Turnover: 12.4 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France


The InVivo group has five core businesses, which it lists on its website: "agriculture", "nutrition and animal health", "wine", "consumer distribution" and "food & tech". Through its network of 201 member cooperatives, the group is present in 34 different countries. The group employs over 14,500 people.

The company is present in the garden furniture segment through the brands it owns: Jardiland, Gamm Vert and Delbard.

In 2021, the group acquires the Soufflet group (€4.9 billion in sales), which includes malting, milling and industrial bakery activities

The group consolidates its bakery and milling activities in a new subsidiary, Ipsen, which will generate sales of €892 million by 2022. It includes Neuhauser, a subsidiary of the recently acquired Soufflet group.

News

InVivo, the cooperative turned giant 04/07/2023

  • InVivo is an agricultural cooperative giant with sales of 12 billion euros.
  • InVivo reaches agreement to buy United Malt Group (UMG)
  • The purchase of UMG is estimated at over 1 billion euros
  • Following this transaction, InVivo will become the world's leading maltster.
  • The global beer market, in which malt is a key ingredient, is experiencing dynamic growth.
  • InVivo doubled in size following the merger with family giant Soufflet, reaching sales of over €10 billion.
  • InVivo has over 13,000 employees and more than 90 industrial sites.
  • It was formed from the union of 185 agricultural cooperatives.
  • InVivo owns 76% of Teract, a distribution subsidiary.
  • The initial merger that led to the creation of InVivo took place in 2001 between Sigma and Uncaa.

France's InVivo soon to be world malt leader 31/03/2023

  • Recent acquisition of La Malterie du Château by InVivo.
  • Exclusive negotiations between Malteries Soufflet and United Malt Group (UMG) for a potential takeover.
  • The deal could be finalized within three to six months.
  • InVivo has sales of 12 billion euros.
  • Malteries Soufflet would become the world's leading maltster, with annual production of 3.7 million tonnes and a 20% market share.
  • UMG valued at 1 billion euros
  • Expected beer market growth of between 2.5% and 5% over the next five years.
  • According to IWSR, beer accounts for 75% of global alcohol volumes.
  • Whisky market growth between 5% and 6% per year.
  • Geographical complementarity between Malteries Soufflet (Europe, Latin America, Africa) and United Malt Group (Australia, Canada, New Zealand).

The InVivo group creates a wheat division called Episens 06/02/2023

  • More than 2400 employees
  • 24 production sites
  • Division sales €892 million in 2021-22
  • With Episens, creation of the wheat division with the merger of Invivo's milling activities with Moulins Soufflet, and the ingredients activities of AIT ingrédients and Soufflet Biotechnologies

The InVivo cooperative tackles the relaunch of its wheat sector 20/01/2023

  • Episens, Invivo's wheat subsidiary, generates sales of €892 million, representing 8.5% of InVivo's total sales
  • The baguette enters the Unesco World Heritage List
  • Objective: double the subsidiary's sales by 2027
  • Soufflet bakery-pastry subsidiary Neuhauser back on its feet
  • InVivo also works on the 8 mills inherited from Soufflet to supply its plants
  • Highly profitable milling ingredients division generates sales of €87 million

Bakery: how the InVivo group plans to expand. 19/05/2022

  • Neuhauser will benefit from a recovery plan to return to growth from 2023.
  • The InVivo Group's plan is to relaunch production at the second Folschviller site in Moselle, which has been closed since 2019, by January 2023.
  • International activity will continue to be supported by production capacity in France.
  • Staff currently employed at one site will be redeployed, enabling both sites to return to full activity.

InVivo Retail revolutionizes its own brands 22/03/2022

  • In the past, Gamm Vert, Jardiland and Delbard had their own private label strategies
  • Invivo has created three new brands, to be found in all three banners

Financial Data

DUNS: 801076282

Legal Name: INVIVO GROUP

Address: 83 AV LA GRANDE ARMEE , 75116 PARIS 16

Number of employees: 5820 (2020)

Capital: 195 533 120


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2020 39 865 244 EUR 14 179 782 EUR 30/09/2020 15
2019 33 949 347 EUR 560 151 174 EUR 30/09/2019 12
2018 31 241 376 EUR -5 253 695 EUR 30/06/2018 12
2017 32 578 102 EUR 6 894 180 EUR 30/06/2017 12
2016 43 244 883 EUR -11 730 607 EUR 30/06/2016 12
2015 37 485 194 EUR 1 823 045 EUR 30/06/2015 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du conseil d'administration Philippe Mangin 67
Président du conseil d'administration,Administrateur Philippe Mangin 67

Studies mentioning this company

The garden furniture market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Ikea Group
  • Conforama France
  • Adeo Groupe
  • La Redoute AMPM
  • InVivo
  • Kingfisher (Castorama, Bricodépot, KingFisher , Screwfix)
  • Jardiland (Groupe Teract)
  • Truffaut
  • Hespéride (Meubles De Jardin Design)
  • Pro Loisirs
  • Fermob
  • Silvadec
  • Au Jardin de Chloé
  • Ozalide
  • Sklum
  • Lafuma Mobilier
  • Grosfillex
  • Unopiu
  • JJA Groupe
  • Burger Groupe - Jardipolys
  • Gamm Vert (Teract Groupe)
  • Botanic
  • BUT International
  • Maisons du Monde
  • Mr. Bricolage
  • ITM Equipement (Bricorama, Bricomarché, Brico Cash)
  • Forest Style
  • Dickson Constant
  • Planity
  • Planity
  • OOGarden
The hydroponics market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • General Hydroponics Europe
  • Agricool
  • FUL Ferme Urbaine Lyonnaise
  • Agripolis
  • Aeromate
  • InFarm
  • InVivo
  • Les Sourciers
  • Azuvia
  • VIF Groupe
  • GrowLed
  • Culture Indoor
  • Permaculture & Cie
The grain market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • +Simple.fr
  • InVivo
  • Axéréal
  • Soufflet Groupe
  • Vivescia
  • Euralis
  • Mars Petcare
  • Intercéréales
  • Millbäker
  • Agriavis (Axereal)
The wheat market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • +Simple.fr
  • Axéréal
  • InVivo
  • Coopérative du Gouessant
  • Euralis
  • Vivescia
  • Delifrance (Groupe Vivescia)
  • Soufflet Groupe
  • Terrena (Coopérative)