Pernod Ricard meets EU officials over merger review ‘difficulties’
By Andrew Boyce ( May 14, 2025, 15:08 GMT | Insight) -- French alcoholic-drinks giant Pernod Ricard has met with EU competition regulators to voice concerns about the “difficulties” it's facing from merger rules, according to the European Commission. The drinksmaker also discussed how Europe should respond to trade tariffs, as well as pricing differences between EU member states.French alcoholic-drinks giant Pernod Ricard met with EU competition regulators yesterday to raise concerns about how they define markets in merger rules....
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