Bacardi vs Pernod Ricard | Rum and Revolution...

Before they were billion-dollar behemoths owning many of today’s biggest booze brands, Bacardi and Pernod Ricard were three tiny, family-run companies. Pernod makes absinthe so well it became synonymous with the substance that causes a frenzy in Europe before being ba ...

Bacardi is now America’s favorite rum, but two former French spirits rivals -- Ricard and Pernod -- have joined forces to challenge Bacardi. And to gain the upper hand in security rights to Havana Club, the French company turns to Bacardi’s arch enemy for help: Fidel Cast ...

Bacardi ist die beliebteste Rum-Marke in den USA, doch die ehemaligen Rivalen Ricard und Pernod haben sich zusammengetan, um an Bacardis Thron zu rütteln. Das Schlimmste daran für Bacardi: Die Franzosen wollen sich die Rechte an der Marke „Havana Club” sichern und haben einen Dea ...  Show more

Pernod Ricard glaubt, dass es nur eine Frage der Zeit ist, bis das Handelsembargo gegen Kuba aufgehoben wird. Das Unternehmen baut die Anzahl seiner Brennereien in Kuba drastisch aus und wartet auf den Moment, in dem es den US-Markt mit seinem „Havana Club“-Rum fluten kann. Doch ...  Show more

Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba. President Kennedy authorizes a coup, but sets in motion an unexpected chain of events.

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On October 16th, 1962, John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union has successfully planted ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. The United States is now in Moscow's crosshairs. How will the President respond? How far will Khrushchev and Castro push him? This is a Short History ...  Show more