showcase their skills by creating elegant cocktails to match an exquisite Japanese menu. more...

[Mon 04/06/2012 12:00:00]

Diageo is widely tipped to buy a stake in the $3 billion-plus valued tequila brand, Jose Cuervo. more...

[Mon 02/04/2012 12:00:00]

Treasury Wine Estates has announced the appointment of two former Diageo executives to the company's leadership team. more...

[Fri 13/01/2012 12:00:00]

Diageo's Alchemy Program has added two new award-winning bartenders to its NSW team of trainers. more...

[Mon 19/12/2011 12:00:00]

Johnnie Walker has returned to The IWSR's Elite Brands list at number one after the whisky brand tumbled from a regular top five position in 2010. more...

[Wed 12/10/2011 12:00:00]

Bundaberg Rum will next month (November) add a new rum to its Master Distiller's collection following the release of Bundaberg 10 Year Old Rum earlier this year. more...

[Mon 10/10/2011 12:00:00]

Global liquor supplier, Diageo, is set to underpin its marketing drive with new levels of social networking after the announcement of a strategic partnership with internet giant, Facebook. more...

[Wed 21/09/2011 12:00:00]

Travel retail liquor sales are increasingly having an impact on independent retailers with the former sector recording its highest sales levels since 1999. more...

[Mon 05/09/2011 12:00:00]

Diageo has surpassed market expectation by revealing a 5 percent rise in full-year operating profits for the year to June 20 and setting ambitious future growth targets. more...

[Fri 26/08/2011 12:00:00]

Diageo's Smirnoff vodka remains the biggest-selling international brand in 2010, with a lead of over 5 million nine-litre cases on its nearest rival, Bacardi. more...

[Thu 18/08/2011 12:00:00]

Japanese bartender Manabu Ohtake has won the 2011 Diageo Reserve World Class Bartender of the Year competition that was held in New Delhi, India earlier this month (July) more...

[Mon 25/07/2011 12:00:00]

The Foster's Group has appointed Andy Gibson to the role of chief marketing officer after a lengthy search. more...

[Fri 15/07/2011 12:00:00]

The Scottish whisky region of Speyside is to be the main focus of global spirits giant Diageo's plans to grow its Scotch whisky production capacity. more...

[Fri 08/07/2011 12:00:00]

Some of the world's biggest spirits brands returned to volume growth over 2010 with international spirits giants like Pernod Ricard and Diageo dominating a new list of fastest growing brands. more...

[Wed 15/06/2011 12:00:00]

Diageo is believed to be in exclusive talks to buy Jose Cuervo, the world's largest tequila brand, in a deal that could be worth more than US$2 billion. more...

[Fri 27/05/2011 12:00:00]

Smirnoff has retained its position as the world's most powerful alcohol brand, according to The Power 100 annual survey of alcohol brands. more...

[Mon 16/05/2011 12:00:00]

Australia is likely to be part of a regional boom as growth in emerging Asia Pacific markets, led by China, India and southeast Asia, promises to kick-start the global spirits industry. more...

[Mon 16/05/2011 12:00:00]

Diageo has retained its position atop the Impact Databank's Top 100 Premium Spirits list, with its brands leading both the volume and value league tables. more...

[Mon 28/03/2011 12:00:00]

The world's largest spirits company is investing heavily in emerging markets with Diageo CEO Paul Walsh predicting these fast-growing regions will account for half of its sales in three to five years time. more...

[Wed 09/03/2011 12:00:00]

The Bundaberg Distilling Company and parent company Diageo will commit $750,000 to support the Queensland community and the government's immediate relief and recovery efforts following the flood crisis. more...

[Wed 19/01/2011 12:00:00]

Queensland Tourism and Fair trading Minister, Peter Lawlor, has consulted with UK government bodies and liquor industry giant Diageo as the state looks at innovative ways to address alcohol misuse. more...

[Mon 18/10/2010 12:00:00]

Sales of premium scotch and beer are driving Diageo's growth in the Asia Pacific region with Johnnie Walker a star performer in Australia and other key Asian markets. more...

[Wed 29/09/2010 12:00:00]

The launch of Diageo's new off-premise Smirnoff Signature Serve range has created a stir in the industry, with several on-premise figures questioning its validity, and one bar owner calling its release "disappointing", claiming it "cheapens" the industry. more...

[Fri 20/08/2010 12:00:00]

Diageo has crowned the winner of the World Class Bartender of the Year competition in Athens, Greece after a year-long global search that featured some of Australia's finest bartenders. more...

[Mon 26/07/2010 12:00:00]

2009 was a bad year for large multinational liquor companies with a new report showing that many lost ground to domestic brands as the global financial crisis undermined consumer confidence. more...

[Fri 09/07/2010 12:00:00]

Diageo's global operations will continue to be influenced by gloomy forecasts for its core European business with little or no growth predicted for the continent over the 2011 financial year. more...

[Wed 30/06/2010 12:00:00]

Commercial director Australasia, Denis Brown, will leave Diageo Australia in June after 18 years with the company. more...

[Fri 21/05/2010 12:00:00]

Beam Global Spirits & Wine has won a lawsuit against Diageo to protect the copyright of the red wax seal used on bottles of Maker's Mark Bourbon, with a judge declaring the trademark exclusive legal property. more...

[Wed 07/04/2010 12:00:00]

Jose Cuervo will be marketed and distributed by Diageo Australia from April 1 after the global drinks giant finally confirmed the popular tequila brand would be part of its portfolio. more...

[Fri 12/03/2010 12:00:00]

Jose Cuervo will migrate from the Suntory stable to Diageo early next year (2010) as the latter leverages off its close relationship with the world's top selling tequila brand globally. more...

[Tue 22/12/2009 12:00:00]

Diageo Australia managing director Tim Salt has confirmed it has cut 60 staff members nationally or one-eighth of its workforce since the implementation of the RTD tax hike and has also cut all casual workers from its Huntingwood factory in Sydney. more...

[Mon 01/06/2009 12:00:00]

Diageo Australia has added to its Reserve Brands portfolio with a Central American rum, unique in that it is distilled at high altitudes and made from the first pressings of sugar cane. more...

[Mon 23/03/2009 12:00:00]

Figures from Diageo's preliminary results for the 2008-09 fiscal year have confirmed claims that the RTD tax hike has boosted straight spirit sales in Australia. more...

[Wed 03/09/2008 12:00:00]

     
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