In the heart of its Champagne vineyard, Moët & Chandon - the flagship brand of luxury group LVMH - is using its partnership with Aprolis to refocus on its core business and improve efficiency. A bubble of tranquillity…
Now that the year-end holiday period is over, let’s focus on one of France’s flagship products: champagne.
Still synonymous with luxury, conviviality and partying and driven by strong international growth, it is managing to resist the financial crisis rather well. Among all the winegrowers, cooperatives and hundreds of champagne houses, one of them is particularly prestigious. Founded in 1743, Moët & Chandon is undoubtedly the brand whose corks ‘pop’ most around the world!
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