Pernod Chief on Reinforcing Presence in US Market

Dear Client:Pernod Ricard ended its fiscal year with sales up 6% globally. Fiscal 2019 results are a "clear demonstration of business acceleration," said chief Alexandre Ricard on this morning's earnings call.   "This was year one of the rollout of our Transform & Accelerate strategic plan, active portfolio management, in particular through gin and American whiskey acquisitions. We've had a, let's say a dynamic summer, this summer," said Alexandre. In the US, the company is growing about in-line with market, up about 4%.