Food & Wine
Guinness drinkers drive Diageo sales growth in Ireland but American spirits falling
The 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.
Guinness drinkers powered a 20 per cent growth in sales for Diageo in Ireland in the second half of last year, but the end of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions has seen sales of spirits fall in the American market.
The drinks giant reported net sales globally of £9.4 billion, an 18.4 per cent increase but its shares dropped due to a sales slowdown in North America.
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