Turnover: 5.8 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
The company specializes in the processing and marketing of poultry as well as in the preparation of ready-made meals based on their meat.LDC is the leading European poultry processor in terms of volume. 76% of its business comes from cut products and 15% from prepared meals
LDC has 72 plants around the world, mainly in France, Spain and Poland.
The group owns the Le Gaulois, Loué, Maître CoQ and Marie brands, as well as Réghalal, which is known for its Halal-certified products. Le Gaulois allows it to be present on the market of meat substitutes thanks to its "Le Gaulois Végétal".
Loué and Le Gaulois are present on the poultry egg market
News
The man behind LDC's take-off hands over the steering wheel of the Sarthe giant 25/08/2023
- Denis Lambert to step down as Chairman of the LDC Management Board in 2023
- LDC was founded in 1970.
- Sales in 2022 will be 5.8 billion euros.
- The company employs 23,000 people at around one hundred sites.
- LDC began its internationalization in 2001 with a takeover in Poland.
- In 2009, it strengthened its delicatessen division with the acquisition of Marie.
- In 2022, LDC acquired Matines eggs and Ovoteam.
- LDC's net profit in 2022 reached almost 225 million euros.
- LDC's prices rose by 40% in two years (2021-2022).
- LDC carried out 40 external growth operations under Denis Lambert's management.
LDC Les volailles de Loué vont baisser leurs prix pour relancer la consommation 24/05/2023
Poultry producer LDC is negotiating with Avril to take over Matines eggs. 08/07/2022
- the company has moved from over 80% of its eggs coming from caged laying hens in 2014 to a majority of alternative eggs.
- The group hopes to strengthen its leading position in free-range eggs by continuing and accelerating the Matines brand's commitments to alternative production methods.
- Matines is one of the leading brands in the consumer egg market
In 2019 its turnover is 4,123 billion € with 22700 employees (source La société) Poultry France represents 58% of the turnover and the catering activity 15%
Financial Data
DUNS: 576850697
Legal Name: SOCIETE L.D.C.
Address: Zone Industrielle Saint-Laurent , 72300 Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Number of employees: Entre 20 et 49 salariés (2020)
Capital: 7 054 173 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 16 670 714 | 13 369 811 | 13 043 969 | 14 263 287 | 14 505 000 | 14 360 310 | 13 592 680 |
| Gross margin (€) | 24 245 064 | 17 618 076 | 16 471 422 | 18 508 735 | 16 814 000 | 16 595 427 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | -3 668 037 | -1 207 940 | 641 777 | -828 553 | 1 045 000 | -25 876 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | 306 074 | 759 495 | 490 779 | 1 068 177 | 899 000 | 327 669 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 42 245 206 | 35 202 664 | 33 738 776 | 34 574 796 | 30 581 000 | 33 633 200 | 40 218 850 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 24,7 | 2,5 | -8,5 | -1,7 | 1 | 5,6 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | -22 | -9 | 4,9 | -5,8 | 7,2 | -0,2 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 1,8 | 5,7 | 3,8 | 7,5 | 6,2 | 2,3 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | -23,6 | -4,4 | -4,8 | 129,3 | 348,5 | 0,4 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 24 | 59,2 | 52,7 | 29,1 | 17,6 | - | - |
| Net margin (%) | 253,4 | 263,3 | 258,7 | 242,4 | 210,8 | 234,2 | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 10,2 | 31,3 | 30,2 | 28,4 | 42,2 | 41,8 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 7 523 895 | 7 389 367 | 6 486 852 | 6 395 526 | 7 079 000 | 7 356 287 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 45,1 | 55,3 | 49,7 | 44,8 | 48,8 | 51,2 | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du directoire | Denis | LAMBERT | 64 | |
| Président du conseil de surveillance, Membre du conseil de surveillance | André | DELION | 72 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Jean-Paul | SABET | 69 | |
| Membre du directoire | Thierry | LAMBERT | 60 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Patrice | CHANCEREUL | 62 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Laurent | GUILLET | 54 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Monique | MENEUVRIER | 54 | |
| Directeur général unique | Philippe | GELIN | 58 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Cécile | BOUTIN | 51 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Béatrice | BASTIEN | 59 | |
| Membre du directoire | Stéphane Christian Léon | SALLÉ | 56 |
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