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Diageo headcount falls by nearly 2,000 amid $1bn cost savings drive
Diageo’s latest annual report for 2026 shows that the alcohol giant’s workforce has been reduced by more than 6%, or nearly 2,000 jobs, year-over-year.
Diageo to reformulate whisky and rum drinks in India following ban due to flavourings – Reuters
According to a Reuters report, Diageo’s India unit, United Spirits, has agreed to reformulate several of its popular whisky and rum drinks in the country after regulators banned them in some states due to an alleged breach of flavouring rules.
Diageo restructuring may impact 150 roles in Ireland
Around 150 roles in Ireland may be impacted as part of organisational changes at Diageo.
SAI Platform secures backing from Carlsberg, Diageo and Mondelēz for regenerative agriculture programme
Forty organisations from across the global food and agriculture value chain, including Carlsberg Group, Diageo, FrieslandCampina and Mondelēz International, have signed a declaration of intent supporting SAI Platform’s forthcoming Regenerating Together Programme (RTP).
Diageo opens €300m Littleconnell Brewery in Kildare, plans further Guinness expansion
Diageo has officially opened its new Littleconnell Brewery in Newbridge, Kildare.
Diageo names John O’Keeffe as CEO and president for North America
Diageo has appointed John O’Keeffe as CEO and president of its North America business, effective April 2026.
Diageo is a global leader in premium drinks with a large collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine – including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan’s, Windsor, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. The company owned Pillsbury until 2000, when it was sold to General Mills. In 2002, Diageo sold the Burger King fast food restaurant chain to a consortium led by US firm Texas Pacific for $1.5bn.
Today, the company sells its products in more than 180 countries and is listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges.
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