While Guinness sales have been booming in the UK and Ireland, Diageo has struggled with weak spirits sales in North America. The business said its final dividend would be 30 cents per share, compared to 62.98 cents per share last year. Lewis, the former Tesco chief executive known as ‘drastic Dave’, refused to reveal how many jobs will be cut on Thursday afternoon. The group said on Thursday that this section ‘remains robust, with long-term growth potential, and we have a clear strategy to drive market outperformance.’ For the current financial year, Diageo said it expects ‘broadly flat organic net sales growth, with North America organic net sales down mid-single-digit.’