The drinks maker has come under pressure from investors amid falling sales, management changes, and a broader trend toward reduced alcohol consumption.

Diageo , the world's top spirits maker, withdrew its medium-term organic sales growth target on Tuesday, citing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty hurting the pace of its recovery.

The spirits maker said macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty in key markets was affecting the pace of recovery as it withdrew its organic net sales target.

Drinks maker Diageo has scrapped its long-standing sales growth guidance, blaming the uncertainty over US tariffs and weak demand in key markets, as the company comes under pressure from investors to improve performance.

While Diageo is still confident it can outperform the market eventually, it's taking a more careful, reactive approach to short-term forecasting. Investors and analysts will now rely on Diageo's regular updates for better understanding of how it's handling these changing conditions.

Diageo withdrew its medium-term organic sales growth target on Tuesday as the world's top spirits maker took steps to try and mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs. The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Guinness beer had previously forecast medium-term organic net sales growth of 5% to 7%.