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Roughly half of this considerable market last week came under the control of a single firm, Source Perrier. Perrier (280 million bottles annually), which had already acquired Contrexéville (300 million), and sells seven smaller brands, announced the acquisition of the Compagnie Fermière de Vichy (250 million). Gurgled Perrier Chairman Gustave Leven: "We have become the biggest mineral-water firm in the world...
...Gaulle, on his visit to Russia this spring, would not recognize East Germany or compromise the disputed Oder-Neisse border. Privately, De Gaulle was quite willing to offer such assurances. Not publicly, since that might dampen his Moscow welcome. The solution? A graceful (but fleeting) toast in champagne (Laurent Perrier '55) to "a united Germany...
Appeal to Youth. Founded as a family wholesale wine dealer in 1875, Heublein moved into distilling and distributing liquor, gradually acquired the importing and distribution rights for many well-known foreign products: Perrier Mineral Water, Harvey's sherries, Rose's Lime Juice, Irish Mist Liqueur, Guinness Stout. In its four plants it now makes vodka, gin, mixed cocktails, a line of liqueurs and several food products, including a breakfast cereal called Maypo. Through acquisitions, the success of its products and some high-powered promotion, the company has boosted its sales from $37 million a decade...
Marcia Jones took third in women's kayak singles, and Gloria Perrier and Francine Fox were second in doubles for the two U.S. medals...
Under President Gustave Leven, 48, Perrier plans further diversification. It already bottles Pschitt orange and lemon soda and plans to market another soft drink in February. Now France's biggest advertiser, Perrier draws attention with a winsome and unclothed blonde who is a cross between Brigitte Bardot and the White Rock Girl. The company exports about 25% of its Perrier production to, among other countries, the U.S., which used to drink 6,000,000 bottles a year during Prohibition. U.S. demand for Perrier fell with repeal and the return of other liquids to choose from, but is now climbing...