Diageo to nearly double Guinness production and cut jobs in turnaround plan
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- The Guardian Worldseen 6 Aug, 14:24headline rewritten
Diageo shares bounce back as new CEO Dave Lewis lifts spirits with $1bn savings planDiageo to double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround plan - The Guardian Worldseen 6 Aug, 18:26headline rewritten
Diageo to double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround planDiageo to nearly double Guinness production and cut jobs in turnaround plan
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Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World16:12first to reportedited after publishing ×2
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Diageo to double Guinness production and shed jobs in turnaround planNew CEO Dave Lewis lifts investors’ spirits by promising strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname ‘Drastic Dave’ Diageo’s new chief executive has unveiled plans to nearly double Guinness production while hacking back a “significant” proportion of its 30,000-strong workforce, in a strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname, “Drastic” Dave Lewis. Shares in Diageo bounced on Thursday, as the former Tesco boss faced down the first big test of his initial half-year in the job, after being parachuted...
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- esmmagazine.com16:10
Diageo's total headcount fell more than 6% year-on-year by the end of June, its annual report showed as the company commences restructuring.
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- insidermonkey.com02:20
In its Annual Report 2026 released on August 18, Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO) revealed that it had an average of 27,938 full-time employees by the end of June, indicating a decline of more than 6% from the 29...