Diageo’s chief executive, Lewis, announces a new restructuring programme aimed at reviving the drinks group that makes brands including Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys and Gordon’s gin. Multiple outlets report that the plan centers on aggressive cost cutting and is intended to improve performance after the company reports weaker sales and profits over the past year. Financial Times describes the move as a restructuring effort laid out by the CEO to deliver a turnaround. Other reports put the scale of the initiative at about €860 million or £743 million, suggesting the same underlying spending and efficiency actions are reported in different currencies. While the sources do not detail every operational measure, they consistently link the cost-cutting drive to the group’s recent financial results and its effort to strengthen future competitiveness. The reporting aligns on the core elements: a leadership-led turnaround plan, a major cost-reduction target, and a response to declining sales and profitability figures from the prior year.
Diageo CEO launches major cost-cutting plan to support drinks turnaround
Diageo’s chief executive, Lewis, announces a new restructuring programme aimed at reviving the drinks group that makes brands including Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys and Gordon’s gin. Multiple out...
- Diageo’s CEO Lewis launches a turnaround plan focused on cost cutting.
- The plan targets major savings, reported as about €860 million or £743 million across outlets.
- Diageo reports weaker sales and profits over the past year.
- Brands mentioned across coverage include Guinness and Johnnie Walker, as well as Baileys and Gordon’s gin.
- The initiative is presented as a restructuring programme to improve the company’s performance.
It came as the drinks giant, which also makes Gordon’s gin and Baileys, revealed weaker sales and profits for the past year.
1 hour agoIt came as the drinks giant, which also makes Gordon’s gin and Baileys, revealed weaker sales and profits for the past year.
3 hours agoChief executive sets out restructuring plan for maker of Guinness and Johnnie Walker
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