18-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton
Drinks giant Diageo, which owns brands such as Johnnie Walker Scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin and Guinness stout, has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
09-Aug-2017 By Nicholas Robinson
Social Company bar and restaurant group’s Jamie Jones has revealed how to make the perfect cocktail, following his win at Diageo Reserve GB’s World Class Bartender of the Year competition earlier this year.
World Whisky Day
20-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson
Pubs can get punters more involved in the World Whisky Day fun this 21 May by creating whisky cocktails, which can also boost margins.
28-Apr-2015 By Noli Dinkovski
Drinks giant Diageo is urging licensees to capitalise on the summer opportunity by focusing on cocktails and new spirit and mixer serves.
04-Mar-2015 By Robyn Black
The bottle of the future, which it is claimed will “completely change the role of the bottle in the consumer experience,” has been unveiled by Diageo for its Johnnie Walker whisky brand.
15-Apr-2014 By Jessica Mason
It is often said that truly rich people are those whose lives are filled with amazing experiences, not those whose possessions have great monetary value. Those lucky enough to be able to sample such a life of delight visit places that enhance their lives,...
07-Oct-2013 By Robyn Black
Maxxium is taking on the might of Jack Daniel’s and Johnnie Walker with a new strategy for its Courvoisier brand that aims for a bigger slice of the 25 to 45-year old market.
25-Aug-2011 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo has reported a small market share loss in beer and wine in Great Britain but was flat overall.
Reserve Brands' summer cocktails
24-Jun-2011 By Jessica Harvey
Diageo's premium spirits division, the Reserve Brands Group is set to launch a seasonal campaign aimed at helping pubs serve cocktails.
Scottish Diageo staff win improved redundancy package
10-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Diageo workers in Scotland are claiming a victory - of sorts - after successfully lobbying the drinks giant to improve terms of redundancy packages...
12-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Angry Diageo workers at the Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock have called for a face-to-face meet with chief executive Paul Walsh. Last month,...
Diageo workers call for face-to-face meeting with chief executive
12-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Workers at Diageo's threatened Kilmarnock bottling plant have written to the boss of the drinks giant demanding to hear from him in person why he has...
Blended Scotch set for profile boost
30-Sep-2009
Awareness of blended Scotch whisky brands is to rise as three of the biggest names in the sector announce new promotional campaigns. Launching this...
Council "dismayed" by Diageo rejection
09-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
East Ayrshire Council has reacted with what it called "utter dismay" at Diageo's decision to reject government-backed plans to save the threatened...
'Diageo plant closure could cost local economy £15m'
03-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Diageo's decision to close its Johnnie Walker whisky bottling and packaging plant in Kilmarnock is likely to cost the East Ayrshire economy about...
Comment: When any publicity is bad publicity
03-Sep-2009
People who say any publicity is good publicity should try telling that to licensees affected by the stink around Diageo at the moment. The spirits...
Diageo reports operating profits of £2.6bn
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo, currently facing a revolt over its plans to close plants in Scotland, has reported a 13 per cent increase in operating profits...
Johnnie Walker campaigners protest at Diageo HQ
27-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Campaigners fighting to save hundreds of jobs at Diageo's bottling facility in East Ayshire took their protest to the company's London headquarters...
Diageo CEO effectively says 'no' to Scottish plant compromise
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh today effectively ruled out any compromise over the proposed closure of two of the group's bottling plants in...
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Diageo boss Paul Walsh has said he is not interested in receiving public funds to help keep its bottling plant in Kilmarnock open. Speaking at its...
Council takes Diageo plant closure case to Scottish government
25-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Members of East Ayrshire Council are to meet with Scottish Cabinet Secretary John Swinney later today to thrash out alternative plans to Diageo's...
'Senior politicians to boycott Diageo golf championships at Gleneagles'
25-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Scottish politicians are being urged to steer clear of corporate hospitality invitations from Diageo for this weekend's Johnnie Walker golf...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade union Unite has called on MPs and MSPs to turn down offers of hospitality from Diageo at the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at Gleneagles...
Counting the cost of restructuring
03-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
The redundancies facing Diageo workers in Scotland are an unfortunate sign of the times. All businesses are currently looking at how they operate, to...
Union calls on Scottish MPs to join fight to save 900 Diageo jobs
14-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Unite, the UK's largest union, has called on Scottish MPs to back its fight to save more than 900 jobs at Diageo plants threatened with closure as...
'We paid a pound for our dream pub'
07-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
A pound doesn't get you much these days. Not even half a pint in most pubs. But 100 new English pence was enough to make one couple's dream of owning...
Whisky focus: Caledonian conquerors
23-Oct-2007
Perhaps the strangest piece of the rather complex scotch whisky puzzle is the huge strength of the export market for scotch whisky distillers in...
Diageo's new bottling line
27-Sep-2007
A new £12m Johnnie Walker bottling line at Diageo's Shieldhall plant in Govan, Glasgow, has been opened, marking the completion of a major...
Diageo to raise profile of second string spirits
12-Nov-2003
Diageo GB has streamlined its spirits portfolio in response to an increased demand among pub-goers for premium brands.A bespoke sales and marketing...
Counterfeit warning
28-Nov-2002
Surrey County Council trading standards are repeating a warning for licensees to look out for counterfeit bottles of Johnnie Walker which can cause...
Poles apart
19-Nov-2002
The six weeks leading up to Christmas traditionally account for about a third of all scotch whisky sales. Here, Ben McFarland and Phil Mellows...
Potentially fatal batch of Johnnie Walker discoverd by FSA
14-Nov-2002
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning licensees and drinkers to be vigilant after discovering counterfeit bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label...