Strategy of Guiness PLC Introduction T

Guiness PLC is the world's second most profitable beverage company after the CocaCola Company (Reier, 1991, pp. 2526). A major strength of the company lies in its financial position that derives from its global market positions in beer, wines, and whiskeys (Parry, 1990, pp. 36, 3839). The company's Guiness brand stout and Johnny Walker brand scotch whiskey are instantly identifiable names around the world. A new chair and a flexible management style promoted at the company are also strengths (Palmer, 1991, pp. 1213; Californian, 1992, p. 17).

The major internal weakness of the firm derives from the recent insider trading scandal involving the former chair at Guiness PLC (Guilty, 1990, p. 13). The company in still in the process of recovering from this problem (Barnes, 1990, pp. 2223). The equity loss resulting from the insider trading conviction caused the company to make line cuts (Khermouch, 1993, pp. 1, 35).

Even in the present environment, however, Guiness PLC is presented with several opportunities. The North American beer market is increasingly demanding quali

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lts, 10 percent of drinkers consume 50 percent of the total alcohol consumed. Considering that 35 percent of adults in the United States abstain from alcohol consumption, thus, 6.5 percent of American adults consume 50 percent of all alcohol consumed, and most such individuals are males in the 2134 age group. Three main patterns of chronic alcohol abuse or dependency are recognized. The first pattern involves the daily intake of large quantities of alcohol, while the second pattern involves regular heavy drinking that is limited to the weekends, and the third pattern is characterized by long periods of sobriety interspersed with binges of heavy drinking lasting for weeks or months. It is a mistake to associate one of these particular patterns exclusively with alcoholism. Alcoholism is frequently categorized by specie. The first specie, often referred to as gamma alcoholism, is characteristic of most alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse among persons who are active in Alcoholics Anonymous, and is commonly found in North America. This type of alcoholism involves problems with control; once the person with gamma alcoholism begins to drink, he or she is unable to stop until poor health or depleted financial resources prevent f
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