Diageo Growth Rates Catching up to Category in H1

Diageo's self-professed goals for fiscal 2017 are to succeed in the US, in India and in the global Scotch category. During its first half ended December 31, the two areas relevant to this newsletter--the US and Scotch--have driven over 50% of the company's organic net sales growthDiageo's momentum under chief Deirdre Mahlan continued apace in its first half as North American sales grew by 3%. And, at just over 4% growth, US depletions were running ahead of shipments for the