Food & Wine Guinness drinkers drive Diageo sales growth in Ireland but American spirits fallingThe drinks giant reported net sales of £9.4 billion, an 18.4 per cent increase but its shares dropped due to a sales slowdown in North America.
Drinks Diageo to spend up to €438m on Philippines rum brand days after raising price of pintLast week the firm said it could no longer absorb the cost of inflation for drinks such as Guinness
Hospitality Rural pubs cannot absorb Diageo price hike as ‘margins are too tight’Margins already squeezed to the max, says Galway publican, with ‘one or two’ pubs closing every week around the country
Evening Headlines Further blow to publicans as Diageo raises price of Guinness; Ireland’s reliance on FDI under scrutiny The stories you need to read this evening in business, politics and current affairs
Hospitality Publicans call on Guinness-owner Diageo to reconsider increase to price of a pintThe Vintners Federation of Ireland said that pub trade cannot keep ‘taking hits’
Beer Guinness follows Heineken by increasing cost of a pint due to inflationDiageo said it has absorbed cost increases but can no longer do so
Companies Barley buyer to deduct ‘energy surcharge’ from price paid for grainFrench-owned Boortmalt, the main buyer of the malting crop produced here for the Irish drinks industry, announces the cut as farm inputs rise by 40 per cent
Sponsored Content Best in glass: Mark Cooney wins bartender of the yearExtraordinary cocktails were the order of the evening as the Irish winner of Diageo Reserve’s World Class Bartender of the Year competition was crowned
Diageo warns new development plan could impact business at Guinness StorehouseDrinks giant tells council it should specifically reference positive impact of brand on city in new development plan
US watchdog inquiring into Diageo’s ‘business operations in certain markets’The drinks giant has said it is currently unable to assess whether the inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission will evolve into enforcement action
Diageo sales in Ireland rise almost 50% as Guinness trade soarsEasing of Irish hospitality restrictions brings highest jump in organic net sales and healthiest growth in Guinness trade in all of Europe
‘A big part of PR now is about influencers and advocacy and being culturally relevant’Northern Ireland agency Smarts is to open a New York office with a focus on pop culture and entertainment
