Pernod Ricard Eyes a Future Alone After Ended Merger Talks
As the spirits industry is hit by a consumption slump, it will need to consider what its options are.
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The company statement was terse — as they often are when announcing bad news. Still, real disappointment seemed to fill the spaces between the three lines of Pernod Ricard’s press release announcing the end of merger talks with the company that owns Jack Daniel’s whiskey.