Diageo Aims to Turnaround Vodka and Rum

Dear Client: Diageo ended its fiscal 2019 (ended June 30) with net sales up 5% in the US. The company "continued to deliver good value growth for the first three months of fiscal 20 and on a rolling 12-month basis," said Diageo North America president Deirdre Mahlan in an investors presentation this morning. [Note, Deirdre is referencing NABCA/Nielsen market data in all her comments.]High growth in American whiskey and tequila led to segment share gains, according to Deirdre. Bulleit was up 9%