date:Aug 31, 2012
ed its best full-year results since the 2008 financial crisis, with top and bottom line growth boosted by record branded sales in growth driver Asia.
Turnover rose 8% to 8.215bn driven by 17% growth in emerging markets while net profit from recurring operations rose to 509m versus 469m 12 months ago.
Pernod Ricard said that Asia/Rest of World was the group growth driver with sales up 15%, primarily due to China, India, Vietnam and Taiwan; Africa/Middle East also performed well.
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