The Swedish government reported yesterday that it has sold the Vin & Spirit group that owns Absolut vodka to the giant drinks company Pernod Ricard of France for 5.626 billion euros (8.88 billion dollars). With this purchase, Pernod Ricard will become the world’s leading provider of premium spirits, and will be catapulted to a shared [...]

The Swedish government reported yesterday that it has sold the Vin & Sprit group that owns Absolut vodka to the giant drinks company Pernod Ricard of France for 5.626 billion euros (8.88 billion dollars). With this purchase, Pernod Ricard will become the world’s leading provider of premium spirits, and will be catapulted to a shared [...]

The Swedish government reported yesterday that it has sold the Vin & Sprit group that owns Absolut vodka to the giant drinks company Pernod Ricard of France for 5.626 billion euros (8.88 billion dollars). With this purchase, Pernod Ricard will become the world’s leading provider of premium spirits, and will be catapulted to a shared [...]