Drinks group Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, is banking that its push into socially and environmentally sound business practices will boost its growth in the coming decade.

Activist investor Elliott has kept up the pressure on French spirits group Pernod Ricard, welcoming this week’s first-half results, but calling for boardroom changes and better margins.

Spanish premium beer producer Hijos de Rivera is to take a significant shareholding in the Carlow Brewing Company, the company behind O’Hara’s craft beer range.

Strong US sales growth for Irish whiskey brand Jameson helped boost parent company, Pernod Ricard’s revenues 3% in the last three months.

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Net global sales of Jameson Irish whiskey grew by 9% on an annualised basis in the three months to the end of September; the first quarter of parent group, Pernod Ricard’s financial year.

Jameson Irish Whiskey has led the way for international drinks giant, Pernod Ricard in its financial year to date; with global sales of the brand up 13% year-on-year during the nine months to the end of March.

Cork-distilled Jameson whiskey has been one of the most successful brands ever taken over by Pernod Ricard, becoming the second largest brand in the drinks company’s cabinet.

Jameson Irish Whiskey was the joint second bestselling brand — with global sales rising by 16% on a year-on-year basis — for parent company, Pernod Ricard in the first nine months of its current financial year.

Global sales of Jameson Irish Whiskey grew by 17% year-on-year during the first quarter of its parent’s current financial year.

Worldwide sales of Jameson Irish Whiskey grew by 15% last year, with parent group Pernod Ricard enjoying a record performance from its portfolio of premium brands.

Last week Patrick Ricard, chairman of the global drinks company Pernod Ricard, passed away at the age of 67.

Guinness brewer Diageo is leading the race into emerging markets as it serves drinkers from Moscow to Mumbai.

Pernod Ricard, the owner of Irish Distillers, which makes the Jameson, Midleton, and Powers whiskeys, reported strong third-quarter sales.

FRENCH spirits groups Pernod Ricard and Remy Cointreau beat forecasts yesterday as strong Asian demand and a recovering US market lifted their quarterly sales while Pernod sounded a cautious note amid a fragile economic climate.

IRISH DISTILLERS is to double whiskey production at its Midleton distillery.

THE two top spirits producers in the world Diageo and Pernod Ricard have reported continuing improvements in their trading performances for the first nine months of their respective trading years.

PERNOD-RICARD, the owners of Jameson Irish Whiskey and Chivas Regal Scotch, said organic growth of its range of spirits and wines rose 10% in the last quarter.

KERRY Group is set to deliver good figures for 2009 when it reports on Tuesday.

IRISH Distillers owner Pernod Ricard says it is very concerned about the drinks industry in Ireland. It has called for Government support to not make a difficult situation even worse.

JAMESON whiskey was one of the star performers for drinks giant, Pernod Ricard in the first three months of the year with sales surging 11% in value.

Pernot Ricard, the maker of Jameson whiskey, has unveiled global profits of €615m for the six months to the end of December.

GROWTH of 14% in the sales Jameson Irish whiskey helped drive global sales at Pernod Ricard in the first nine months of its financial year.

French drinks giant Pernod Ricard today agreed a £4.6bn (€5.7bn) deal to buy Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit.

PERNOD Ricard, the owners of Irish Distillers and makers of Jameson Whiskey, said f irst-half profits increased by 18%.

IRISH Distillers owner Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest wines and spirits group, said because of stronger organic growth it has revised upwards its full-year growth forecast for its current financial year.

Pernod Ricard have announced that its net sales, excluding duties and taxes, for the first quarter of 2007/08 (July 1 to September 30, 2007) increased by 6.9% to €1.557m, compared to €1.457m in the

DIAGEO is to use its €300 million acquisition of Bushmills to try and topple Jameson as the world’s top selling Irish whiskey.

FRENCH drinks giant, Pernod Ricard, which formally took control of rival Allied Domecq on Tuesday, has reported good sales across its various regions in its first half-year.

FRENCH stocks climbed, paced by companies whose earnings or sales beat estimates, including Alcatel, France Telecom, Pernod Ricard and Arcelor.

Drinks giant Allied Domecq was today closer to being swallowed by rival Pernod Ricard after regulators in the United States gave the deal the green light.

DRINKS giant Pernod Ricard was given a clear run at Allied Domecq yesterday when a rival pulled out of the takeover race.

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard was given a clear run at Allied Domecq today when a rival pulled out of the takeover race.

The FTSE 100 Index secured its highest finish for three months today as investors ignored claims of a consumer-led recession in the retail sector.

Pernod Ricard, the French drinks giant that owns the Midleton Jameson distillery, has sold off its Bushmills whiskey brand to Diageo for €298m.

Drinks giant Diageo led the London market higher today after news that Pernod Ricard’s proposed acquisition of Allied Domecq would allow it to cherry-pick key brands.

GUINNESS owner Diageo has swooped to buy Irish whiskey maker Bushmills for €295 million.

Drinks giant Diageo today backed the £7.4bn (€11bn) takeover of Allied Domecq by French rival Pernod Ricard after being allowed to cherry-pick key brands.

Drinks giant Diageo today confirmed it had expressed interest in funding one of the rival companies vying to take over Allied Domecq.

BRITAIN’S Takeover Panel yesterday set a June 29 deadline for a consortium headed by Constellation Brands to make a rival offer for spirits group Allied Domecq which has already agreed to be taken over by France’s Pernod Ricard.

A US-based consortium was today given an ultimatum to bid for drinks giant Allied Domecq within the month or walk away.

A rival to Pernod Ricard has moved closer to launching a counter-bid for drinks group Allied Domecq, it emerged today.

PERNOD RICARD, owners of Irish Distillers, have reported a better than expected 8.4% rise in first-quarter sales.