Diageo buys majority stake in non-alcoholic spirit maker Seedlip

(Reuters) - Diageo <DGE.L>, the world's largest spirits company, said https://www.diageo.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/diageo-acquires-majority-shareholding-in-seedlip-the-world-s-first-distilled-non-alcoholic-spirit on Wednesday it had bought a majority stake in distilled non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip for an undisclosed sum.

Diageo had bought https://it.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18K18O a 20% stake in Seedlip, a British startup, in 2016 via its venture capital arm Distill Ventures.

Seedlip has a presence in more than 25 countries, with its three variants of drinks stocked in more than 7,500 bars, restaurants, hotels and retailers globally.

(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)