French spirit Pernod-Ricard employees work on the chain of bottling of star aniseed-based spirit Ricard on January 31, 2013 in Vendeville, northern France. The famous star anise spirit Ricard was created in 1932 by French Paul Ricard and became Pernod-Ricard group in 1975. AFP PHOTO PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo by Philippe HUGUEN / AFP)