The family-owned French wine producer and retailer Jeanjean recorded a 17.2% increase in net profit to €2.3m (US$2.5m) for 2002.


Operating profits were €5.3m, up 6.3%, while turnover rose 9.7% to €136.2m.


Jeanjean is one of the main wine producers and traders in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, southern France. The company distributes wine in Europe, Asia and North America.