The 1988 acquisition of Irish Distillers Ltd (IDL) by Pernod Ricard is the great drinks industry acquisition that almost never happened. As the story goes, the French company – then a fraction of the size of today’s colossus – originally only wanted a small slice of the Irish whiskey pie.
Pernod Ricard expects continued “weak” demand in China for fiscal 2025
CEO Alexandre Ricard said Pernod “believes China will probably follow the same trends as this past fiscal year”.
Fiona Holland August 29 2024


