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Country: France
Benedicta specializes in mustard, condiments and sauces.
Today, Benedicta has a strong position in the French consumer market.
Benedicta was founded by a vinegar-maker from Seclin who wanted to sell his oil in bottles. The founder created Établissements Eeckman, which merged with the Dutch Duyvis group to create Mayolande in 1957. The Benedicta brand was born. In 1988, Benedicta was acquired by the American food conglomerate Sara Lee. In 1991, it was bought by Unilever and forced by the European Commission to be sold in an LBO (leveraged buyout) to Barclays Private Equity in 2000, followed by a second LBO with Axa Private Equity in 2008. Finally, Benedicta was bought out and became a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz.
The group's main sauce and mayonnaise plant remained in Seclin
News
Bénédicta aims to win over one in two French people with its cold sauces 29/04/2024
**Growth in the cold sauces sector**: +14.6%, reaching 752 M€ (CAM P4/2024, HM SM).
- **Mild mayonnaise market share**: 9% of the market by value.
- - **Growth in sweet mayonnaises**: +21%.
- - **Manufacturing location**: Seclin, Nord, 150 employees, 30,000 tons/year of cold sauces.
- - **Seclin production breakdown**: 60% Benedicta sauces and mayonnaises for France, 40% Kraft Heinz mayonnaises for Europe.
- - **Site history**: Founded in 1907.
Financial Data
DUNS: 483005328
Legal Name: H.J. HEINZ FRANCE
Address: 18 rue Marx Dormoy , 59113 Seclin
Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2020)
Capital: 40 230 000 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 134 511 573 | 123 794 453 | 115 409 724 | 115 260 568 |
| Gross margin (€) | 62 578 392 | 62 126 852 | 61 445 307 | 60 692 447 |
| EBITDA (€) | 17 256 233 | 19 375 266 | 19 385 745 | 19 790 751 |
| Operating profit (€) | 15 046 109 | 17 974 414 | 16 891 946 | 17 825 499 |
| Net profit (€) | 9 487 044 | 12 752 769 | 11 426 136 | 12 931 722 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 8,7 | 7,3 | 0,1 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 12,8 | 15,7 | 16,8 | 17,2 |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 11,2 | 14,5 | 14,6 | 15,5 |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 127,9 | 119,4 | 99,9 | 45,4 |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 44,3 | 42,4 | 58,6 | 30,6 |
| Net margin (%) | 7,1 | 10,3 | 9,9 | 11,2 |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 27,4 | 30,5 | 31,4 | 32,1 |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 15 435 639 | 15 701 366 | 15 053 520 | 14 930 628 |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 11,5 | 12,7 | 13 | 13 |
Studies mentioning this company
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