Turnover: 2.5 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France

  • The international Le Duff Group is one of France's leading bakery, catering and food service companies
  • It is present in the Café Bakery segment, which includes bakeries, cafés and fast-food outlets.
  • The group is also present in the food preparation, traditional foodservice and bakery-pastry segments.
  • The industrial activity represents 40% of sales, and the distribution activity 60%
  • The group has over 1,800 sales outlets worldwide
  • Its main brands and chains are:
    • Brior (37% of sales)
    • Brioche Dorée (17% of sales)
    • Pizza Del Arte (15% of sales)
    • Kamps (12% of sales)
  • In 2022, the Group acquires Frial, a major player in frozen foods and seafood trading (over 180 million in sales)

News

Le Duff invests 50 million to convert a frozen food plant in Calvados 03/10/2023

The food giant (sales €3 billion) is preparing to inject €50 million into an extension to the Frial site in Calvados.

This plant produces frozen ready-made meals sold under brand names and private labels.

The Group's Cité Gourmande brand of frozen ready meals generates sales of only around 60 million euros, compared with 188 million for Frial.

the Frial Frial employs 480 people

Industrial bakery: Le Duff strengthens its American branch 21/07/2022

  • The Le Duff Group becomes France's second-largest pastry manufacturer
  • The Rennes-based group announces the acquisition of North American viennoiserie manufacturer Lecoq Cuisine, whose activities on the other side of the Atlantic will bolster those of Bridor, Le Duff's industrial division
  • Lecoq Cuisine, founded in 1991 in New York, generates annual sales of 60 million euros and employs 250 people
  • This manufacturer of viennoiseries, brioches and filled pastries is located in Bridgeport
  • Bridor already manufactures viennoiseries, breads and other dough-based products at its two sites in Quebec, Canada and Vineland, USA
  • Investment of around 200 million euros in its North American facilities to meet the needs of local markets
  • 30% of Bridor's billion-euro annual sales are generated across the Atlantic

The Le Duff Group buys Lecoq Cuisine. 21/07/2022

  • Lecoq Cuisine is the North American leader in the French pastry, bakery and viennoiserie segment
  • Sales €60 million, 250 employees
  • Market growth of 1.4% in value to 2021

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