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Irish Distillers reports strong sales of Jameson whiskey for the year to the end of June

8.6 million cases of Jameson whiskey sold this year

Irish Distillers said today that its Jameson whiskey continued its growth trajectory as it sold 8.6 million cases for the year ending in June, up from 7.5 million in the previous year.

Business • 01 Sep 21

Pernod Ricard said it could make a claim on spirits exported from the US

Pernod Ricard shares rise after ruling boosts profits

Pernod Ricard shares were higher today after the French spirits group said it would book an additional $163m in income before tax in its 2021 earnings.

Business • 25 Aug 21

Jameson owner Pernod Ricard said it was enjoying a stronger than expected recovery

Pernod Ricard raises its 2021 profit forecasts

Pernod Ricard said it now expected organic profit growth of around 16% for its 2020/2021 fiscal year, up from a previous April forecast of 10%, as the French drinks group was enjoying a stronger than expected recovery.

Business • 23 Jun 21

Pernod Ricard said it was seeing strong demand for Scotch whisky in China

Pernod Ricard says confident about Asia prospects

Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard is confident about its prospects in Asia, helped by cognac and scotch whisky demand in China, the French drinks company's Asia boss said today.

Business • 22 Jun 21

Pernod Ricard reported sales of €1.955 billion in the three months to March 31 - up 19.1% on a like-for-like basis

Pernod Ricard eyes full-year profit growth

Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard said it expected 10% organic profit growth in fiscal year 2020/21 after strong demand in its key US and Chinese markets helped the French spirits group beat third quarter sales forecasts.

Business • 22 Apr 21

Irish Distillers sold 4.75 million cases of Jameson in the six months from July to December

Jameson's global sales up 3% despite Covid hit

Irish Distillers said that sales of Jameson Irish Whiskey rose by 3% globally during the six months to the end of December despite the "extremely difficult environment" due to Covid-19.

Business • 11 Feb 21

Pernod Ricard owns Jameson maker Irish Distillers

Pernod Ricard says virus will still have impact on Q2

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard said it does not expect sales to rise until next year as second-wave Covid-19 lockdowns are likely to hit its business heavily in the last three months of 2020.

Business • 22 Oct 20

Jameson Whiskey saw strong growth of 17% in Australia and 30% in Germany during the year despite the outbreak of Covid-19

Jameson 'resilient' despite Covid as sales dip 1%

Irish whiskey maker Irish Distillers has reported a 1% decline in value growth for the year to the end of June, as Covid-19 restrictions suppressed growth in the second half of the year.

Business • 02 Sep 20

Alexandre Ricard, the CEO of French spirits maker Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard's profit falls as coronavirus hit sales

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard took a writedown of €1 billion in its full financial year 2019/20, as the coronavirus-led shutdown of bars and restaurants in most of its markets hit the company's sales and profits.

Business • 02 Sep 20

Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard has today reported more resilient sales in the US and Western European supermarkets

Pernod Ricard ups outlook on stronger supermarket sales

Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard said the coronavirus pandemic would not hit its full year profit as strongly as initially feared.

Business • 23 Jul 20

Pernod Ricard counts Jameson Irish whiskey, Mumm champagne, Absolut vodka and Martell cognac among its brands

Covid-19 hits Pernod Ricard Q3 sales, share buyback off

Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard said today it was suspending its remaining share buy back of up to €500m and tightly managing costs in response to the coronavirus epidemic that has slashed third quarter sales by 14.5%.

Business • 23 Apr 20

Alexandre Ricard, Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard.

Pernod sees 20% hit to operating profit due to virus

French spirits group Pernod Ricard has today warned of a hit of around 20% to its current operating profit as a result of the slump in business caused by the global coronavirus crisis.

Business • 24 Mar 20

Conor McQuaid, chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers

Jameson whiskey sales passed record 8 million cases

Irish Distillers, which makes Jameson Whiskey, said it sold 4.6 million cases of the whiskey in the six months to the end of December, an increase of 9% on the same time the previous year.

Business • 13 Feb 20

Pernod Ricard owns Irish Distillers which makes Jameson Whiskey

Pernod Ricard cuts profit growth forecast due to virus

French spirits group Pernod Ricard said today it was cutting its full-year profit growth outlook for 2019-2020 as the coronavirus epidemic in China was likely to have a severe impact on its third quarter performance.

Business • 13 Feb 20

Pernod Ricard owns Jameson Irish Whiskey

Pernod Ricard's first quarter sales growth slows

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, today posted a 1.3% rise in first-quarter underlying sales, reflecting slower growth rates in China and India.

Business • 17 Oct 19

Pernod Ricard's brands include Jameson Irish Whiskey, Mumm champagne, Absolut vodka and Martell cognac

Pernod sees profit growth at top end of guidance

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard said it was now expecting annual profit growth at the top end of its expectations, despite a slowdown in sales growth in the third quarter.

Business • 18 Apr 19

Since chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard took over in 2015, Pernod has favoured expanding in the fast-growing premium craft spirits sector

Pernod Ricard agrees to buy Italian gin brand Malfy

Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, plans to buy super premium Italian gin brand Malfy from Biggar & Leith.

Business • 17 Apr 19

Jameson Whiskey owner Pernod Ricard to unveil a strategic roadmap plan today

Pernod Ricard betting on growth from green agenda

Drinks group Pernod Ricard is banking that its push into socially and environmentally sound business practices will boost its growth in the coming decade.

Business • 03 Apr 19

Pernod Ricard's CEO Alexandre Ricard made sales growth his top priority when he took over in 2015

Activist fund Elliott keeps up pressure on Pernod

Activist hedge fund Elliott is keeping up the pressure on French drinks group Pernod Ricard, which owns Jameson Whiskey maker Irish Distillers.

Business • 08 Feb 19

Pernod Ricard is rolling out its contingency plans in case of a no-deal Brexit

Pernod Ricard stocks drinks cabinet ahead of Brexit

Pernod Ricard has begun shipping extra stocks of some alcoholic drinks between Britain and continental Europe as part of its contingency plans in case of a no-deal Brexit.

Business • 30 Jan 19

Pernod Ricard said that Jameson whiskey continued its double-digit growth in the US in its fiscal first quarter

Pernod Ricard cautions of slower growth after strong Q1

Demand in China and India powered a 10.4% rise in quarterly sales for France's Pernod Ricard, helping the maker of Jameson Irish whiskey and Absolut vodka offset slower progress in its main US market.

Business • 18 Oct 18

Conor McQuaid, Chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers said Irish whiskey is the fastest growing premium spirit in the world

Double-digit growth in the sale of Jameson

Irish Distillers has said sales of Jameson rose by 14% in value and 12% in volume terms during the first half of the year, with the whiskey now in double or triple-digit growth in more than 80 markets across the world.

Business • 29 Aug 18

Pernod Ricard said that Jameson Irish Whiskey saw strong growth in its fiscal third quarter

Pernod Ricard gives more upbeat profit outlook

Pernod Ricard said its sales growth accelerated sharply in the third quarter so it now expects profit growth for the full year to be at the top of its previous guidance despite warning of a slower final quarter.

Business • 19 Apr 18

Jameson Irish whiskey broke the four million cases milestone in the six months to December

New chairman and CEO for Irish Distillers

Irish Distillers has announced a new chairman and chief executive as sales of Jameson Irish whiskey broke the four million cases milestone in first half of the year.

Business • 08 Feb 18

Double-digit growth for Jameson whiskey in the US in Pernod Ricard's first quarter

Pernod Ricard beats forecasts as China demand picks up

Spirits group Pernod Ricard has today posted a stronger-than-expected 5.7% rise in first-quarter underlying sales.

Business • 19 Oct 17