Marie Brizard et Roger International
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| Subsidiary of Belvédère | |
| Industry | Alcohol |
| Founded | 1755 |
| Headquarters | Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
Key people | Erick Antony Skora, Managing Director |
| Products | Alcoholic beverages |
| Website | www.mariebrizard.com |
Marie Brizard et Roger International is a French alcoholic beverage company founded in 1755.[1] It has been a subsidiary of Belvédère since 2006, and is based in Ivry-sur-Seine, France.[1]
The company sells liquors, pure cane syrups, recipes, and cocktails and mixes.[1] The products are available in over 120 countries.[2]
The founder, Marie Brizard, was born in 1714 in Bordeaux one of 15 children of a barrel carpenter.[2] In 1755, she took care of an ill West Indian sailor, and in return he gave her a recipe for aniseed liquor.[2] That year, she and her nephew, Jean-Baptiste Roger, founded the company. The company began to grow, and was even presented to King Louis XV.[2] In 1795, Jean-Baptiste Roger died.[2] In 1801, Marie died.[2] The company was passed to the widow of Roger, and the family kept ownership of the company for over ten generations until 1998.[2] In 1954, it became a public limited company.[2]
Gallery
1934 ad for Apry Marie Brizard Roger French Apricot Liqueur
Display of several products
Marie Brizard advertisement from 1923
References
- 1 2 3 "Marie Brizard & Roger International S.A.S.:Private company information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "History of Marie Brizard" (PDF). Cocktail Times. Retrieved 10 July 2014.