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.
Hard kombucha brand Ummi eyes further European expansion
Ummi is the first hard kombucha drink on the European market, claim co-founders Chris Hotell and Laura Briesenick.
Eszter Racz November 15 2023








