Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre): The latest figures, news and market research on Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre)

Turnover: 690 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

Founded in 1998 by Tristan Lecompte, Alter Eco is a pioneer in the sale of fair trade products in supermarkets and hypermarkets. Its products are available in most supermarkets and hypermarkets.
In 2013, it joined Bjorg and Bonneterre in the Ecotone group.
The company markets all kinds of food products.
Teas and infusions: seven different products, including 3 Rooibos
Coffee: three ranges in bean, ground and soluble.

february 3, 2021 - Ecotone or the great organic champion - source(L'usine nouvelle)

625 million euros in sales by 2020 (including 400 million in France) thanks to its Bjorg, Bonneterre and Alter Eco brands

may 11, 2020 - Alter Eco: a brand committed to a better future - source(Pour nourrir demain)

Organic crisis: the worst is over for the owner of Bjorg and Alter Eco 28/03/2024

Ecotone, European leader in organic products,
Bjorg, Bonneterre and Alter Eco chocolate brands
Group sales were stable at 693 million euros, but down 6% in volume.
Three quarters of Ecotone's business is with supermarket chains, which account for 53% of market share.
Two plants in France and seven others in Italy, Spain, England and Germany
1.600 employees

Ecotone invests in Gironde to triple organic coffee production 24/11/2023

The Ecotone group has achieved sales of 690 million euros in 2022.
The burn plant inaugurated by Ecotone and Destination Bio covers more than 9,000 square meters and employs 60 people.
Investment in the new Destination Bio site amounts to 10 million euros.
The plant's production capacity is 3,500 tonnes per year
Destination Bio's market share in the organic coffee sector is 46%.
Destination Bio's sales total 21 million euros, rising to 50 million euros if sales under other brands are included.
Organic coffee sales represent 5% of a French market worth over 3 billion euros.
Organic coffee sales increased by 13% in value in 2023. Sales of fair-trade coffee and tea account for 60% of Destination Bio's sales, with a target of 70% of sales over the next 2 years.

Ecotone inaugurates its European coffee and tea production unit b 21/10/2023

On October 19, 2023, the Ecotone group inaugurated its new European production facility for organic coffees and teas, in Cestas, Gironde.
10 million euros have been invested in this new production unit
The first year's production is estimated at around 5.5 million packs of coffee (2,650 t) and 1 million whole-leaf tea bags (100 t).
The plant is designed to process up to 9,000 t of roasted coffee per year.
Nearly 50% of coffee volumes are packed in beans.
For organic teas, 30% of the volume is blended and flavored.
The plant's production capacity is designed to support the growth of the Destination, Bonneterre, Clipper, Alter Eco and Naturela brands.

Ecotone inaugurates its organic coffee and tea production facility 21/10/2023

Écotone has invested 10 million euros in a new production site in Cestas.
Production capacity at the new site is 3,200 tonnes of coffee a year, with a medium-term perspective of 4,500 tonnes, and in the longer term, up to 6,000 tonnes.
Production is 100% organic for both coffee and tea, and the plant has a zero landfill waste policy (85% of waste is recycled or composted).
The site employs sixty people.
Ecotone's sales in 2022 are expected to total 690 million euros.
The company employs 1,600 people.
Currently, 60% of the coffee produced is fair trade
In addition to coffee, the plant produces 100 tonnes of organic tea.

DUNS: 970502761

Legal Name: ECOTONE

Address: 217 CHE DU GRAND REVOYET , 69230 SAINT-GENIS-LAVAL

Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2021)

Capital: 6 132 610 EUR

Financial Data:

Year	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
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Gross margin (€)	14 707 997	18 801 552	24 365 451	25 351 166	25 535 743	25 801 931	27 541 324	27 213 540
EBITDA (€)	-2 309 069	-347 583	-585 963	57 814	15 316	-289 187	-706 206	155 914
Operating profit (€)	-2 615 192	-722 349	-1 017 082	-350 977	-7 778 606	-200 779	-821 029	-761 248
Net profit (€)	-815 049	90 015 100	-1 245 707	26 202 856	7 468 726	-68 620	3 938 059	12 024 204
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Wages and social charges (€)	11 118 979	12 428 694	12 137 014	9 867 649	10 646 484	10 818 769	8 969 503	8 153 887
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