| Business Summary | | Diageo
plc
is
a
food
and
drink
business
with
a
portfolio
of
international
brands.
The
Company's
business
operations
are
conducted
through
its
subsidiaries
Guinness,
a
brewer
and
marketer
of
Guinness
stout
and
other
brands
of
beer;
United
Distillers
&
Vintners,
a
distiller
and
marketer
of
spirits
and
wines;
Pillsbury,
an
international
food
company
and
Burger
King,
an
international
hamburger
chain.
Recently,
Diageo
has
agreed
to
transfer
its
Packaged
Food
business
to
General
Mills,
Inc.
as
part
of
its
strategic
focus
on
beverage
alcohol. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Diageo
plc
is
a
worldwide
consumer
goods
company
whose
subsidiaries
include
UDV
(spirits
and
wines),
Pillsbury
(international
food
company),
Guinness
(brewer
and
marketer
of
Guinness
stout
and
other
brands),
and
Burger
King
(international
hamburger
chain).
For
the
six
months
ended
12/31/00,
revenues
rose
4%
to
L6.84
billion.
Net
income
rose
82%
to
L799M.
Results
reflect
growth
from
the
premium
drinks
business
and
the
absence
of
business
sale
losses. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Anthony Greener, 58 | Chairman | Paul Walsh, 43 | CEO,
Director | John Keenan, 62 | Exec.
Director and Chief Exec. , UDV | Colin Storm, 59 | Exec.
Director and CEO, Guiness Limited | Roger Myddelton, 56 | Sec. |
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