Coming in at # 458 overall on the Forbes Global 2000 , Pernod Ricard owns assets worth $ 25.8bn and has a market value of over $ 43bn . The French business has been in operation since 1975and produces distilled beverages including , as the name would suggest , Pernod . Currently , Pernod Ricard has around 18,500 staff and boasts that is has ‘ the most comprehensive portfolio in the industry ’. A bold claim , but certainly backed up by the number of international alcohol brands it owns , including but not limited to Beefeater , Absolut , Jameson , Havana Club , Jacobs Creek and Chivas Regal . This affords Pernod Ricard a revenue of just under $ 25bn . www . pernod-ricard . com

side from its flagship lager , Heineken also owns a range of beer brands , including Amstel , Tiger , Red Stripe and Birra Moretti . In 2007 , it took over cider brands Strongbow and Bulmers as well as John Smith ’ s and Newcastle Brown ales , and it also added FEMSA Cerveza , a Mexican brewery , to its portfolio in 2010 . The Dutch brewer was founded in 1864 and remains based in the Netherlands , though as a holding company employs over 76,000 people across the globe earning a revenue of just under $ 25bn . Forbes places Heineken at # 390 on the Global 2000 thanks to its market value of $ 28.5bn and assets worth over $ 51bn . www . theheinekencompany . com

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