On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 10:26:50AM +0000, Richard Baker wrote:

> It's owned by Diageo, which is also the world's largest purveyor of
> alcohol - it owns Guinness and various other alcohol manufacturers
> (including Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka).

Not anymore. Diageo sold Pillsbury last year, and just last December
they inked the deal to sell Burger King for $1.5B to private investors
led by Texas Pacific Group (it was announced on Friday the 13th). They
say they want to focus on "premium alcoholic drinks".



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