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Evening Standard
Business
Oscar Williams-Grut

Guinness and Johnnie Walker-owner Diageo sees sales and profits soar as pubs reopen

Guinness sales jumped 30% in the UK as pubs reopened

(Picture: Diageo)

Diageo, the FTSE 100 drinks giant, has reported soaring sales and profits thanks to the reopening of bars and restaurants around the world drives.

Diageo — which owns Guinness, Tanqueray gin, Johnnie Walker scotch and Captain Morgan’s rum among many others — said sales jumped 20% in the six months to 31 December. The business saw “double digit growth” across all markets.

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