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.
Global wine production set for 60-year low in 2023
Wine production is set to fall 7% in 2023 compared to last year, its lowest level since 1961, according to the OIV.
Jessica Broadbent November 08 2023


