Hot Takes from Deirdre Mahlan’s Investor Call

As Diageo's US business continues to improve under Deirdre Mahlan's leadership, the North America president hosted a call this morning to update investors on its goals and accomplishments.Although there has been talk of a slowdown in the US spirits markets for calendar 2017, particularly in Nielsen data, Deirdre believes there's no one factor causing the market to slow. Instead, she positioned it as part of the normal ebb and flow of any category. "I still expect to improve on last