Cognac - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Rémy Cointreau loses top boss

Published: 11 July, 2019

Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet, chief executive at Rémy Cointreau, has announced she will be leaving the company at the end of the year, citing personal reasons.

Armagnac bureau appoints new president

Published: 08 July, 2019

The official body for Armagnac has a new president.

Delamain returns to directly cultivating vines in Grande Champagne

Published: 02 July, 2019

The House of Delamain has returned to directly cultivating vines in Grande Champagne for the first time in over a century.

Q&A: Alexandre Gabriel, MD, Maison Ferrand

Published: 27 February, 2019

What did it mean to the business to win Supreme Champion in Harpers Design Awards?

Cognac sets new export record

Published: 14 August, 2018

Cognac exports have achieved their fourth consecutive year of growth, driven by continued thirst for the historic French brandy in the US.

Maxxium UK reinvents itself as Edrington-Beam Suntory UK

Published: 07 March, 2018

Leading whisky and cognac distributor Maxxium UK is putting its key brands front and centre with a name change as it prepares to expand its footprint in premium and super premium spirits.

Cognac exports reach record volumes in 2017

Published: 17 January, 2018

Exports are on the rise for Cognac.

Cognac XO age classification increases to 10 years

Published: 15 January, 2018

The Cognac industry has increased its XO age classification from the current six to 10 years.

New food and pairing app for Cognac

Published: 21 December, 2017

The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) has launched the first cognac and food-pairing app.

Distell sells Bisquit Cognac brand to Campari

Published: 20 December, 2017

Distell has agreed to sell its Bisquit Dubouche et Ci Cognac business to Campari Group for €52.5m.

UKs first Cognac Show launched by Whisky Exchange

Published: 22 November, 2017

The UK’s first ever Cognac Show tasting will take place next April 2018, Harpers can reveal.

Small Cognac producers raise the spirit to a new audience

Published: 16 November, 2017

A new generation of Cognac producers has raised the double-distilled spirit to a new audience in the UK, providing the on-trade and independent wine merchants with a fresh alternative to the handful of big brands that dominate the buoyant global cognac market.

BNIC unveils new identity for Cognac

Published: 15 November, 2017

Cognac has unveiled a new brand identity for the region designed to highlight its authenticity and heritage.

Hine appoints Speciality Brands as UK distributor

Published: 16 August, 2017

Hine Cognac has appointed premium spirits agent Speciality Brands as its new UK distributor.

Rémy Cointreau still in decline after latest results released

Published: 18 July, 2014

Rémy Cointreau released its Q1 2014/2015 results today, reporting organic sales have slipped another 5.7% during Q1 ending on June 30, 2014 with the decline being driven by Remy Martin Cognac revenue continuing to fall another 15%.

Remy Cointreau re-bounds with 7% sales growth

Published: 24 November, 2016

Top Cognac producer Remy Cointreau has reversed its fortunes after a difficult 2015.

10th annual Cognac auction raises record amount for charity

Published: 29 September, 2016

The 10th edition of charity auction of high-end cognacs raised a record amount for Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil, an organisation which has helped underprivileged young people and vulnerable families for 150 years.

Rémy Cointreau Q1 sales suffer an expected slide

Published: 20 July, 2016

Famed cognac conglomerate Rémy Cointreau's first quarter reported sales slid -2.1% to €218.6 million for the three months ending on 30 June 2016.

Rémy Cointreau annual net profits up following foreign exchange boost

Published: 09 June, 2016

Improved Cognac sales and a big boost from a favourable foreign exchange helped to drive profits for Rémy Cointreau, which saw annual 2016 net profits soar 10.6%, beating expectations for the business.

Rémy Cointreau year results show growth as Asian trading improves

Published: 19 April, 2016

Rémy Cointreau saw net sales grow 8.9% for the 2015/2016 financial year to just over €1.050 billion with strong growth being driven "on the back of improving trends in Greater China."