Groupe Bigard is a French meat processing company. It owns half of all slaughterhouses in France. It processes beef, mutton, and pork. Its best-known brandname is Charal.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Jean-Paul Bigard |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 17,000 (2014)  |
| Website | www.bigard.fr |
Overview
editThe company was founded as Société commerciale des viandes by Jean-Paul Bigard in 1968.[1] It became known as Groupe Bigard six years later, in 1974.[1]
The company's headquarters are in Quimperlé, France.[1] It owns half of all slaughterhouses in France.[2] It sells meat under the brandnames of Charal, D'Anvial, Tendre et Plus, and Shems.[2] Its best-known brandname is Charal.[2]
As of 2015, Jean-Paul Bigard owns 90% of the company,[3] with an estimated wealth of 350 million Euros.[4] He serves as the President of the Syndicat National de l'Industrie des Viandes (SNIV) and the Syndicat National du Commerce du Porc (SNCP).[2]
2015 French pork production crisis
editIn August 2015, both Groupe Bigard and its competitor, Cooperl Arc Atlantique, refused to accept the price set at the Marché du Porc Breton in Plérin, which is used as the norm across France, on the basis that it was too high in comparison with the price set by other European countries like Germany, where both companies also sell pork.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Company Overview of Groupe Bigard SA, Bloomberg Business
- ^ a b c d Marie-Josee Cougard, Les abattoirs, un secteur concentré et dominé par le groupe Bigard, Les Echos, July 24, 2015
- ^ Jean-Paul Bigard (Groupe Bigard) Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, Capital, June 23, 2014
- ^ Jean-Paul Bigard et sa famille
- ^ Victoria Masson, Deux importants industriels de la viande boycottent le porc français, Le Figaro, August 11, 2015
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