Brown-Forman Corporation announced that it is establishing its own distribution company in France, effective January 1, 2014. Brown-Forman's business in France has grown depletions at a double-digit annual rate since 2005. France will join the U.S., Germany, Australia, Poland, Mexico, China, South Korea, Brazil, the Czech Republic, and Taiwan as countries where Brown-Forman has fully-owned sales and marketing operations.