Shipments fell nearly 10% last year with French firms blaming economic and political anxiety, and cheaper drinks Changing habits and the gloomy state of the world are taking the fizz out of French champagne sales, the producers' association has said, with shipments down nearly 10% last year. Consumers in crucial markets such as the US and home country France cut down on the luxury beverage, as economic and political anxiety dampened the party mood.
Champagne makers say sales losing fizz amid global gloom and changing habits
The Guardian - 19 Jan 2025 15:08
Shipments fell nearly 10% last year with French firms blaming economic and political anxiety, and cheaper drinks Changing habits and the gloomy state of the world are taking the fizz out of French champagne sales, the producers' association has said, with shipments down nearly 10% last year. Consumers in crucial markets such as the US and home country France cut down on the luxury beverage, as economic and political anxiety dampened the party mood.
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