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- Rémy Cointreau S.A. (REMYF) produces and distributes premium spirits worldwide, focusing on cognac, liqueurs, rum, brandy, gin, and single malt whiskies; its core offerings include Rémy Martin and Louis XIII cognacs from Grande and Petite Champagne terroirs, Cointreau triple sec liqueur, Metaxa Greek spirit, Mount Gay rum, St-Rémy brandy, The Botanist gin, Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, and Octomore Islay single malts, Westland American single malt, and Domaine des Hautes Glaces organic French single malt. The family-owned group, with origins dating to 1724 and formally established in 1990 through the merger of Rémy Martin and Cointreau holdings, maintains headquarters in Cognac, France, and operates globally across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific through subsidiaries and distributors in key markets including the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and Barbados. It targets premium and luxury consumers in the beverages sector via a value-driven strategy emphasizing brand desirability, innovation in cocktails and long drinks, and sustainability initiatives such as eco-designed packaging and low-carbon production. Recent developments include the launch of Rémy Cointreau Ventures (RC Ventures) corporate venture capital fund, with its inaugural minority investment in EcoSpirits in November 2024 to advance closed-loop packaging technology and expand into the United States, a minority stake in non-alcoholic spirits maker JNPR via RC Corporate Ventures in July 2025 to tap the growing No/Low Alcohol market, and a strategic transformation plan under new CEO Franck Marilly announced in November 2025 to rethink organization, rebalance resources, and diversify beyond cognac amid challenging market conditions including customs duties and currency impacts. In its first half 2025-26 results, the company reported organic sales decline of 4.2% to €489.6 million while confirming full-year objectives, sustaining marketing investments at 19.4% of sales, and issuing a €200 million Schuldschein private placement in October 2025.