Diageo News

Click Here Now Sweeping the cobwebs from a previous fiscal forecast, Brown-Forman is telling shareholders that it sees a clearer, brighter picture for the distilled spirits business.

The region's stocks rose Wednesday, including Harman International Inc. and Diageo PLC.

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Ninety years after Johnnie Walker stopped making Scotch in Annandale , David Thomson wants to put the distillery back on the whisky map of the world.

Area stocks rose Tuesday, led by a group that included Stamford-based PrimeEnergy Corp., and Diageo PLC, which has its U.S. Spirits operation in Norwalk.

By JANE WARDELLAP Business WriterLONDON -- Diageo PLC, the world's largest alcoholic beverage company, said Monday it is launching Guinness stout in Angola, continuing a push to develop its lucrative beer business in Africa and southeast Asia.Diageo also said it saw opportunities .

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Leading drinks company bosses today urged the trade to have a say on alcohol harm reduction policy, before ineffective and costly legislation is imposed on the industry.

The region's stocks fell Tuesday, including United Technologies Corp. and Emerson Electric Co.

International beer, wine and spirits companies say a new book demonstrates their commitment to reducing harmful drinking.

Ian Smith, the former chief executive of Reed Elsevier, did not enjoy the best of weeks after being dumped rather unceremoniously by Tony Habgood, chairman of the science and medical publishing group.

Facing punishing legislation that could kill an economic development deal with the maker of Captain Morgan rum, the U.S. Virgin Islands has fired back on a move by Puerto Rico to keep the rum company on its shore.

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The region's stocks rose Wednesday, including Diageo PLC and Gamco Investors. The Hearst/Bloomberg Southwest Connecticut Index gained 1.17 to 104.98, as 52 stocks gained, 15 fell and 13 were unchanged.

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Area stocks rose Tuesday, led by a group that included Norwalk-based Priceline.com Inc.

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The chief executive of Diageo was met with angry workers at the Johnnie Walker whisky plant in Kimarnock who say they would continue to fight to keep it open.