Diageo

multinational alcoholic beverages company
Organization business Q161140
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Diageo

Summary

Diageo is a business[1]. Diageo ranks in the top 0.31% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,207 views/month, #92 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Diageo is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Diageo is in the country of GB[4].
  • Diageo's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Diageo's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Diageo's instance of is recorded as holding company[7].
  • Diageo is owned by Capital Group Companies[8].
  • Diageo is owned by BlackRock[9].
  • Diageo is owned by MFS Investment Management[10].
  • Diageo followed Seagram Company Ltd.[11].
  • Diageo followed Grand Metropolitan[12].
  • Diageo's headquarters location is recorded as London[13].
  • Diageo's chief executive officer is recorded as Ivan Menezes[14].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as Guinness Ghana Breweries[15].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as Guinness Brewery[16].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as Cardhu distillery[17].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as George Dickel[18].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as Distillers Company[19].
  • Diageo's child organization or unit is recorded as Caol Ila Distillery[20].
  • Diageo is part of FTSE 100 Index[21].
  • Diageo's Commons category is recorded as Diageo[22].
  • Diageo's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[23].
  • Diageo's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[24].
  • Diageo's industry is recorded as beverage industry[25].
  • Diageo's chairperson is recorded as Javier Ferrán[26].
  • December 17, 1997 marks the founding of Diageo[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include December 17, 1997[27], 1997[28], and 1886-10-21[29]. Diageo's location of formation is recorded as London[30].

Identity

Diageo is part of FTSE 100 Index[21]. Predecessors include Seagram Company Ltd.[11] and Grand Metropolitan[12].

Leadership

Diageo's chief executive officer is recorded as Ivan Menezes[14]. Diageo's chairperson is recorded as Javier Ferrán[26].

Operations

Diageo's headquarters location is recorded as London[13]. Subsidiaries include Guinness Ghana Breweries[15], a business[31], in Ghana[32], founded in 1960[33], headquartered in Kumasi[34]; Guinness Brewery[16], a brewery[35], in Ireland[36], founded in 1759[37], headquartered in Dublin[38]; Cardhu distillery[17], a whisky distillery[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1824[41]; George Dickel[18], a trademark[42], in United States[43], founded in 1884[44]; Distillers Company[19], a business[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1877[47], headquartered in Edinburgh[48]; and Caol Ila Distillery[20], a whisky distillery[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1846[51], headquartered in Port Askaig[52].

Industry

Diageo's industry is recorded as beverage industry[25].

Ownership

Owners include Capital Group Companies[8], a business[53], in United States[54], founded in 1931[55], headquartered in Los Angeles[56]; BlackRock[9], a company[57], in United States[58], founded in 1988[59], headquartered in New York City[60]; and MFS Investment Management[10], a business[61], in United States[62], founded in 1924[63], headquartered in Boston[64]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[23] and London Stock Exchange[24]. Diageo's product or material produced is recorded as alcoholic beverage[65].

Why It Matters

Diageo ranks in the top 0.31% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,207 views/month, #92 of 29,529).[2] Diageo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Diageo is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

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  3. [67] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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