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Pernod Ricard USA and Dunkin' Brands Respond to Hurricane Katrina; Provide Monetary and In-Kind Contributions
White Plains, September 12, 2005 — Pernod Ricard USA and Dunkin' Brands today announced that the companies and their employees are joining together to respond to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Pernod Ricard USA and Dunkin' Brands each are making $100,000 cash donations toward hurricane aid. Pernod Ricard USA's distribution partner in New Orleans, Republic Beverage Co., will be identifying an agency in the Gulf Coast region on the company's behalf so that resources can be deployed quickly to areas with the most immediate needs. In addition, Pernod Ricard USA has established an internal assistance fund and will match all staff contributions to help support employees who were affected by the storm. The company is also providing displaced employees with temporary housing, vehicles and other means of support necessary to ensure their recovery.
Dunkin' Brands, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard S.A., will also be making a significant in-kind donation to America's Second Harvest and other charities. Dunkin' Brands is committed to giving to the charities that will have the greatest impact on the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
"While our first priority is to help our franchisees, their families, and employees who are trying to piece their lives back together, we are also focusing our efforts to provide the best and most direct support to all the victims of Hurricane Katrina," stated Jon L. Luther, Dunkin' Brands CEO.
Allied Domecq Spirits North America, which was acquired by Pernod Ricard in July 2005, has also organized an employee fundraising drive that has raised roughly $20,000 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief effort. Allied Domecq will make a matching contribution to the Red Cross.
"Our thoughts remain with our employees and the thousands in the Gulf Coast region whose lives have been affected by Hurricane Katrina," said Michel Bord, CEO and Chairman of Pernod Ricard USA. "We are taking every measure to provide additional support to our colleagues in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and to local relief agencies to help ensure a swift recovery in the aftermath of this natural disaster."
About Pernod Ricard USA
Pernod Ricard USA is an American producer and distributor of fine
spirits and wine. The company produces Wild Turkey® Bourbon, Seagram's
Extra Dry Gin® and imports other premium brands such as Chivas Regal®
Scotch whisky, The Glenlivet® Single Malt Scotch whisky, Jameson® Irish
Whiskey, Martell™ Cognac, Jacob's Creek® and Wyndham Estate® wines. The
company's broad portfolio of brands also includes Kahlua®, Malibu®,
Beefeater®, Mumm®, Perrier-Jouët®, and U.S. distribution rights for
Stolichnaya® vodka.
About Dunkin' Brands
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts,
franchises more than 12,000 Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's
shops worldwide. With over 143 years of combined franchising
experience, Dunkin' Brands mission is to thrill customers, enrich
stakeholders and build powerful brands. Dunkin' Brands is also a
pioneer in developing and practicing a complementary day part strategy,
which combines two or three of its brands under one roof.
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