For those of you with long memories, yesterday’s (26 March) initial media reports of deal talks between Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman – and then the subsequent confirmation by the two companies – probably brought to mind previous mega-deals in spirits, including Suntory Holdings’ purchase of Beam in 2014 or, perhaps more pertinently, the 2005 takeover of Allied Domecq or the 2000 purchase of Seagram.
Ecliptic Brewing scooped up by local peer Great Frontier Holdings
The Oregon brewer listed the “pandemic, rising cost of goods, supply chain issues and the overall economic climate” as reasons for the sale.
Henry Mathieu November 14 2023









