Pernod Ricard

Wine and spirits multinational Pernod Ricard has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in start-up Cockorico, a French brand specialising in ready-to-serve cocktails. Founded in Lyon in 2019 by three spirits and hospitality business experts, the brand makes a range of premium pre-mixed, ready-to-serve bottled cocktails. “We are delighted to begin this partnership with Cockorico, which has experienced exceptional growth since its creation,” said Philippe Coutin, chairman of Pernod …

  Pernod Ricard, the French producer of wines and spirits, has announced the acquisition of the remaining stake of the German gin brand Monkey 47 for an undisclosed sum. The deal was concluded after Pernod acquired a majority stake in the brand in 2016. Created in 2008 by The Black Forest Distillers, Monkey 47 is a gin produced with 47 plant ingredients such as spruce tips, lingonberries, elderflower, sloes, and blackberry leaves. …

Pernod Ricard, the leading wine and spirits firm, has announced it has reached an agreement with US spirits distributor Biggar & Leith for the acquisition of the Italian gin brand Malfy. Malfy is described as a range of gins distilled by the Vergnano family in the Italian region of Moncalieri, and is already present in international markets such as the USA, UK  and Germany. Each gin in the Malfy range …

Pernod Ricard, the global wine and spirits firm, has announced the disposal of its Glenvallachie whisky brand to a consortium of Scotch whisky executives through its Chivas Brothers subsidiary. The transaction includes the Glenallachie single malt brand and the MacNair’s and White Heather blended scotch brands, as well as relevant inventories, Pernod Ricard said in a statement, adding that the sale was “in line with Pernod Ricard’s strategy to focus …

Pernod Ricard, the global wine and spirits giant, has announced that it has sold its Fris vodka brand to US spirits firm Sazerac. Describing Fris as a standard vodka selling 250,000 9-litre cases in the USA each year, the French firm said that the divestment was “in line with the Pernod Ricard strategy to focus on its priority spirits and wines brands”. According to sources, Fris came into Pernod Ricard’s …

Pernod Ricard has announced that its affiliate Irish Distillers has completed the sale of the Paddy Irish Whiskey brand to the US spirits firm Sazerac. The global wine and spirits company said that the deal, which was concluded for an undisclosed sum, was in line with its strategy to simplify its portfolio for growth and would also facilitate, among other things, targeted investment in other key Irish Distillers whiskey brands including Jameson and Powers. …

The French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard has announced that it is acquiring a majority share in the dry gin brand Monkey 47 from German firm Black Distillers, subject to approval by the competition authorities. Promoted as “a genuine Black Forest dry gin”, Monkey 47 is decribed as “a batch distilled and handcrafted gin that fuses British traditions, the exoticism of India, and the purity and originality of the …