Organic operating profit rose 5.6% to £3.6 billion, driven by "good progress" on the Johnnie Walker maker's productivity plan. Diageo has now raised its productivity goal to £700m, two thirds of which will be reinvested into the business. "We have delivered consistent strong performance improvement across all regions and I am pleased with progress in our focus areas of US spirits, Scotch and India," said Ivan Menezes, group CEO. "Our productivity work is delivering ahead of expectations allowing us to reinvest in our brands, drive margin improvement and generate consistent strong cash flow.