Turnover: 25.565 million EUR (2019)

Country: France

  • Manufacturer of purees and soups
  • Founded by the Ryckeboer family in France in 1992, Créaline now has 90 employees, a 9800 m² production site, over 30 products, and is looking to strengthen its presence in Europe.
  • The brand aims to guarantee the use of additive-free, preservative-free ingredients of 100% natural origin.
  • Créaline focuses on vegetables through its soups, purées, gazpachos and stews, some of which are freeze-dried.

Financial Data

DUNS: 383679677

Legal Name: CREALINE

Address: ESPACE D'ACTIVITES FERNAND FIN ESPACE D'ACTIVITES FERNAND FINEL, 50430 LESSAY

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

Capital: 6 999 175 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Turnover 31 528 164 28 435 226 25 783 109 26 565 526 24 425 909 20 968 323 17 927 260
Gross margin (€) - 19 777 456 18 035 695 18 039 016 16 171 516 13 896 454 11 762 701
EBITDA (€) - 2 114 313 1 499 730 1 394 841 -345 271 1 350 931 1 343 930
Operating profit (€) - -152 101 -454 102 -839 557 -2 336 866 363 594 397 101
Net profit (€) -3 034 576 -213 596 -701 615 -943 855 -2 461 000 291 124 468 869
Turnover growth rate (%) 10,9 10,3 -2,9 8,8 16,5 17 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) - 7,4 5,8 5,3 -1,4 6,4 7,5
Operating margin rate (%) - -0,5 -1,8 -3,2 -9,6 1,7 2,2
Working Capital (turnover days) - -78,5 -76,8 -63,2 -45,9 -105,2 -17,2
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) - 12,5 14,3 16,9 3,8 21,7 27,3
Net margin (%) - -0,8 -2,7 -3,6 -10,1 1,4 2,6
Added value / Turnover (%) - 32,4 33,7 31,8 24,5 30,6 32,2
Wages and social charges (€) - 6 660 878 6 437 732 6 647 216 6 128 710 4 614 472 4 006 577
Salaries / Turnover (%) - 23,4 25 25 25,1 22 22,3

Studies mentioning this company

The freeze-dried food market - France

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