- Sales from 12 months to end of December rise 6.7% to EUR289.2m [US$309.9m]
- Growth slows in second half after H1’s +16% top-line lift
- 2022 volumes decline by 3.7%
Champagne co-operative Lanson-BCC has weathered domestic challenges to post a near-7% increase in sales from last year.
The collective saw its top-line hit EUR289.2m, although the first half of 2022 – when sales climbed 16% – overshadowed H2 in growth terms. A full-year dip in volumes was described as a “controlled contraction”.
In a breakdown of its businesses, Lanson-BCC noted that two divisions that focus primarily on the off-premise channel in France “had a more difficult year”. Namesake unit Maison Lanson, meanwhile, stood out thanks to its focus on exports and the impact of price rises.
"The progress with business in 2023 will be driven exclusively by the continued improvements in the product/destination mix, with volumes still restricted following the small harvests in 2020 and 2021," the company said. "The outstanding 2022 harvest will only see volumes pick up again in three to four years."
The group framed its 2022 results around figures for the year from trade association Comité Champagne that detailed category sales of EUR6.3bn - a 10.9% increase on 2021 - with a lift of 1.5% in volumes to 325.5m bottles.
Lanson-BCC is a publicly-listed group of eight producers/brand owners, comprising:
- Champagne Lanson
- Champagne Philipponnat
- Champagne De Venoge
- Champagne Besserat de Bellefon
- Champagne Boizel
- Champagne Chanoine Frères
- Maison Burtin
- Domaine Alexandre Bonnet
