date:Nov 06, 2012
ivered better-than-expected third-quarter results as we outperformed our global market despite a challenging comparison to the timing of year-ago sales in North America. The sustained rapid growth of the global Bourbon category, excellent consumer response to our innovations and high-impact marketing, and timing of expenses helped drive upside to our expectations. Our newly acquired Pinnacle Vodka grew 23% in its first full quarter, and market outperformance in our EMEA and APSA segments furthe