Coca-Cola, Bacardi, Carlsberg, Constellation Brands, Diageo, Heineken, Molson Coors, Pernod Ricard and Whyte & Mackay are all joining forces in a new consortium to accelerate renewable energy adoption across the beverage industry supply chain.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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’.
Diageo has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective of industry experts aiming to create a circular economy for aluminium in the UK.
Diageo – producer of Don Julio and Casamigos tequilas - has introduced the use of drones on its agave farms in Jalisco, Mexico: in an effort to integrate more efficient farming practices and drive environmental benefits.
Drinks giant Diageo has appointed its first female chief executive, following the announcement of current head Sir Ivan Menezes’ retirement in June this year.
Diageo has made a minority investment in The Oxford Artisan Distillery, an ultra-premium English rye whisky producer ‘seeking to revolutionize farming practices in the category’.
Johnnie Walker believes that post-COVID-19 innovation within the alcohol industry now needs to move beyond flavour variation and to focus more on digitalisation, globalisation and sustainability aspects to satisfy consumer demands.
Diageo has acquired cold brew coffee liqueur Mr Black: a fast-growing Australian brand which has already become the leading premium coffee liqueur in the US.
Smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to weather changes and water scarcity, leading Diageo to launch a fund for innovations which promise to lessen and monitor the impact of water and climate crises on such farms in Africa.
Diageo will invest €200m ($203m) in Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon neutral brewery on a greenfield site in Littleconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare: which will become the second largest brewing operation in the country after St. James’s Gate.
Diageo has acquired Vivanda, the owner of the technology behind Diageo’s digital ‘What’s Your Whisky’ online platform as well as the ‘Journey of Flavour’ experience at Johnnie Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh.
Beverage giant Diageo has committed to work ‘hand-in-hand’ with Irish barley farmers to support their transition to regenerative agricultural practices.
Guinness maker Diageo will invest £73m ($98m) in ‘Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard’, a new microbrewery and culture hub in Covent Garden, London, set to open in Autumn 2023.
Diageo has extended its partnership with Molson Coors Beverage Company: which will see the latter distribute Diageo’s beer portfolio in most Central and Eastern European markets as of January.
