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Pernod Ricard


Public (Euronext: RI)
Founded1975
HeadquartersParis, France
Key peoplePatrick Ricard (Chairman and CEO)
IndustryDrinks
ProductsAlcoholic beverages
Revenue€6.066 billion (2005/2006)
Employees17,602
Websitewww.pernod-ricard.com


Pernod Ricard (Euronext: RI) is a French company producing alcoholic beverages. Their most famous product, Pernod Anise (40% alcoholic volume) and Ricard Pastis, are both pastis, and often referred to as simply Ricard or Pernod. The company also produces several other types of pastis.

Reborn from the Pernod Fils company as a producer of Pastis following the ban on Absinthe, it is now a worldwide conglomerate. It owns the Austin, Nichols company (maker of Wild Turkey whiskies) and the alcoholic beverage division of the former Seagram corporation, among many other holdings. In 2005, the company acquired British-based international competitor Allied Domecq plc. This acquisition made it one of the world's largest beverage groups, behind only InBev and Diageo by sales.

History

Pernod

Main article: Pernod Fils
  • 1805 – Maison Pernod Fils (simply known as Pernod Fils) is founded in Pontarlier, Franche-Comté in eastern France by Henri-Louis Pernod a French distiller of Francophone Swiss origin, and started the production of the anis-flavored liquor known as absinthe.
  • 1871 – Distillerie Hémard is founded near Paris.
  • 1872 – Société Pernod Pére & Fils opens in Avignon.
  • 1915 – Production and consumption of Absinthe is prohibited in France. Most companies look for alternative and begin the production of Pastis
  • 1926 – All 3 distilleries merge to form Les Établissements Pernod.
  • 1965 – Takeover of Distillerie Rousseau, Laurens et Moureaux producer of the Suze liquor since 1889.

Ricard

Pernod Ricard

  • 1975 – Old rivals Pernod and Ricard merge to form Pernod Ricard S.A..
  • 1988 – Pernod Ricard acquires Irish Distillers (which includes Jameson Irish whiskeys.)
  • 1989 – Pernod Ricard acquires Orlando Wyndham (makers of Jacob's Creek)
  • 1993 – Pernod Ricard works with Cuban companies to create Havana Club International
  • 2001 – Pernod Ricard purchases 38% of Seagram's Wines and Spirits business
  • 2005 – Pernod Ricard purchases Allied Domecq

Brands

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Pernod Ricard's product range pre-July 2005
Pernod Ricard owns a wide variety of beverage brands worldwide. These include:
As of 26 July 2005, the brand portfolio expanded to include former Allied Domecq products:
Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Fortune Brands acquired a number of former Allied Domecq brands from Pernod Ricard following Pernod Ricard’s acquisition of Allied Domecq. These include:
Fortune Brands’ agreement with Pernod Ricard also includes the purchase of the Maker’s Mark bourbon brand, which remains subject to regulatory clearance in the United States. While the U.S. Federal Trade Commission conducts its review, Maker’s Mark will be owned and managed by Pernod Ricard and Pernod Ricard will receive the earnings on the brand. Fortune Brands will be compensated with interest payments pending transfer of the brand.

Yoo-hoo chocolate beverage (notably non-alcoholic) was sold to Pernod Ricard in 1989, and in 2001 Pernod Ricard sold it to Cadbury Schweppes.

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Pernod Fils (pronounced [pɛʁnofis]) was the most popular brand of absinthe during the period before prohibition of absinthe throughout most of Europe (1915). Like most absinthe, the herbs, wormwood, fennel, melissa and anise were first macerated in high-proof grape spirit
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Wild Turkey is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey distilled and bottled by the Austin, Nichols division of Pernod Ricard. Its nicknames include "The Dirty Bird" and "The Kickin’ Chicken", the latter a reference to the 101 proof of its most common bottling, as
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Pernod Fils (pronounced [pɛʁnofis]) was the most popular brand of absinthe during the period before prohibition of absinthe throughout most of Europe (1915). Like most absinthe, the herbs, wormwood, fennel, melissa and anise were first macerated in high-proof grape spirit
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Pernod Fils (pronounced [pɛʁnofis]) was the most popular brand of absinthe during the period before prohibition of absinthe throughout most of Europe (1915). Like most absinthe, the herbs, wormwood, fennel, melissa and anise were first macerated in high-proof grape spirit
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