Cognac Producers Concerned About Losing Know-How to China Over Exporting Bottling Operations

David Vives
By David Vives
November 22, 2024NTD Newsroom
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Hennessy workers in France are striking over plans to move bottling operations to China, a response to China’s 39 percent tariffs on European brandy. Unions warn this could cost jobs and threaten production know-how. They urge legal protections, like those for champagne, to safeguard the cognac industry.