Alexandre Ricard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Pierre Pringuet, Chief...
(L-R) Alexandre Ricard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of French drinks maker Pernod Ricard, Pierre Pringuet, Pernod Ricard Chief Executive Officer, and Gilles Bogaert, Pernod Ricard Chief Financial Officer, pose before the presentation of the group's 2013/14 half-year sales and results in Paris February 13, 2014. French drinks group Pernod Ricard cut its annual profit growth goal on Thursday, saying demand for its Martell cognac and Ballantine's whisky in China, its second-largest market, would stay sluggish through end-June. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS)