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Pernod Ricard (French: [pɛʁno ʁikaʁ]) is a French company best known for its anise-flavoured pastis apéritifs Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis (often referred to simply as Pernod or Ricard). The world's second-largest wine and spirits seller, [ 3 ] it also produces several other types of pastis.
In 1975, the companies of Ricard and Pernod Fils, the two largest French aniseed aperitif producers and fierce competitors, [12] merged creating the Pernod Ricard group, which currently owns the Ricard company. [13] After the merger, in 1978, Patrick Ricard became the CEO of the Pernod Ricard group which he held until his death on 17 August 2012.
Pernod Fils (French pronunciation: [pɛʁnoˈfis]) was the most popular brand of absinthe throughout the 19th century until it was banned in 1915. During the Belle Époque , the Pernod Fils name became synonymous with absinthe, and the brand represented the de facto standard of quality by which all others were judged.
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Alexandre Ricard (born 12 May 1972) is a French businessman and one of the grandsons of distiller and Pernod Ricard founder, Paul Ricard. [1] He became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard , the world's second-biggest distiller by sales, [ 2 ] on February 11, 2015. [ 1 ]
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On 12 December 2005, Pernod Ricard announced that it had agreed to sell the restaurant businesses (Dunkin' Brands) to a consortium of three US private equity firms (Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Carlyle Group and Bain Capital LLP) for $2.43 billion. The closing of the sale occurred on 1 March 2006.
The company merged with their great rival, Pernod, in 1975, becoming known as Pernod Ricard. [2] By the 1990s Ricard was the most widely sold French alcoholic drink; it was sold in 140 countries. [4] At the time of Ricard's death Pernod Ricard was the third largest global spirits company. [2]