There has got to be another explanation as to why the company is adopting a French Aoc and intends to be run as a French company. Anyone who has ever tried to start a business in France, or indeed had French employees knows that the costs are considerably more than in other European countries. Not only that, the employment laws are very much geared in favour of employees, and it is extremely expensive to get rid of staff if redundancies are required, so much so that it is easier and cheaper to cut back on non-French staff.
You simply don't go to France if you want to cut costs, so there must be another angle.