French premium skincare brand Caudalie delivered another year of strong growth in Greece, with revenue climbing more than 44% in 2025. The company’s turnover reached €6.71 million in 2025, up from €4.65 million a year earlier.
Profitability continued to improve alongside sales. Pre-tax profit increased to €1.90 million, compared with €1.32 million in 2024, while net profit rose 45.1% to €1.48 million. Equity increased to €1.53 million, while cash reserves reached €1.26 million.
A global beauty brand born from a vineyard
Caudalie’s origins are unlike those of most international cosmetics companies. The business traces its roots back to 1993, when Mathilde Thomas, whose family owned the Château Smith Haut Lafitte winery near Bordeaux, and her husband Bertrand Thomas met pharmacognosy professor Joseph Vercauteren during the grape harvest.
As workers processed the grapes, Vercauteren explained that grape seeds contained exceptionally powerful antioxidant polyphenols capable of protecting cells against free radicals.
What began as a scientific observation quickly became a business opportunity. Two years later, in 1995, the couple founded Caudalie, building an entirely new skincare concept around the natural compounds extracted from the vine.
The company’s name itself comes from the world of winemaking. A “caudalie” is the unit used by sommeliers to measure how long the aromas of a wine remain on the palate after tasting, a subtle reference to the founders’ ambition to create products associated with quality, longevity and craftsmanship.
