Diageo “Close” to Reclaiming its Tequila Leadership Position

Dear Client: It's been a big year for Diageo. The company just wrapped up its fiscal 2013, ended in June, with a healthy 8% growth in US sales and 3% volume growth. The company says growth was driven equally by volume, price and mix. The continued strong performance in North America balances out the business in other developed and emerging markets, said Ivan Menezes, during his first earnings call as ceo. FILLING THE TEQUILA GAP: There is now a pretty