Altia Plc and the Codorníu Group sign a cooperation agreement in the Nordic and Baltic Area
Altia Plc and the Codorníu Group, a leading Spanish producer of premium quality sparkling and still wines, have today signed a contract for the exclusive rights to the sales and distribution of the Codorníu Group brands in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and the Baltic sea travel retail markets.
The best known brands in the Codorníu Group portfolio include the Codorníu Cavas and the wines of Raimat from D.O. Costers del Segre.
"We are delighted to begin a partnership with the Codorníu Group. The Codorníu Group portfolio of great brands is appreciated and enjoyed by customers and consumers across our business area. We strongly believe that our unique consumer knowledge of each of the Nordic and Baltic markets combined with the distribution power and the excellence of our local sales and marketing companies will deliver significant growth for the Codorníu Group brands in the years to come": says Tom Alakari, SVP of Supplier Management in Altia Plc.
Juan Castell, International Sales Director at the Codorníu Group commented: "It is our pleasure to start our relationship with a leading Company in the Nordic area. This distribution agreement will boost our business and foster further the development of our brands".
For further information, please contact
Silvia Martin, Godorníu Group, tel: +34935051406 (s.martin@codorniu.com)
Tom Alakari, SVP, Supplier Management, Altia Plc, tel. +358 405441234 (tom.alakari@altiacorporation.com)
Altia Plc is a wine and spirit service company producing, distributing, marketing and selling own and supplier brands. It represents international quality brands from all over the world. It also distils barley spirit for beverages, and has strong local products and international brands Koskenkorva and Maximus. The annual sales total almost EUR 500 million and number of employees in the Nordics and Baltics is over 1 000.
The Codorníu Group is a leading Spanish family-owned producer of high quality sparkling and still wines from the most prestigious winemaking areas in Spain, Argentina and USA. The group's origins as wine producer date back to 1551. In 1872, Codorniu, the group's original winery, was the first to introduce Cava in Spain, following the "Méthode Traditionelle". Nowadays the Codorníu Group owns 11 wineries and has become the Spanish wine group with the most extensive network of vineyards with 3,000 hectares in property. Some of the most representative brands of the Group include Codorníu, Raimat, Delapierre, Viña Pomal, Legaris and Septima.