Bonduelle S.A.

About Bonduelle

Bonduelle is a French family-owned company founded in 1853, listed on the stock exchange, with its headquarters in Renescure in northern France (Lieu-dit La Woestyne). The company produces and distributes canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, ready-to-use salad mixes (fresh-cut salads) as well as ready-to-eat salad and delicatessen products. Processing takes place in its own industrial plants; according to Wikipedia, the group maintains 54 agricultural production sites worldwide and works with more than 3,400 contract farmers. Around 9,000 employees stand behind the three brands Bonduelle, Cassegrain and Globus; the products are offered in more than 100 countries. The legal form is a Société en Commandite par Actions (partnership limited by shares), registered with the RCS Dunkerque (B 447 250 044). The majority of shares is held by the Bonduelle family. According to its statutes, the company's purpose is to promote plant-based nutrition; the group is B-Corp certified worldwide as a whole.

Site

Renescure

Processes

Canned vegetables, Frozen vegetables, Fresh-cut salads, Delicatessen/salad products

Certificates

B Corp, B Corp (group certification)

Founded

1853

Employees

9000

Industries

Food industry, Vegetable processing

1. 01

   Contract vegetable cultivation with more than 3,400 contract farmers

2. 02

   Harvest and delivery to the production sites

3. 03

   Industrial processing (canning, freezing, fresh-cut)

4. 04

   Filling and packaging

5. 05

   Distribution of the brands Bonduelle, Cassegrain and Globus to more than 100

Locations

Quality and Certification

According to its own statements, the Bonduelle Group is B Corp certified worldwide as an entire group. Further site-specific quality standards or testing equipment are not documented in the available sources.