Read more Pernod Ricard stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28099/pernod-ricard.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42856/champagne-loses-fizz-with-economy.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=153971&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401000837' border='0' />Champagne companies are anything but bubbly this year as they head into what’s predicted to be a “horrible” holiday season, hurt by a sagging US economy and weak dollar, reports Advertising Age . November and December are crucial for the industry, with as much as 25% of sales during those months—...Champagne is facing a tough holiday season.http://www.newser.com/story/42856/champagne-loses-fizz-with-economy.htmlMon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23015/pernod-spirits-high-after-83b-absolut-buy.htmlJim O'Neill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=89181&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015612' border='0' />French liquor giant Pernod Ricard's spirits were soaring after its $8.34 billion bid won it ownership of Sweden's state-owned Vin & Spirit, the parent company of Absolut vodka. Pernod topped US-based Fortune Brands in an auction for the purchase, the Wall Street Journal reports, and is now the wine...State-owned Absolut Vodka sold to Pernod for a winning bid of $8.3 billion.http://www.newser.com/story/23015/pernod-spirits-high-after-83b-absolut-buy.htmlMon, 31 Mar 2008 09:14:10 CDT