Turnover: 9 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
- The group was founded in France in 1983
- The group's main activities are human food, animal feed, renewable energies and renewable chemistry.
- It is the largest French company in its sector
- Avril is present in 18 countries, with 73 industrial sites and numerous subsidiaries around the world.
- International operations account for 51% of sales.
- 4.41 billion € sales in France
- 4.59 billion € in international sales
- 120,000 French oilseed producers and 26,000 partner breeders, 45,000 direct and indirect jobs.
- The Group employs some 7,367 people, including 4,380 in France.
- The Sanders brand is one of the most important players in the animal feed sector
News
Avril and Bpifrance take over MetEx Nøøvistagoo's amino acid plant in Amiens 15/07/2024
- avril is leading the takeover, with a 55% stake, while Bpifrance, via its SPI (Sociétés de projets industriels) investment fund, has a 45% stake.
The Avril Group gains a foothold in the United States and dreams of becoming a leader in the vegetable sector 11/04/2024
- Group sales of 7.88 billion euros by 2033
- The agro-industrial group Avril (Lesieur and Puget), dedicated to oilseed processing, has acquired a green lubricants plant in Texas
- This site, now operated by Oleon, one of Avril's divisions, produces vegetable oils for the green lubricants industry, replacing petrochemicals
- the Group is France's leading importer of soybeans, "processing one out of every three oilseeds produced in France".
- Two of Avril's four businesses suffered from inflation and the economic slowdown.
- The consumer goods division (table oils, condiments, margarines, pulses, hygiene products) was affected by the drop in consumption, especially in France and Morocco.
- Oleon, Europe's leader in oleochemicals, "felt the full force of the collapse in demand".
- the group has sold its animal production, slaughtering and pork processing activities
- Sale ofMatines eggs, Porcgros and Abera
Hari&Co joins the Avril Group 08/10/2023
- Hari&Co was founded in 2014.
- Hari&Co is one of the market leaders in plant proteins.
- Hari&Co generates sales of 10 million euros with 35 employees.
- Hari&Co products are available in over 5,000 points of sale.
- The Avril Group has acquired a majority stake in Hari&Co.
- The Avril Group has sales of 9 billion euros in 2022.
- The Avril Group operates in 19 countries and employs nearly 7,400 people at 73 industrial sites and sales offices.
- Avril also owns other brands such as Vivien Paille, Lesieur and, since 2022, the Italian grocery brand Italians do it better.
- Hari&Co's previous shareholders were the investment funds Eutopia and Triodos Investment Management.
Hari&Co, specialist in vegetarian cuisine, joins Avril 08/08/2023
- Agro-industrial group Avril recently acquired a stake in Hari&C, a company founded in 2014.
- Hari&Co is one of the market leaders in plant proteins, with sales of €10 million.
- Hari&Co employs 35 people.
- Hari&Co products are available in over 5,000 points of sale.
- The Avril Group operates in 19 countries with nearly 7,400 employees at 73 industrial sites and sales offices.
- Avril achieved sales of 9 billion euros in 2022.
- Other Avril brands include Lesieur and the Italian grocery brand Italians do it better.
Avril to acquire Axéréal's animal nutrition business 06/05/2023
- Avril Group sales in 2022: 9 billion euros
- Sales of Avril's "Solutions for Agriculture" branch: 1.9 billion euros
- Sanders is Avril's livestock feed subsidiary
- Number of Sanders production units: 23
- Quantity of feed supplied by Sanders: 3.4 million tons per year
- Axéréal cooperative and agri-food group sales: 4 billion euros
- Sales achieved by the Axéréal branch absorbed: 234 million euros
Oil giant Avril thrives under new FNSEA CEO 20/04/2023
- Acquisition of 6 new companies in 2021, with 100 million euros invested in these acquisitions.
- Company Ebitda in 2022: 583 million euros (+64%).
- Group net income in 2022: 218 million euros (+45%).
- Sales in 2022: over 9 billion euros (+32%).
- Lesieur oil production + 30%. Tenfold increase in sunflower oil market prices.
Avril Group decides between edible oil and agrofuels at its Le Mériot site 29/03/2023
- For over 15 years, Avril has been producing rapeseed oil for both the food and biofuel industries
- Each year, it processes up to one million rapeseed seeds, the equivalent of 280,000 hectares, into oil
- Avril produces diester, a 7% biofuel, and Oléo 100, a 100% French rapeseed-based fuel
- Target: 30,000 vehicles running on Oléo 100 by 2025
Groupe Avril has raised 1.18 billion euros from its investors. 09/09/2022
- Avril, industrial and financial operator in the French vegetable oil and protein sector
- 1.180 billion euros raised from banking partners
- Strategic ambition "to become the leader in plant-based solutions, serving the agricultural, food and environmental transitions"
Avril is proud to acquire the Italians do it better brand 10/03/2022
- Eccellenza Italiana is an Italian gastronomy start-up and owner of Italians do it better
- Eccellenza Italiana markets sauces, pastes, spreads and olive oils: 100% natural products with no preservatives.
- Eccellenza Italiana relies on three complementary brands: Italians Do It Better for products marketed in supermarkets, Al Dente Al Salsa for the range aimed at specialist Italian delicatessen chains, and Il Biologico Italiano for distribution networks dedicated to organic food.
- Groupe Avril announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Eccellenza Italiana
- Groupe Avril achieved sales of 5.8 billion euros
Financial Data
DUNS: 799403050
Legal Name: AVRIL
Address: 11 RUE DE MONCEAU 11 AU 13, 75008 PARIS
Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2021)
Capital: 187 882 300 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 59 133 446 | 57 252 041 | 54 997 331 | 53 363 331 | 51 355 934 | 53 345 084 | 42 981 529 | 41 076 120 |
| Gross margin (€) | 71 710 994 | 62 688 637 | 65 304 927 | 58 398 096 | 58 341 129 | 57 608 762 | 73 826 857 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | -12 451 269 | -4 938 833 | -3 063 234 | -2 673 841 | -7 529 979 | -1 011 354 | -4 091 892 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | -6 925 099 | -4 447 539 | 911 086 | -4 210 899 | -6 681 036 | -1 092 071 | -2 849 770 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 39 306 139 | 10 174 046 | 17 442 981 | 23 082 245 | 4 529 016 | 12 041 391 | 5 590 391 | 5 063 874 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 3,3 | 4,1 | 3,1 | 3,9 | -3,7 | 24,1 | 4,6 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | -21,1 | -8,6 | -5,6 | -5 | -14,7 | -1,9 | -9,5 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | -11,7 | -7,8 | 1,7 | -7,9 | -13 | -2 | -6,6 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 2 737,4 | 3 094,7 | 1 329,3 | 2 629,5 | 851,8 | 1 123,8 | 1 399,3 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 37,7 | -1,2 | -4,2 | -16,8 | -10 | 53,5 | -168,8 | - |
| Net margin (%) | 66,5 | 17,8 | 31,7 | 43,3 | 8,8 | 22,6 | 13 | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 42,8 | 55,6 | 57,8 | 55,5 | 56,9 | 52,7 | 34,9 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 36 662 927 | 35 735 006 | 33 658 925 | 31 834 737 | 36 140 952 | 28 869 651 | 19 560 058 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 62 | 62,4 | 61,2 | 59,7 | 70,4 | 54,1 | 45,5 | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérant | Jean-philippe | Puig | 63 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Guillaume | Chartier | 55 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Dominique | Defay | 54 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Emmanuel | Leveugle | 57 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Jonathan | Michaut | 34 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Valerie | Olivier | 54 |
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