Just Drinks sits down with Diageo’s president for global supply chain and procurement to discuss how the Johnnie Walker owner has adapted to logistics disruption while also reducing its carbon footprint. Ever Given. Two words so indelibly inked (perhaps scarred, even) into the brains of supply-chain leaders the world over. The 2021 grounding of the 1,312 ft long container ship

Diageo has bought the American single malt whisky producer Balcones Distilling for an undisclosed sum. The deal – announced today (2 November) and financed through the London-headquartered firm’s existing cash resources – is Diageo’s first full scale acquisition in the American single malt category. Diageo also has a minority investment in Westward Whisky via its Distill Ventures accelerator. Texas-based Balcones Distilling – which