date:Feb 04, 2013
Diageo, which owns brands such as Guinness, Baileys and Bushmills, plans to strengthen Irish business, following a 5% increase in net sales to 6.04bn in the half year to December 2012.
The pre-exceptional earnings per share rose by 9% to 60.9p and basic earnings per share rose by 61% to 61.5p for the Irish brands.
Among the Irish brands, Bushmills reported 28% rise in net sales year-on-year, while Guinness recorded 7% rise in net sales.
According to Diageo, the growth of the Irish brands was