News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Global drinks companies including Diageo and Nestlé are part of new programme to help businesses put regenerative agriculture into action across global supply chains
Beverage brands take centre stadium
The stout continues to see viral popularity despite alcohol’s decline
New product development
Non-alcoholic beer and mid-strength wine, fibre shots, hydration pouches and flavour-led spirits are top of the agenda for brands
In an era where beer volumes are struggling, alcohol-free beer offers a ray of hope
There’s no quick fix for the structural challenges in the beer category. So what strategies are the world’s biggest brewers turning to?
New product development
Brands across alcohol, non‑alcohol and functional hydration are rolling out premium innovations, collaborations and reformulations that tap into fashion crossovers, natural ingredients and elevated at‑home drinking trends
Diageo’s World Class Cocktail Festival presents traditional spirits through lighter serves and localisation amid growing health and moderation trends
Forget all the noise about alcohol-free and GLP-1 drugs: the fundamental problem for spirits is people have less money to spend, says Diageo CEO Dave Lewis
Brands across spirits, wine, soft drinks and energy are pushing seasonal innovation, category expansion and premium cues
Seven weeks into the job, CEO Sir Dave Lewis has identified where he’ll start making changes
Diageo has lowered its sales guidance for the year, with US sales weaker than expected in H1
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Beverage innovation is hotting up with a wave of new launches across categories. From spicy collaborations to energy entrants, it’s all here
Asahi makes a big move into Africa: eying up the growth potential on the continent
Diageo boosts its premium spirits strategy in Asia through immersive experiences to tap on consumer ‘desire for the extraordinary’
Diageo saw profits fall over the last financial year, and warns of ongoing challenges for its business
Diageo is high-profile example of just how tricky the alcohol industry is these days. Can it navigate a way forward?
Spirits and beer giant Diageo has announced that Debra Crew has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board Director ‘with immediate effect, by mutual agreement’.
Who tops the chart as the world’s most valuable alcohol brand: and what are the challengers to watch out for?
Budweiser, Corona and Michelob Ultra are all jostling for the top spot: who emerges as the world’s most valuable beer brand?
Diageo reports a return to growth in its fiscal 25 first half year results this morning, despite a challenging environment for spirits. But North America – its largest market – could be hit by Trump’s tariffs
Guinness brand owner Diageo says it has no intention of selling the high-performing stout, quashing rumors in the press over the last few days
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Diageo has announced the launch of its new global luxury division, a business unit that will oversee its portfolio of premium brands.
Diageo is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through changes and reductions in packaging.
Diageo North America has acquired Ritual Zero Proof Non-Alcoholic Spirits: the top non-alcoholic spirit brand in the US.
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra bottle comes in at just 180g, rethinking all aspects of how the bottle is designed, made and transported. Could it inspire change across the industry?
What are the top trends driving the global beverage alcohol market forward - and how can we expect the industry to evolve?
Latin American consumers are trading down away from premium spirits: a market shift that continues to hit Diageo’s sales in the region.
Diageo is turning to generative AI to give consumers the chance to create personalized bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label: highlighting that today’s consumers demand truly unique experiences.
The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) has teamed up with Google, Meta, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok and X to strengthen standards for advertising alcohol responsibly online.
In two separate transactions, Diageo has agreed to sell Venezuelan rum brand Pampero and fruit flavored liqueur brand Safari.
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Global drinks manufacturer Diageo has sold its majority stake in Guinness Nigeria.
Ready for a spicy tamarind mangorita? Or excited about a parmesan espresso martini? Diageo highlights the top flavor trends it’s watching this summer.
A global collaboration of brewers – including Brooklyn Brewery, Carlsberg and Guinness – is showcasing the ancient West African grain fonio. What’s so special about the grain – and how can it transform brewing for the better?
Diageo has launched a trial for a paper-based bottle for Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur; while a Johnnie Walker paper-based bottle is also in development.
Singapore-based Lion Brewery has launched its pioneering nitrogen-infused stout in a canned format to cater to easier at-home consumption, as it looks to give market leader Guinness a run for its money.
Diageo’s first half results for fiscal 24 were dragged down by a 23% drop in Latin America sales. What happened – and how will the company shift its strategy moving forward?
The dairy major is supporting a new study into the efficacy of a red seaweed oil extract that could be less carbon-intensive to produce whilst also capable of reducing enteric methane by up to 80%.
Diageo’s new Breakthrough Innovation Team is tasked with pushing innovation beyond product development, and into new areas such as AI and next-generation technologies.
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Global drinks firm Diageo has announced an open innovation call for solutions that can lessen and better manage the water used across its supply chain.
Diageo and Sean 'Diddy' Combs have agreed to resolve all disputes over DeLeón tequila and Ciroc vodka: with Diageo taking on sole ownership of the DeLeón tequila brand.
Diageo and circular economy tech company ecoSPIRITS are taking their reusable spirits packaging partnership global: turning to the ‘lower carbon, lower waste’ tech for Gordan’s, Captain Morgan and Smirnoff.
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Beverage giant Diageo has partnered with freight management firm Zeus as part of its new Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel trials in the UK.
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Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo has said that it expects slower growth in the first half of the 2024 fiscal year than projected.
Diageo has signed and completed the sale of Windsor Global, a subsidiary of Diageo which owns the Windsor business and associated intellectual property, to Korean company PT W Co., Ltd.
Diageo has launched a new partnership lab, called Fusion by Diageo, which will bring in innovators to ‘co-develop the next generation of digital products that will elevate consumer experiences’.
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Drinks giant Diageo has secured planning permission for a £26m expansion of its Baileys Global Supply Facility at Mallusk, Northern Ireland.
UK supermarket Waitrose is working with Diageo to introduce ‘bold, dedicated areas’ for low and no alcohol drinks in 253 shops across the UK.
Alcohol heavyweight Diageo believes that the rising demand for premiumisation in APAC, and in particular economic growth in China, is placing the category in a strong position.
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Drinks giant Diageo has accelerated the appointment of its first female chief executive, after current CEO Sir Ivan Menezes’ hospital recovery suffers a ‘significant setback’.