Turnover: 1.234 billion EUR (2022)

Country: France

The GCF group is a family business founded in 1979 by Joseph Helfrich. He is a viticulturist-breeder with over 3,000 ha of vineyards in several regions, including Alsace, Jura, Diois, Languedoc, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy and Provence.

Groupe Les Grands Chais de France (GCF) is Europe's leading wine production and trading company.

gCF covers the entire wine industry, from vine to glass, and is the preferred partner of winegrowers.

The group is headquartered in Petersbach, Alsace

With over 3,200 employees, GCF achieved sales of 1.234 billion euros in 2021, 80% of which was exported to over 178 countries.

This makes it France's leading wine exporter, and ranks it 5th worldwide.

may 18, 2021 - Les Grands Chais de France and Nogaro renew their vows - source(La Dépèche)

  • Les Grands Chais de France is the number 1 wine marketer in France, and 6th or 7th worldwide
  • Present in 176 countries
  • 2 million bottles sold every day
  • Renewal of the agreement between Les Grands Chais de France and the Nogaro winery

News

Grands Chais de France in Alsace: Riesling in the background 21/06/2023

  • Grands Chais de France (GCF) group founded: 1979 in Alsace, France
  • Main brand: J.P. Chenet
  • France's leading exporter of wines and spirits
  • Sales: 1.1 billion euros in 2019
  • Brands: J.P. Chenet, Grand Sud, Calvet, Jelzin vodka
  • France's leading private winemaker with over 3,000 hectares of vineyards
  • Nearly 80% of sales generated abroad, in over 173 countries
  • Workforce: 3,000 employees
  • Annual quantity of wine produced: 1.5 million hectolitres, either in-house or under contract to French winemakers

Grands Chais de France et d'Allemagne 27/04/2023

  • GCF is based in Petersbach, Bas-Rhin
  • In 2021, GCF achieved sales of 1.234 billion euros, 80% of which were exported, and is active in over 178 countries
  • GCF is France's leading wine exporter and ranks fifth worldwide
  • Acquisition of Zimmermann-Graeff & Müller GmbH (ZGM), France's leading winemaker by 2023
  • ZGM, based in Zell (Moselle), is one of Germany's leading wine merchants, working with some 1,000 winegrowers in Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Hechtsheim (Weinkellerei Hechtsheim), a German company based in Mainz, was acquired by GCF in 2008

Financial Data

DUNS: 315999201

Legal Name: LES GRANDS CHAIS DE FRANCE

Address: 1 RUE DE LA DIVISION LECLERC , 67290 PETERSBACH

Number of employees: 1721 (2022)

Capital: 26 150 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2020 833 538 581 EUR 3 826 628 EUR 31/12/2020 12
2019 858 255 465 EUR 12 285 714 EUR 31/12/2019 12
2017 760 785 591 EUR 14 531 261 EUR 31/12/2017 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président Joseph HELFRICH 67
Directeur de site Pascal Martin
Directeur Commercial Christophe Verlinde
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Emmanuel GEISSMANN 46
Directeur général Frédéric, Jean, Sébastien HELFRICH 44

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