Have blue-chip stocks like Unilever and Diageo become too expensive? Nick Train doesn’t think so

MUMBAI--Diageo PLC (DGE.LN) received just a fraction of the shares it had offered to buy in India's United Spirits Ltd. (532432.BY) from public shareholders as the offer price was significantly lower than the stock's market value.

World’s biggest distiller becomes the latest casualty of China’s crackdown on conspicuous consumption as its sales of baiju slump 40%

Diageo plc (DEO)May 14, 20138:00 am ETExecutivesGilbert Ghostine - President of Asia-Pacific RegionAnalystsAndrea Pistacchi - Citigroup Inc, Research DivisionChris Pitcher - Redburn Partners LLP, Research DivisionMelissa Earlam - UBS Investment Bank,

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Taking the long-term view worked at ManU and Diageo, but no thanks to the incentive plan in place for Paul Walsh, departing CEO at the drinks company

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Paul Walsh’s 13-year tenure as head barman is a testament to his success – few FTSE 100 chief executives can match such longevity

Paul Walsh put Diageo on a diet that paid off. But the outgoing chief executive's successor may need to make the company bulk up again.

Shareholders want certainty from Ivan Menezes when he becomes chief executive in July but recent history, shows even smooth handovers have their glitches

LONDON (Reuters) - Diageo named Ivan Menezes as chief executive on Tuesday, turning to an Indian-born company insider whose role in the British drinks firm's push into emerging markets points to where it sees its future.

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Diageo named Ivan Menezes as chief executive on Tuesday, turning to an Indian-born company insider whose role in the British drinks firm's push into emerging markets points...

Diageo, the British company behind spirits like Guinness, Johnnie Walker Scotch and Smirnoff vodka, will soon toast the retirement of its longtime chief, Paul S. Walsh. The veteran executive plans to pass the top job to COO Ivan M. Menezes at the beg

* Indian-born COO Menezes replaces Walsh after 13 years at helm

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Spirits supplier Diageohas named Ivan Menezes as its new chief executive from July 1, replacing Paul Walsh. Walsh, who has led the maker of Guinness and Johnnie Walker for 13 years, will "focus on transitioning critical partne

Diageo, the British maker of Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker Scotch, on Tuesday appointed its chief operating officer, Ivan M. Menezes, to replace its chief executive.    

Diageo said Chief Executive Paul Walsh will retire after 13 years at the helm of the U.K. drinks giant, with Chief Operating Officer Ivan Menezes taking the reins from July 1.

Chief operating officer Ivan Menezes will in July take over world’s largest distiller from man who led series of significant acquisitions

Paul Walsh, chief executive of the Guinness and Johnnie Walker drinks giant Diageo, is to step down, the company announces.

LONDON (Reuters) - Spirits company Diageo named Chief Operating Officer Ivan Menezes as its new chief executive on Tuesday, choosing an insider to replace Paul Walsh who has been at the helm of the British firm since 2000.

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Spirits company Diageo named Chief Operating Officer Ivan Menezes as its new chiefexecutive on Tuesday, choosing an insider to replace Paul Walshwho has been at the helm of the British firm since 2000.

U.K. alcohol giant Diageo's open offer to buy a 26% stake in Indian brewer United Spirits has failed. However, this development is unlikely to derail Diageo's plans to acquire the company.

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Diageo should be grateful Americans haven't lost their thirst for hard liquor.

Distiller’s sales growth is hit by challenging trading in South Korea, Nigeria and Brazil, but US business shows strong performance

Diageo said key emerging markets were showing weak consumer trends as the world's largest distiller by revenue posted slowing sales growth, even as trading remained robust in North America, its largest and most lucrative region.

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Global drinks group Diageo said a strong performance and higher prices in U.S.spirits, its biggest business, led it to a 4 percent growth inorganic net sales, balancing out consumer weakness in Brazil andNigeria.

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Global drinks group Diageo said a strong performance and higher prices in U.S. spirits, its biggest business, led it to a 4 percent growth in organic net sales, balancing out consumer weakness in Brazil and Nigeria.

Shares of United Spirits rose to hit a record high of 2,195 rupees in intraday trade on speculation that Diageo may raise its offer to minority shareholders in its bid to increase its stake in the Indian liquor company.

Diageo has issued a series of favorable statements since this time last year.

World’s biggest distiller has not been able to buy as much of India’s United Spirits as it would like, so may face complications in a few years’ time

The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka is buying a 27.4% stake in the Indian group but is unlikely to increase its holding

April 5 (Reuters) - UK drinks group Diageo Plc's bid to raise its stake in India's United Spirits through a mandatory public open offer is unlikely to succeed after it opted not to lift its offer price, although it remains on track to take management

April 5 (Reuters) - UK drinks group Diageo Plc's bidto raise its stake inIndia's United Spirits througha mandatory public open offer is unlikely to succeed after itopted not to lift its offer price, although it remains on trackto take management cont

Below are the top beverages-wineries & distillers stocks on NYSE in terms of revenue.The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO) is $17.75 billion. Diageo's operating margin for the same period is 30.54%.The trailing-twelve-month

Diageo-United Spirits deal likely to take longer to complete - Mint

Dispute in India centres on the fate of the balance of cash paid by Diageo after shares pledged as collateral to banks against loans are released

Diageo is understood to be in talks to acquire a larger stake in Quanxing.

Diageo director calms shareholder concerns.

Liquor companies such as Diageo and Pernot Ricard are making it a priority to focus on wooing wealthy individuals in fast-growth markets.

Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who was arrested late last year for drunken driving, will be attending a fundraiser on Thursday hosted by Diageo, the world's largest producer of liquor. Crapo is a devout Mormon who claimed to abstain from alc

SABMiller and Diageo are in a race to target lower-income African drinkers. One of the main ways brewers are expanding market share in Africa: specially negotiated tax deals that help them keep prices low.

Diageo targets 60 million pounds of annual cost savings.

The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka is shaking up its supply chain to give fast-growing emerging markets more autonomy

Diageo plc (DEO)March 06, 20138:00 am ETExecutivesNicholas B. Blazquez - President of Africa, Turkey, Russia & Eastern Europe OperationsAnalystsSimon Hales - Barclays Capital, Research DivisionJames Isenwater - Deutsche Bank AG, Research DivisionTrev