Turnover: 5 billion EUR (2022)

Country: France

Roquette Frères specialises in the manufacture of proteins and vegetable ingredients

News

Pharmaceuticals: $2.9 billion buyout for France's Roquette 19/03/2024

  • French family group Roquette, a world leader in plant-based ingredients for nutrition and health
  • Acquisition of US-based IFF Pharma Solutions, a billion-dollar producer of excipients and a division of the listed US group IFF
  • excipients for the pharmaceutical industry are expected to be a $10 billion global market by 2025.
  • At the end of July 2023, acquisition of Japan's Qualicaps (1,400 employees), the world's third-largest supplier of pharmaceutical capsules.
  • Roquette achieves sales of 5 billion euros in some 100 countries
  • More than 11,000 employees worldwide

Roquette acquires global pharmaceutical capsule giant Capsuge 29/07/2023

  • The global market for pharmaceutical excipients is expected to reach around 10 billion euros by 2025.
  • The Roquette group is present in over 100 countries.
  • Roquette achieves sales of around 5 billion euros.
  • Roquette employs more than 8,000 people.
  • Roquette group sales have risen from 3.5 billion to 5 billion euros in five years.
  • Qualicaps is the world's third-largest supplier of pharmaceutical capsules
  • Qualicaps employs around 1,400 people at various sites in Asia, Europe and America.
  • Roquette has 25 production sites worldwide, including 4 in France

Roquette Frères puts the spotlight on "sugar-free" products with a 25 million euro investment at Lestrem. 22/03/2022

  • Roquette announces a 25 million euro investment for its Lestrem site
  • As a supplier of pharmaceutical excipients and world leader in plant-derived ingredients, Roquette intends to further position itself in the polyol segment
  • The aim is to guarantee a sustainable supply to the market, and to be more flexible in meeting customer demands
  • The company has 8360 employees and 25 sites worldwide
  • Every year, Roquette recovers 2 million tons of raw plant materials

Roquette Frères' products are currently distributed in more than 100 countries, representing a network of more than 5,000 customers. The company specialises in vegetable proteins, which are intermediate ingredients in many industries (pharmaceutical, food...).

Thanks to its 8,600 employees at its 25 production sites, Roquette Frères has established itself as the world leader in its sector.

In the potato sector, Roquette Frères acts as a transformer of potatoes into starch, which is used as an ingredient in other food industries (chips, mashed potatoes, etc.).

Financial Data

DUNS: 357200054

Legal Name: ROQUETTE FRERES

Address: 1 RUE DE LA HAUTE LOGE , 62136 LESTREM

Number of employees: 8600 ()

Capital: 8 812 908 EUR


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2018 2 024 768 000 EUR 125 998 000 EUR 31/12/2018 12
2016 2 030 525 540 EUR 85 656 740 EUR 31/12/2016 12
2015 2 057 990 000 EUR 147 239 440 EUR 31/12/2015 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du conseil d'administration Édouard ROQUETTE 60