Founded in 1904 by Francois Coty in Paris, France, Coty is a world-renowned cosmetics company known worldwide for pioneering the modern perfume industry

The Coty Group was founded in 1904 in Paris, France by Francois Coty, a world-renowned pioneer of the modern perfume industry. Coty is the world's largest fragrance company and a recognized leader in the global beauty industry, with annual net sales of $4 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty has developed an unrivalled portfolio of high-profile brands that deliver innovative products to consumers in 90 markets around the world.

The Coty Group is organized into two divisions: Coty Prestige and Coty Beauty.

The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestigious stores including: Baby Phat, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloe, Chopard, Davidoff, Home Skin Lab, Jennifer Lopez, Jette Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, L.A.M.B. fragrance by Gwen Stefani, La Voce by Renee Fleming, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nautica, Nikos, Phat Farm, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood and Wolfgang Joop.

The Coty Beauty brand portfolio has a wider distribution range and includes Adidas, Astor, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham, Esprit, Exclamation, Faith Hill, Halle Berry, Jovan, Kate Moss Moss), Kylie Minogue, La Cross, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, N.Y.C. New York Color), Pierre Cardin (1), Playboy, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, Shania Twain, Stetson, Tim McGraw, and Tonino Lamborghini.

Coty and Puig Fashion and Beauty S.A. have a strategic partnership to distribute the Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Prada, Paco Rabanne and Antonio Banderas fragrance collections in the United States and Canada.