title: Multinational Alcohol Market Development and Public Health: Diageo in India.
abstract: Alcohol is a risk factor for communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and alcohol consumption is rising steadily in India. The growth of multinational alcohol corporations, such as Diageo, contributes to India's changing alcohol environment. We provide a brief history of India's alcohol regulation for context and examine Diageo's strategies for expansion in India in 2013 and 2014. Diageo is attracted to India's younger generation, women, and emerging middle class for growth opportunities. Components of Diageo's responsibility strategy conflict with evidence-based public health recommendations for reducing harmful alcohol consumption. Diageo's strategies for achieving market dominance in India are at odds with public health evidence. We conclude with recommendations for protecting public health in emerging markets.
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Marissa B. Esser and David H. Jernigan were with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Marissa B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.affiliation: At the time of the study, Marissa B. Esser and David H. Jernigan were with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jernigan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000191:economics*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D040541:Marketing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors