Workers at LVMH’s wine and spirits division Moët Hennessy have reportedly been called to down their tools from tomorrow (5 December) in a spat over annual bonuses.
Branches of the French trade union CGT made the call to strike, according to reports from Reuters.
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According to a leaflet from CGT, seen by Reuters but not by Just Drinks, the union has requested limited walkout days across Moët Hennessy’s sites in the country “in the coming days and weeks”.
Just Drinks has contacted LVMH’s wine and spirits business and CGT for more details on the news.
The strikes tomorrow have been scheduled to take place at the group’s Moët & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot-Krug houses, according to the flyer.
The CGT told Reuters the LVMH-owned group has decided to cancel profit-sharing bonuses for the year, as well as other yearly benefits.
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By GlobalDataAdditional walkouts are expected to follow after tomorrow over the next two months, two union sources told Reuters.
In October, LVMH revealed it was seeing some green shoots in its wine and spirits business which has seen sales under pressure in recent quarters.
The Ardbeg whisky producer reported rising sales from its Moët Hennessy division in its third quarter results, driven by improvements in Champagne and wines.
In the three months to the end of September, LVMH posted a 1% increase in organic revenue from its wines and spirits division, reaching €1.33bn ($1.55bn).
Revenues for Champagne and wines grew 7% organically in the quarter while Cognac and spirits dipped 6%, director of financial communications Rodolphe Ozun explained in prepared remarks on a call with analysts.
The wine and spirits business still saw organic and reported revenues fall 4% and 7% respectively in the first nine months of 2025 to €3.9bn, with reported declines being attributed to foreign exchange.
Reports in earlier this year suggested LVMH was planning to cut thousands of employees from the Moët Hennessy division.
According to reports at the time from La Lettre, which first broke the story, and the Financial Times, Moët Hennessy CEO Jean-Jacques Guiony and his deputy Alexandre Arnault told employees at LVMH’s wine-and-spirits division that it planned to reduce its staff to 2019 levels.
In a video sent to workers, viewed by The Financial Times, Guiony reportedly said the current headcount 9,400 would need to be cut by around 1,200, equivalent to more than 10%.
