US: Fortune Brands completes golf business sale, edges closer to Beam Inc
By Chris Mercer | 1 August 2011
Fortune Brands has moved another step closer to recreating itself as a standalone spirits company, after completing the sale of its golf business.
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Fortune Brands has moved another step closer to recreating itself as a standalone spirits company, after completing the sale of its golf business.
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