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Diageo CEO Steps Down as Company Shifts Strategy

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Crew first joined Diageo — the world’s largest spirits maker and owner of brands like Johnnie Walker and Guinness — in 2019 as the president of Diageo North America, and was later promoted to group COO. She has led the company as CEO since June 2023, after longtime CEO Ivan Menezes passed away. pubs over the holiday season last year.

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Why the Mule Is the Ultimate Workhorse Cocktail

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They decided to promote and serve the drink in a striking copper mug (designed by Russian Sophie Berezinski for her father’s copper factory — and, until then, selling quite poorly). percent in 2023, and is “steadily climbing towards $100+ billion” by 2028 , thanks in part to the explosion of youth-courting RTD cocktails.

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Hotel Okura to add over 500 rooms in Thailand, including Chiang Mai, under expanded partnership with AWC

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Guests will also enjoy services promoting physical and mental well-being, including a spa, Zen garden and Japanese tea café. The Chiang Mai property is scheduled to open in 2028 and, together with other projects in key cities including Bangkok, will expand the Okura Group’s presence in Thailand to over 2,000 new and existing rooms by 2030.

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Los Angeles Tourism Celebrates Global Meetings Industry Day by Spotlighting How Meetings and Conventions Benefit All Angelenos

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ABOUT LOS ANGELES & LOS ANGELES TOURISM Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (Los Angeles Tourism) is the official, non-profit tourism promotion organization for the City of Angels, and the ultimate resource for where to stay and play in the LA area.

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Australian Vintage ends Victoria vineyard lease to cut reds inventory 

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The lease, originally set to expire after the 2028 vintage, was ended on 16 July. In April 2025, Australian Vintage promoted chief commercial officer Tom Dusseldorp to CEO, succeeding Craig Garvin, who was reappointed as CEO last October.