Demand in China and U.S. help Pernod Ricard beat Q1 forecasts

<img src="https://images12.fotki.com/v213/photos/6/642761/4901758/Frereaindica45-vi.jpg" alt="caralluma mielipiteitä" title="Frerea indica (C) fotki.com" style="max-width:410px;float:right;padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;border:0px;">PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Spirits group Pernod Ricard posted a stronger-than-expected 5.7 percent rise in first-quarter underlying sales, helped by higher demand <a href="https://saarc-smrc.org/el/beast-gel-%ce%ba%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%bc%ce%ae-%cf%80%cf%8e%cf%82-%ce%bb%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b5%ce%af-%cf%84%ce%b1-%cf%83%cf%87%cf%8c/">Beast Gel χρησιμοποιώντας το</a> for its Martell cognac and Chivas whisky in China, and <a href='https://saarc-smrc.org/uk/xtreme-gain-%d0%b2%d1%96%d0%b4%d0%b3%d1%83%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d1%86%d1%96%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%8f%d0%ba-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%86%d1%8e%d1%94-%d0%b2%d1%96%d0%b4%d0%b3%d1%83%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b4%d0%be%d1%81/'>saarc-smrc.org</a> by robust growth in its main U.S. market. For the first quarter ended Sept. 30, Pernod Ricard reported sales of 2.29 billion euros ($2.71 billion), marking a like-for-like rise of 5.7 percent and above analysts' estimates for 3.4 percent like-for-like growth. Pernod, the world's second-biggest spirits group behind <a href="http://dict.Leo.org/?search=Britain%27s">Britain's</a> Diageo, said disruption from a ban on alcohol sales near highways in India, its second largest market, <a href="https://saarc-smrc.org/cs/xtreme-gain-recenze-cena-jak-to-funguje-recenze-zkusenosti-slozeni-davkovani-nezadouci-ucinky-kde-koupit/">Xtreme Gain Webové stránky výrobce</a> continued to weigh on sales but added this was now easing off. Pernod also reiterated that a gradual improvement in its performance was expected from the second quarter. The owner of Mumm champagne, <a href='https://www.inkite.net/node/443373'>NeoVirgin forum</a> Absolut vodka and Martell cognac said that, in an environment that remained uncertain, <a href=https://saarc-smrc.org/ro/resveratrol-1200-comentarii-pret-cum-functioneaza-recenzii-experienta-compozitie-dozare-efecte-secundare-in-cazul-in-care-pentru-a-cumpara/>saarc-smrc.org</a> it was keeping its forecast for a 3-5 percent rise in full-year profit from recurring operations after last year's 3.3 percent growth. ($1 = 0.8473 euros) (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)