{"id":26652,"date":"2018-11-03T17:59:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T16:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/magazine-champagne\/non-classifiee-en\/paul-francois-vranken-the-story-of-a-walloon-who-became-a-giant-in-champagne\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:07:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:07:03","slug":"paul-francois-vranken-the-story-of-a-walloon-who-became-a-giant-in-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/en\/culture-champagne-en\/paul-francois-vranken-the-story-of-a-walloon-who-became-a-giant-in-champagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken, the story of a Walloon who became a giant in Champagne."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26652\" class=\"elementor elementor-26652 elementor-5817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28455a89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28455a89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f0111f6\" data-id=\"6f0111f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c07a6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c07a6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name of <strong>Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken<\/strong> resounds throughout Champagne. He has become a giant in the sector thanks to numerous acquisitions, notably the purchase of the famous Pommery house in 2002. This Walloon native, who was never predestined for such a career, has succeeded in imposing his success and his style. Champagne!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-666a7ffa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666a7ffa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1265181\" data-id=\"1265181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1617bda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1617bda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/champagne_vranken_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26640\" alt=\"Champagne Vranken - Champmarket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/champagne_vranken_0.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/champagne_vranken_0-64x38.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/champagne_vranken_0-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dbac2ee\" data-id=\"7dbac2ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9574ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9574ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken began studying law at the University of Li\u00e8ge to become a notary. However, the events of May 1968 prompted him to become a Doctor of Law at the University of Li\u00e8ge in 1970.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was subsequently hired by \u201cBass and Charrington\u201d to manage whisky distribution in France from Paris. His sector evolved towards the sale of De Castellane champagne in Belgium where he became the second largest distributor of champagne. This experience revealed his commercial talent and enabled him to learn the customs and habits of the Champagne world.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71bd6958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71bd6958\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42aa8240\" data-id=\"42aa8240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c918baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c918baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an in-depth study of the champagne market, Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken decided to launch the eponymous <strong>Champagne Vranken<\/strong> brand in 1976, which he created with his wife Nathalie. At that time, the crisis of overproduction, leading to a fall in stock market prices, considerably affected the Champagne hillsides, which allowed the visionary Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken to seize opportunities and build his brand. He was inspired in particular by his uncle, the importer of the Porsche brand in Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years later, he continued his momentum and acquired the Champagne house Veuve Monnier. In 1983, Paul-Fran\u00e7ois did not close himself off to any sector and acquired the Charles Lafitte cognac brand. The same year, he created the <strong>Charles Lafitte Champagne brand.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c433b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94c433b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d12431\" data-id=\"1d12431\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae64228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae64228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">&#8220;<strong>The Champagne world has a reputation for being rather hermetic, but, there as elsewhere, recognition is gained through hard work<\/strong><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f0939\" data-id=\"42f0939\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4688c765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4688c765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Paul-Franc\u0327ois-Vranken-Champmarket-.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26642\" alt=\"Paul-Franc\u0327ois Vranken - Champmarket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Paul-Franc\u0327ois-Vranken-Champmarket-.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Paul-Franc\u0327ois-Vranken-Champmarket--64x43.webp 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f34003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f34003\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c620c\" data-id=\"55c620c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201f8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"201f8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26643\" alt=\"vranken-demoiselle-brut-bottle - champmarket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-64x64.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vranken-demoiselle-brut-bouteille-etui.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b969fc\" data-id=\"8b969fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3f3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3f3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The special cuv\u00e9e <strong>Demoiselle<\/strong> was created in 1985. In addition, he extended his properties with the acquisition of Maison Collin (1985), Maison Sacotte (1987), Champagne Lallement (1992), and Barancourt (1994), before becoming the proud owner of the famous <strong>Maison Heidsieck &amp; Cie Monopole<\/strong> in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For twenty years, in addition to its acquisition policy, the particularity of the Vranken company has consisted in consolidating the brand image of champagne as a typically French luxury product. The great variety of its brands has enabled the company to go up against the large distribution groups to establish itself.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd21e71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd21e71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e84b442\" data-id=\"e84b442\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8769c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8769c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listed on the <strong>Paris stock exchange since 1998<\/strong> and on the Brussels stock exchange since 1999, Vranken took a further step forward with the <strong>purchase of the illustrious Pommery Champagne House in 2002<\/strong>. It then created the <strong>Vranken-Pommery Monopole<\/strong> group and became the <strong>2nd largest Champagne producer<\/strong>, with a turnover of \u20ac243.8 million in 2016, 1.2% more than in 2015. This success was recognized by the title of Manager of the Year awarded by the Belgian magazine &#8220;Trends Tendances&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the age of 65, Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken still has many challenges to face. Very present in Europe, he now wishes to strengthen his position on other continents such as the United States, Australia, China and Japan with a method that remains the same and that has made him successful: <strong>to honor champagne and the French art of living!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pub_content_display\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #000080; text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">&#8220;<strong>Be served at the most beautiful tables in the world and promoting the culinary knowledge of our great chefs is an essential element of differentiation on the wine sector.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e93e4\" data-id=\"74e93e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2487fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2487fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP-CHEF-DE-CAVE-215x280-FR_BD-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26644\" alt=\"The Vranken winery - Champmarket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP-CHEF-DE-CAVE-215x280-FR_BD-4.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP-CHEF-DE-CAVE-215x280-FR_BD-4-430x600.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP-CHEF-DE-CAVE-215x280-FR_BD-4-64x89.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP-CHEF-DE-CAVE-215x280-FR_BD-4-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0d6d32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0d6d32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-183d6d3\" data-id=\"183d6d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66be855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66be855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.champmarket.com\/en\/champmarket-magazine-champagne-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt;Read all the other champagne culture articles on Champmarket Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name of Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken resounds throughout Champagne. He has become a giant in the sector thanks to numerous acquisitions, notably the purchase of the famous Pommery house in 2002. This Walloon native, who was never predestined for such a career, has succeeded in imposing his success and his style. Champagne! 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