date:Mar 08, 2013
riod. Double-digit sales growth also occurred in Brazil and Mexico.
Net sales rose in the mid-teens in Germany and in the mid-single digits in Australia and the United Kingdom.
In the U.S., the company posted 6 percent underlying sales growth in the nine months, due partly to strong demand for North American whiskeys and Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey.
Net sales for the company's el Jimador tequila brand rose 7 percent on a constant-currency basis in the nine months, while its Finlandia vodka