US: Beam Inc to eschew M&A for brand building - analyst
By James Wilmore | 6 August 2012
Beam Inc will spend the rest of this year focusing on brand building rather than getting involved in more M&A activity, an analyst has forecast.
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Beam Inc will spend the rest of this year focusing on brand building rather than getting involved in more M&A activity, an analyst has forecast.

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