Giffard (company)
| Giffard | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Société Anonyme à conseil d'administration |
| founding | 1885 |
| Seat | Avenue de la Violette 49241 Avrillé , France |
| management | Bruno Giffard |
| sales | € 13.66 million (2010) |
| Branch | Liqueur and syrup manufacturers |
| Website | www.giffard.com |
Giffard is a French company founded in 1885 by Émile Giffard that makes liqueur and syrup products. The company's headquarters are in Avrillé .
history
In the mid-1880s, the French pharmacist Émile Giffard researched the invigorating and digestive effects of mint and decided to use it to make a liqueur. The liqueur offered from 1885 sold so well that Giffard converted his pharmacy into a distillery and sold the liqueur under the name Menthe-Pastille .
In April 2010, Giffard acquired Bigallet , a liqueur manufacturer that had been active since 1872 .
The company, which is still family-owned, produces not only the classic Menthe Pastille and 30 other liqueur specialties, but also over 60 different syrups , 15 crèmes de fruits and other spirits.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Giffard at www.verif.com , accessed December 30, 2011
- ↑ Giffard et Bigallet: acquisition tout en douceur dans le sirop at usinenouvelle.com, accessed on December 30, 2011