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Even, an agri-food cooperative group born in Brittany
Key figures
Interview with Guy Le Bars and Christian Couilleau
Governance bodies
Key events 0-06
Business lines and brands
Even Upstream
Laïta
Even Distribution
Even Development
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Even, an agri-food
cooperative group born in Brittany
Even is an agri-food cooperative group founded in
Brittany in 1930. It is one of the major players in the
French food industry and the leading Breton cooperative group, with 5,640 employees and a membership of 1,500 farmers.
Even is structured around its parent company Even
Cooperative and four complementary business
units: the upstream agricultural sector, milk and
dairy products, food product distribution, and a
value-added diversification unit.
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EVEN I EVEN, AN AGRI-FOOD COOPERATIVE GROUP BORN IN BRITTANY
Even is firmly attached to its roots in Brittany, yet
is open to the world, with around 93 subsidiaries in
France and abroad, and clients in over 110 countries.
Thanks to a turnover of nearly €2.1 billion and a strong
national and international presence, its products are
found on one million plates worldwide each day.
Even is driven by the values of agricultural cooperation
and has one clear ambition: to provide good, healthy
food for all and to create sustainable human and economic wealth for its member farmers, employees,
Brittany and the other territories that it serves.
Key
figures
born in
Brittany
in 1930
1,500
member
farmers
5,640
employees
an agri-food
cooperative
group
€2.1 billion
clients
in over 110
countries
turnover in 2015
milk
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Even's roots
subsidiaries
business
units
KEY FIGURES I EVEN
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Interview
with Guy Le Bars and Christian Couilleau
What is your assessment
of the 2015 financial year?
Guy Le Bars: The fundamentals of the dairy market
remain green for the medium to long term.
Dairy production increased everywhere in the world
in a favourable economic context in 2013-2014. No
climate or health problem hindered world production over the last three years. Add leaving dairy quotas on 1 April 2015 to this and you see dairy production exceeding global consumption for two years.
same time, the world, although demanding more
milk, has an overproduction due to the action of
four effects that create volatility: political effect
(Russian embargo), demographic effect (reduction
of births in China), economic effect (drop in petroleum prices), climatic effect (no climatic accident in
the milk producing areas: Europe, Oceania, USA).
Our cooperative group, through its subsidiary Laïta,
is the only French dairy group to offer the possibility to members who require it, to choose a genuine
project for dairy growth.
This consumption has, for over a year, suffered from
the Russian embargo, the slowdown in Chinese demand and the impoverishment of some of our partner clients, particularly petrol producers.
This dairy growth is only possible by reasoned
risk taking in harmony with future markets, and
through a harmonious speed in capturing these
same markets.
Christian Couilleau: Quotas disappeared on 1 April
2015 heralding a new dairy era in Europe. At the
Together, we actively participate in the life of the
territories in which our cooperative group operates.
Hence, for nearly five years, excluding company
purchases, we create around 100 jobs per year. This
is a great deal, and is particularly noticeable within
the current social and agri-food context.
How are the prospects
for 2016-2017 looking?
Guy Le Bars: We must seek margins everywhere.
Upstream, the assets required for the dairy production are reduced. We are obliged to inform our
members, company managers, so that they make
the best decisions in their businesses. On this subject, we must note the trips conducted by around
sixty members in six European countries to learn
Seek value
where it will
be found
in the future.
Guy Le Bars,
President of the Board
of Directors
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from the best experiences of four neighbours.
Downstream, as far as possible, we will continue to
hold our commercial margins steady on our domestic market. The average price France in 2015 exceeds
€30/1,000 litres that observed in North Europe.
We must also continue to innovate, invest and internationalise to seek value where it will be found
in the future. This is notably the case with the
construction of our new plant at Créhen (Côtesd’Armor) and acquisitions in food distribution that
help increase the solidity of our Group. If the weather is poor today, you must be ready to start out as
soon as the winds are favourable.
Finally, the good performances of our cooperative
group enable the distribution, after the General Assembly of the 24 June 2016, a support of more than
five million Euros to 800 member farms.
Christian Couilleau: 2016 is certainly marked by at
least two major events that illustrate our growth
strategy on modern themes that are Milk, Nutrition, Service:
nn on the one hand, the construction of the new
dairy plant at Crehen, combined with investments
made on other dairy sites, so as to move upmarket
in the processing of dairy proteins,
nn on the other, after the agreement of the Competition Authority, the acquisition of Sobraquès, with
its 240 employees, with its Perpignan headquarters
and Geldoc from Rodez (60 employees). These subsidiaries will confirm our presence in distribution
with Mediterranean restaurants in general and
Catalan in particular.
Again in 2016 and 2017, Innovate, Invest, Internationalise, Be more efficient, will be our construction
channels of a more future construction more serene
in a world that is ever more uncertain.
Firstly, both events that I have just mentioned clearly underline our energy in investments both tangible and intangible. We massively invest to make the
house stronger facing the market volatility.
Next, the second point is innovation. We will continue to innovate in dairy, with consumer products
and dry ingredients, in animal nutrition, in nutritional solutions. We will also innovate with Even
Distribution and draw up our multichannel offer.
To compensate for these extra costs, we will need
to grow both internally and externally. Finally, in
the upstream sector, we are launching our new
We actively
participate
together in
the life of
the regions.
Christian Couilleau,
CEO
Laïta quality and sustainable development charter,
A Passion for Milk®. On top of the bilans carbone®
[carbon footprint audits] of our industrial and logistics sites, we also carry out the bilans carbone® of
our member farms using the Cap’2ER® [Automated
calculation of Environmental Performance in Breeding] tool which will be progressively deployed.
INTERVIEW WITH GUY LE BARS ET CHRISTIAN COUILLEAU I EVEN
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Governance
bodies
Even is built on ultra-modern cooperative values
and belongs exclusively and collectively to Breton
dairy producers, i.e. its farmer members. Its mission
is to collect and process the milk produced by its
member farmers in a sustainable manner, in order
to secure the long-term future of their farms.
At Even, member farmers are shareholders, milk
suppliers and users of the Cooperative services. The
Board of Directors is made up of 20 member farmers
elected by their peers. Led by the chairman Guy Le
Bars, seven of these farmers make up the Executive
Committee Members.
The Management Committee is made up of CEO
Christian Couilleau and six other directors. This system fosters a non-speculative, distinctly human type
of capitalism which is focused on the long term.
Management Committee
Christian
Couilleau
CEO
Geneviève
Kerdraon
Group Legal Director
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Jacques Talec
Charles Belin
Group Deputy CEO,
Director of Even
Distribution
Group Human
Resources Director
Hervé Le Roy
Jean-Luc
Ménard
Deputy CEO
of Even Distribution
Director of Even
Upstream and Even
Development, in
charge of Sustainable
Development
Christian
Griner
Deputy CEO of Laïta,
Laïta Human
Resources and
Institutional
Relations Director
Board of Directors
Guy Le Bars
Arthur Jaglin
Roger Nicolas
President of the
Board of Directors,
farmer in Ploudaniel
(Finistère)
Vice-President,
farmer in Lanfains
(Côtes-d’Armor)
Vice President,
President of milk
and Agri Confiance®
Committees, farmer
in Plouguerneau
(Finistère)
Jean-Michel
Gac
Ronan Le Bras
Jean-François
Saluden
Brigitte
Bertrand
Executive Committee
Member,
farmer in Mespaul
(Finistère)
Board Member,
farmer
in Planguenoual
(Côtes-d’Armor)
Yohann Hervo
Ronan Huon
Board Member,
farmer in Allineuc
(Côtes-d’Armor)
Board Member,
farmer in Le CloîtreSaint-Thégonnec
(Finistère)
Pierre-Yves
Jestin
Dominique
Quéguineur
Christian
Simon
Board Member,
farmer in Ploudiry
(Finistère)
Board Member,
farmer in
Plounéventer
(Finistère)
Executive Committee
Member,
President of youth
committee, farmer
in Hénanbihen
(Côtes-d’Armor)
Sébastien
Gouérec
Board Member,
farmer in PlounévezLochrist (Finistère)
Hervé Le Ruz
Board Member,
farmer in Plougasnou
(Finistère)
Executive Committee
Member,
President of the
farmer solidarity
and environment
Committees, farmer
in Plounévez-Lochrist
(Finistère)
Yves
Kermarrec
Treasurer, President
of agri-supplies and
animal nutrition
activities, farmer in
Le Drennec (Finistère)
Board Member,
farmer in Lannilis
(Finistère)
Hervé Loussaut
Secretary,
President of the
information & training
committee, farmer
in Plouégat-Guérand
(Finistère)
Hubert Donou
Board Member,
farmer in Lannilis
(Finistère)
Yann Landin
Board Member,
farmer in Pledran
(Côtes-d’Armor)
Yvon Tourmel
Soizic Trotel
Board Member,
farmer in Commana
(Finistère)
Board Member,
farmer in SaintCast-le-Guildo
(Côtes-d’Armor)
GOVERNANCE BODIES I EVEN
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Key
events 2015-2016
SAFETY
MERGER
OCTOBER 2015
JUNE 2015
The 90 members of the
Armoricaine Laitière join
the Even Cooperative
and the 80 employees
have recently, as for
them, to strengthen the
Laïta teams. This merger
consolidates the partners
and their members in a
changing dairy world.
DEVELOPMENT
JULY 2015
After taking over Dipral
at Moustoir’Ac (Morbihan),
the Distribution unit acquired
Bretagne Viandes Restauration.
Located at Quimper (Finistère),
this company distribute food
products, chiefly fresh and
frozen meat, with catering
professionals.
GOOD
PRACTICE
AUGUST 2015
The Even Cooperative
crosses a new milestone by
obtaining Agri Confiance®
certification according to
standard NFV01-007. The
latter extends the field of
farming good practice to
environmental protection
commitments. For 2017,
all members of the
Cooperative will know the
environmental footprint
of their dairy workshop.
Even signs a partnership
with Codes Rousseau Mobilité,
an organisation whose core
activity is the prevention
of road risk. Both partners
contractually agree to lower
the road accidents of the
Group's employees at the end
a two-year prevention
programme chiefly focused
on training and information.
OPENING
DECEMBER 2015
The Cooperative invites
its members to share the
information of study tours
organised in six European
countries. In a changing dairy
world where there are many
competitiveness levers, Even
and Laïta have many advantages
to highlight.
INVESTMENT
SEPTEMBER 2015
Construction of the new
Laïta plant begins at Créhen
(Côtes-d’Armor). Ultimately,
30,000 tonnes of tinned baby
milk or premium milk power
will leave the lines of this
new high-tech tool.
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GROWTH
JANUARY 2016
Sobraquès based in
Perpignan (PyrénéesOrientales) and Geldoc,
based in Rodez (Aveyron)
join Even. Within the
distribution unit, these two
new acquisitions increase
the national reinforcement
of the Krill network.
NEW RANGE
COMMITMENT
APRIL 2016
MAY 2016
Between unsalted butter
and semi-salted butter,
Paysan Breton launches
‘La Pointe de Sel’ [Touch
of Salt]. Subtly dosed with
less than 25% salt than in
a semi-salted butter, 'La
Pointe de Sel' responds to
current consumption trends.
INNOVATION
APRIL 2016
Nitrogenous fertilisation of
cereals optimised with a drone?
This is the all new service offer
by Even Agri to farmers. The
principle is a simple one: an
onboard sensor in the drone
records many images of the
land. This information can
extremely accurately adapt the
supply of nitrogen to the strict
requirements of the crop. A good
demonstration of the advantage
of new technologies at the
service of a competitive farming
that preserves the natural
environment.
Laïta communicate on the
new quality charter and
sustainable development,
A Passion for Milk®. From
field to table, A Passion
for Milk® commits all the
energy of the company,
farmers and employees,
at the service of the client
and consumer satisfaction,
around four major
progress issues: quality,
environment, animal
well-being as well as
men and territories. An
energy that reflects the
pride of farmers and Laïta
employees in producing
good milk capable of many
processing operations.
Construction of the new Laïta plant at Créhen (Côtes-d’Armor).
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Business lines
and brands
Even is structured around its parent company Even
Cooperative and four complementary business units:
nn the Even Upstream unit covers all farming advice
and services activities: milk production, agri-supplies and self-service supply stores, animal nutrition
and swine genetics,
nn milk and dairy products under the Laïta banner:
consumer products, health nutrition products, dry
ingredients, young mammal feeds,
nn the Even Distribution unit which covers food
product distribution for both home delivery and the
food service sector, and helps to mitigate Even's
vulnerability to agricultural economic cycles,
nn and Even Development, a value-added diversification unit (prepared meals and curing).
Even is firmly attached to its roots in Brittany, yet
is open to the world, with around 93 subsidiaries in
France and abroad, and clients in over 110 countries.
Even encompasses national and international flagship brands such as Paysan Breton, Régilait, Mamie
Nova, Gamm vert and Argel, as well as equally emblematic regional and specialist brands.
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EVEN I BUSINESS LINES AND BRANDS
Even's business lines and brands meet all the needs
of humans and animals in all stages of life.
LAÏTA
EVEN DISTRIBUTION
EVEN DEVELOPMENT
Consumer products
Home delivery
Prepared meals
Health nutrition products
Food service sector
Curing
Dry ingredients
Young mammal feeds
Adour
EVEN UPSTREAM
Farming management
Milk production
Agri-supplies
and self-service supply stores
Animal nutrition,
swine genetics
EVEN COOPERATIVE
Member relationship
EVEN COOPERATIVE MEMBERS
BUSINESS LINES AND BRANDS I EVEN
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Even Upstream
A major player in the Breton
upstream agricultural sector
Dynamic milk production
Volumes collected from Even member farmers
reached record levels in 2015 with 427 million litres
of milk. The average amount produced per farm
continues to grow, and is currently nearing 515,000
litres. Laïta's collection increased by 2.4% in 2015,
reaching 1.5 billion litres of milk.
The average price of milk paid to Even members (depending on fat, protein and milk quality) reached
€317.5/1,000 litres in 2015. Given the dairy context, the Board of Directors decided to propose, at
the General Assembly 2016, an exceptional consequence of the result of €12/1,000 litres issued in
the 2015/2016 campaign.
2015 better than forecast
for vegetable production
In 2015, Even Agri activities reported a sales
increase in cereal seeds, ray-grass and fodder.
The year saw high disease pressure and pest damage in corn. The Even Agri certification monitoring
audit for the plant protection consultancy underlined the involvement and control of the teams.
In soil enrichment products, sales remained stable
after a strong recovery in 2014.
Store activity continued to benefit from the refurbishment of all the sales outlets programmed over
three years.
The increase in straw cereal collection was also
worth noting, yielding a good return in 2015. Corn
also yielded a correct return with good food values.
Development of milk prices
between 2007 and 2015, in €/1,000 litres.
390
370
350
330
310
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290
2007
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
317,5
2015
Even Upstream
sites
Total volume collected January-December,
in millions of litres
Hennebont (Morbihan)
Even Animal Nutrition
(cattle, pig and poultry feed)
EVEN COOPERATIVE
LAÏTA
+ 2.5%
+ 2.4%
Landivisiau (Finistère)
Tecnor-Sofac (pig feed)
2014
2015
2014
2015
417
427
1,470
1,506
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Saint-Caradec Trégomel (Morbihan)
Even Animal Nutrition
(cattle feed)
Loperhet (Finistère)
- Even Animal Nutrition
(cattle, pig and poultry feed)
- Topigs Norsvin
(swine genetics)
Gamm vert Village stores
Landivisiau (Finistère), PleyberChrist (Finistère), Ploudaniel
(Finistère), Plouigneau
(Finistère), Plounévez-Lochrist
(Finistère), Plouvorn (Finistère),
Saint-Renan (Finistère), Sizun
(Finistère)
Ploudaniel (Finistère)
- Even Cooperative
- Even Agri (agri-supplies
and self-service supply stores)
Even Agri stores
Cast (Finistère), Le CloîtrePleyben (Finistère), Pouldergat
(Finistère), Saint-Thois (Finistère)
Difficult times
for livestock production
In a situation marked by the crisis in livestock production, the animal nutrition activities of Even
Amont showed a drop in their feed sales. To remain
drivers of solutions, they expanded their offering
and launched Tec Soft, a raw material brokerage
business, at Space 2015.
For cattle nutrition, the variation is comparable
with that of the Breton market at -7%. Even Nutrition Animale innovated in 2015, by developing a
new range of cattle feed from intense research into
amino acid balances. This innovation can reduce the
total level of proteins in the ration and thus provide
better protection against the risks of protein crops.
The poultry division still faces the concentration
of the sector and saw its feed tonnage drop (-18%)
chiefly in table poultry. The decline is not as steep in
laying hen feed (-5%).
For pigs, Tecnor-Sofac's change in own tonnage remained in line with the market at -2.5%. The 'newborn to four-month' offer increased its reputation.
In swine genetics, the Topigs Norsvin France business continued to expand (+2%) within a French
market in recession. Topigs Norsvin, second largest
global swine genetics company formed by grouping
the international operations of Topigs and Norsvin
in 2014, enhanced its offering of new lines.
MILK PRODUCTION
AGRI-SUPPLIES AND SELF-SERVICE
SUPPLY STORES
ANIMAL NUTRITION,
SWINE GENETICS
275
million turnover
in 2015
190
employees
EVEN UPSTREAM I EVEN
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Laïta
A cooperative dairy company
on a European scale
Innovating. Investing.
Internationalising.
Investing
These are the three strategic approaches Laïta implements to support member farmers in the their
growth and help them withstand a particularly
harsh global crisis in dairy markets.
Innovating
The new 2015 and 2016 offerings from Paysan Breton (Madame Loïk Whipped Cheese with figs and
walnuts or with red pepper mixed salad, fermented
milk, churned butter, caramel filled crêpes, etc.)
are the most visible part of the innovation but show
the overall movement in product creation: yoghurt
powders with new flavours and functions, recipes
and packaging for private-labels of yoghurts and
cheeses, progress in health nutrition (infant milk,
high-protein drinks or high-energy drinks catering
for various pathologies), new concept in milk replacers for calves with Celtilait Up, etc. More than
50 innovative products were launched in 2015.
Evercreech
Great Britain
Rungis
France
Régilait
Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche
France
INDUSTRIAL SITES
Fromka
ECI
Marloie
Belgium
Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique)
Butters, soft cheeses, dry ingredients
Sarrebruck
Germany
Laïta
Italia
Melzo
Italia
Laïta
Iberia
Madrid
Spain
Laïta
Martinique
Laïta
Guadeloupe
Other Laïta sites in France
and internationally
Laïta HQ, Brest (Finistère)
Eurilait
Laïta
international
Laïta pursued its ambitious investment plan to support innovation and meet its clients' expectations,
which have increased in number and in qualitative
requirements. This plan also reflects Laïta's continuous determination to improve its productivity levels
and the safety of its employees at work. Since 2012,
an annual average of about €50 million in industrial
investment is channelled into this policy. It is combined with the intangible investments in the brands
and in employee training. This commercial and industrial approach makes it possible to provide solutions for the development projects of member farmers and offer new milk production volumes within
a controlled environment. In 2015, Laïta collected
1,506 billion litres of milk, namely an increase of
2.4% in comparison to 2014.
Créhen (Côtes-d’Armor)
Fresh cheeses, dry ingredients
Landerneau (Finistère)
Young mammal feeds, butters,
dry ingredients
Lanfains (Côtes-d’Armor)
Creams, hard cheeses, ultra-fresh products
Ploudaniel (Finistère)
Crepes, hard cheeses, health nutrition
products, ultra-fresh products
Iber
Conseil
Barcelone
Spain
Yffiniac (Côtes-d’Armor)
Milk cracking, creams, dry ingredients
PARTNER INDUSTRIAL SITE
Laïta
Reunion Island
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Pont-Scorff (Morbihan)
Soft cheeses
Internationalising
Laïta's internationalisation continued with consumer products, health nutrition or dry ingredients. The
infant milk project and supporting investment (over
€60 million) was effectively focussed on the international market where the Laïta offer was qualitative
in a highly competitive market. 2015 and 2016 also
saw the opening of the first permanent offices of
Laïta in Vietnam and China.
Finally, in 2016, Laïta will begin and expand the implementation of A Passion for Milk®, an upstream
to downstream approach that unites and organises
the solutions that all our clients expect regarding
the quality of our products and services, and regarding the care we take in supporting farmers and
employees and in respecting the environment and
well-being of our animals. This vision and organisation will be major assets in facing crises related to
market volatility.
2015 was and 2016 will unfortunately be a year
of great crisis, with a milk price affected by excess
supply, the drop the price of global commodities
and a lacklustre European consumption. Standing
firm and resolute in mid- and long-term strategic
approaches, increasing responsiveness and communicating with member farmers, clients, employees, increasing our operational efficiency: the road
ahead is laid out.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
HEALTH NUTRITION PRODUCTS
DRY INGREDIENTS
YOUNG MAMMAL FEEDS
1.3
billion Euro turnover
in 2015
2,670
employees
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Even Distribution
A specialised French distributor
Creation of new home delivery clients
In 2015, Argel continued its commercial prospecting and reported new clients in an already mature
national market. The frozen food home delivery
specialist creates a new 'Flavours and Talent' brand
for is high-end products selected and approved by
its chef, meilleur ouvrier de France [Best Worker in
France]. At the end of the year, concerned about reducing its environmental footprint, Argel tested the
electric vehicle for deliveries in the major cities.
As for Artika, it continued to modernise its image
by launching its new website in particular.
The Réseau Krill network
continues to upscale
The Réseau Krill network, which is specialised in
the creation and distribution of food products for
the food service sector, strengthens its nationwide position that currently covers 85% of France.
After acquiring two Breton distributors (Dipral at
Moustoir’Ac in the Morbihan and Bretagne Viandes
Restauration at Quimper in the Finistère), it welcomed two new companies:
nn Sobraquès, a family-owned company founded in
1872 and based in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales),
specialising in the distribution of fresh and frozen
food to catering professionals. Sobraquès employs
over 200 employees and posts, with 5,000 clients in
Catalonia, a €60 million turnover.
nn Geldoc, a company based in Rodez (Aveyron),
which employs 60 employees at the service of restaurant owners in the Auvergne and Rouergue, has
recorded a €15 million turnover.
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This growth means that Réseau Krill is one of the key
players in the food distribution market for food service
catering, and is thus able to increase its flow of business, particularly with national key account clients.
The frozen food network
innovates with ice-cream
Frozen food network Les Professionnels du Surgelé,
made up of companies Bernat, Boncogel’Adour, Gel
Côte de Beauté and Kenty, have let it be known that
they want to manufacture ice-cream. By proposing
the most comprehensive offering on the ice-cream tub
market, built around five ranges, they provide a perfectly adapted solution, whatever the client's need.
Through the year, the focus is on innovation with
a long term scope on the desire to offer distinctive
products that are both trendy but respect traditions, while providing the service required by the
traditional catering sector.
Even Distribution sites
Home delivery sites
Food service sector sites
Deploying the bakery activity
HOME DELIVERY
In 2015, Bondu, Legeay and Bertin, specialists in
the distribution of raw materials for artisan bakers, continued to expand in the West of France. In
all, a total of 6,000 references are served daily to
3,000 clients, distributed in 11 departments.
FOOD SERVICE SECTOR
In their search for proximity and customer satisfaction, the bakery activities are showcased in a new
website. At the same time, they are continuing their
operations with schools and training centres with
whom they maintain a successful collaboration.
Adour
SovéFrais confirms
its market position
In 2015, SovéFrais, which specialises in the distribution of fresh products throughout Brittany to convenience stores, restaurants and local authorities,
confirmed its market position. The company made
investments to streamline their work stations and
order preparations. At the start of 2015, SovéFrais
opened a drive-in service for catering professionals
and associations. A large range of fresh products
(over 2,000 starters, mains and desserts) is now
available to clients two hours after their orders have
been received.
530
million turnover
in 2015
2,680
employees
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Even Development
A value-added diversification unit
Pam innovation dynamic
Pam, a company which specialises in developing
frozen prepared meals, has notably gained a new
contract catering market and significantly renewed
its ranges. Pam maintains a dynamic innovation
policy, aiming to provide solutions for new consumer trends. In 2015, more than 10% of its activity
was carried out using their most recent products,
launched less than two years ago.
More and more brands and distributors known for
their high standards are placing their trust in Pam,
both in France and the rest of Europe, for example
in Spain, Portugal and Belgium.
Breakdown of Pam's 2015 turnover.
3%
Other
46 %
6%
Scallops
half-shells
Pam
turnover
Prepared meals
fish & plates
Breakdown of the curing activity turnover for 2015.
6%
Supermarket
private labels
9%
Industry
35 %
Curing
activity
turnover
25 %
Supermarket
labels
25 %
Food service
catering
Retailer
Developing curing activity
2015 confirmed the potency of the dry-cured ham
market, up by 9%, with excellent results for the
sliced ham (+ 13%) and culinary aids (+ 31%) ranges.
To support this growth, an investment of one million Euros is done. It will support the extension of
the storage and finished products shipment areas.
Périgord ham is developing fast both at the deli
counter and off the shelf.
6%
Breton crepes
31 %
8%
Pastries
Fish-filled half-shells
Even Development
sites
PREPARED MEALS CURING
15
Pam
Ploëmel (Morbihan)
Frozen prepared meals
1
Le Saloir
du Périgord
Piégut-Pluviers (Dordogne)
Cured hams
million turnover
in 2015
2
Languedoc Salaisons
Pézenas (Hérault)
Cured hams
3
100
employees
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EVEN I EVEN DEVELOPMENT
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Even's responsibilities
Keeping the cooperative spirit alive
Working in favour of regions
Developing the human capital
Investing in the future
Serving clients and consumers with commitment and innovation
Reducing our environmental impact
EVEN
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Even’s
responsibilities
Even is driven by the values of agricultural cooperation and has one clear ambition: to provide good,
healthy food for all and to create sustainable human and economic wealth for its member farmers, employees, Brittany and the other regions into
which it is established.
Keeping the
cooperative
spirit alive
In keeping with its cooperative
values, Even encourages and
supports the actions of citizens
This ambitious yet realistic goal encourages members and employees to act in accordance with the
principles of sustainable development into their
day-to-day activities.
Working
in favour
of regions
As a major player in the French food
industry, Even contributes directly
and indirectly to economic and social
activity in Brittany and the other
territories it serves.
Developing
the human capital
Human values and long term scope on social
projects that make sense enable Even to map out
the future in total confidence.
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EVEN I EVEN'S RESPONSIBILITIES
Investing
in the
future
Even is committed to a
proactive business model
that delivers results, with
a view to developing an
innovative food industry
that respects its workers.
Serving
clients and
consumers
with
commitment
and innovation
Even's main priority is to guarantee
the safety and quality of the products
it sells, from the field to the plate.
Reducing our
environmental impact
Even teams are determined to make respect
for the environment a catalyst for development
by increasing upstream to downstream initiatives.
Even works closely with its member farmers
to achieve these goals.
EVEN'S RESPONSIBILITIES I EVEN
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Keeping
the cooperative spirit alive
Even Cooperative:
fundamental
principles
Even Cooperative belongs
collectively and exclusively to milk
producers, i.e. its member farmers,
who hold members' shares.
nn It may not be sold or transferred.
nn It may not be relocated,
nn It may not be offered for public
sale: its share capital may not
be sold or shared, and the majority
of its capital must always be held
by milk producers,
nn A percentage of Even Cooperative
profits are redistributed to member
farmers, another portion is
reinvested, and the remainder
is placed in reserve for use
in future projects.
nn
20 member
farmers
elected by their peers make
up Even's Board of Directors.
�620,857
allocated to the Agriculteurs
Solidaires Committee in recent
years for agricultural development
in developing countries, including
€22,000 in 2015.
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EVEN I KEEPING THE COOPERATIVE SPIRIT ALIVE
Even is built on ultra-modern
cooperative values and belongs
to the farmers of Brittany. Its
mission is to collect and process
the milk produced by its member
farmers in a sustainable manner
to secure the long-term future of
their farms.
Cooperative DNA
Even Cooperative, the group's
parent organisation, belongs
exclusively and collectively to
its member farmers, i.e. Breton
dairy farmers, who hold members' shares. Even Cooperative is
built on a trust-based model involving reciprocal commitments
under which farmers are required
to deliver all of their milk to the
Cooperative under the terms
of an exclusivity agreement. In
return, the Cooperative undertakes to collect, process and pay
for all the milk that it is offered.
At Even, member farmers are:
nn shareholders,
nn milk suppliers,
nn buyers of products required
for their farms.
Even supports
collective action
In an era of globalisation, diversification and concentration on the
food industry markets, solidarity
is at the core of all our actions.
In keeping with its cooperative
values, Even encourages and supports the actions of citizens.
Using a solidarity fund, Even has
financed cooperative farming
projects in rural communities in
developing countries since 1979.
For the past 15 years, Even's Agriculteurs Solidaires [farmer solidarity] committee has given
€620,857 to agricultural development projects. Participation in
training sessions for women processing cereal in Ouagadougou in
Burkina Faso, source funding for a
training centre for young girls in
Cameroon, support for the Cœur
association in Mali to purchase
oxen and minor farming implements as well as for the development of market gardening, etc.
Even cultivates
strong values
nn Responsibility involves ensuring respect for farmers, employees, clients and consumers whilst
safeguarding animal welfare and
the environment.
nn Team spirit enables relationships of trust to be built in order
to last and grow together.
nn Combined with honest communication, simplicity guarantees constructive and harmonious interpersonal relationships.
nn As the absolute prerequisite
for current and future economic
development, profitability relies
on our team's drive for innovation and performance.
FLORENCE,
Farmer, Even member,
Guenroc (Côtes-d’Armor).
In 2009, following the retirement of here
step father, Florence joined her husband's
farm with 60 dairy cows. A return to her
roots for this animal and nature lover,
whose parents are also milk producers.
Being close to the animals, taking care
of them, being out in the open air are
major incentives for Florence. 'With cows,
there's a daily routine, which changes
with the seasons and the work varies'.
In the summer, we focus on the crops,
it's a pleasant job'.
Concomitantly, Florence is involved
in the cooperative organisation as
delegate: 'working for the Cooperative
has given me insight into the complexity
of the organisation, has given me the
opportunity to interface with member
producers and give them information'.
She values sharing information in her
job, 'when we welcome interns, we try to
teach them the way we work, give them
the will to work and work well'. Her job
is very demanding for this mother, but it
also allows for 'more flexibility and more
freedom, being my own boss! Better
quality of life where we have more time
for our children'.
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Working
in favour of regions
500 permanent
contracts
The average pace of recruitment
at Even over the last five years.
1.5 billion
litres of milk
collected by Laïta from 3,420
north-west France farms in 2015.
From the collection and processing of its member farmers' milk
and job creation, through to
its corporate social responsibility, Even participates in the economic and social activity of the
regions it serves.
Contributing to the wellbeing of 10,000 families
As part of its growth strategy, Even
made a deliberate decision to be a
Group. It also respects the identity
and cultural values of its subsidiaries in Brittany and elsewhere.
It helps them to grow, while encouraging them to innovate and
become more competitive. Even
has contributed to the creation
and protection of more than 5,600
jobs in the downstream sector. In
all, Even contributes to the wellbeing of 10,000 families.
Supporting
a new generation
To encourage young people to get
into farming, Even advises new
young member farmers through
a tailored management system,
consisting of advice and monitoring during their first years in
the sector, providing additional
workforce, and allocating production volumes in line with projects, among other things.
Encouraging
local procurement
Founding member and active support of the Produit en Bretagne
association, Even encourages local
procurement and contributes to
the economic and cultural development of its territories. Alongside
Argel, Kenty, Laïta, la Pam, SovéFrais and 300 other member companies of the association, A2S (Réseau
Krill) joined Produit en Bretagne in
2015, and took part in 'use production origins to enhance products'.
Laïta's dairy products are made
from milk collected from farmers
in the Brittany and Pays de la Loire
regions (1.5 billion litres in 2015).
The milk is then processed at
seven processing facilities across
north-west France: Ancenis,
Créhen, Landerneau, Lanfains,
Ploudaniel, Pont-Scorff et Yffiniac.
Even Distribution also prioritises
short distribution circuits: with
Sovéfrais and Argel procuring 80%
and 50% of their inputs respectively via local circuits. This commitment to local procurement is
enshrined in their respective sustainable development charters.
Investing in local life
As well as the privileged partnerships developed with higher education institutions, Even maintains
close ties with many professional
organisations and associations.
Each and every Even member and
employee works in favour of local development and knowledge
transfer. For example, they are involved with the following organisations and associations:
nn Agriculteurs de Bretagne [Breton farmers’ union]*,
nn ABEA [Breton association of
agri-food companies]*,
nn ATLA [French association of
dairy processing companies],
nn Breiz Europe [Association valuing
the interests of britain agri-food]*,
nn BBA [Britain agri-food biotechnology association],
nn BDI [Breton association for develoment and innovation],
nn BCI [Breton association for international trade],
nn Coop de France Ouest [Union of
cooperatives in western France],
nn FNCL [French national federation
of dairy cooperative companies],
nn Investir en Finistère [Investing
in Finistère]*,
nn Nutrinoë [Professional organisation for breton livestock feed
manufacturers],
nn Produit en Bretagne [Association
for produits made in Brittany]*,
nn Syndigel [Frozen and chilled
product retail and distribution
federation],
nn Technopôle Brest Iroise [Association for innovation and development of Brest area]*,
nn Valorial [Competitiveness cluster
dedicated to innovations in the food
and nutrition sector for the future]*.
* Founding member
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EVEN I WORKING IN FAVOUR OF REGIONS
MARIE,
Human resources manager
Côtes-d’Armor basin, Laïta,
Yffiniac (Côtes-d’Armor).
Joining the Laïta teams in 2013,
Marie supports the activity energy that
characterises the company. And there
are many subjects in the Côtes-d’Armor
basin, such as the creation of a new plant
dedicated to the production of infant
milk and premium milk power on the
Créhen site: 'a project of this scope only
comes once in a career! It is fascinating
and enriching'. Living at the pace of the
project, being able to adapt and supply
the right tools, respond to recruitment
needs, create community relationships
with local partners, set up training plans,
etc. Marie's day to day work varies, but
with one constant factor: human contact,
which remains the centre of her concerns.
'During the integration of the Lanfains site
into Laïta, we spoke with the managers
and employees about how to harmonise
our practices as far as possible. Monitoring
and supporting teams helps each project
to succeed'.
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Developing
the human capital
€10 million
allocated to prevention in 2015.
2/3 of the workforce
received training in 2015
within a total budget
of €3 million.
Road safety
prevention
plan with Codes
Rousseau Mobilité
Both partners are contractually
committed to significantly reduce the
occurrence of road accidents by the
end of a two year prevention plan.
Concerned about ensuring the
health and well-being of its employees, controlling risks to ensure sustainability, Even also pays
great attention to the safety of
each individual. The objective is
clear: stimulate a safety culture
that tends toward zero accidents.
Guaranteeing health
and safety at work
Through its workplace health and
safety policy, the Group works
proactively to ensure the safety
of people and goods. This takes
the form of:
nn considering the health and
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EVEN I DEVELOPING THE HUMAN CAPITAL
safety of employees and goods as
a performance criterion for the
Group,
nn a training and awareness
programme for teams designed
to reduce and control risks and
therefore workplace accidents
and occupational illness,
nn the implementation of an efficient prevention policy (systematic analysis of accidents, incidents and feedback, continuous
improvement of facilities, etc.),
nn regular
communication of
safety objectives and results to
employees.
Encouraging employees
to express their talents
Even is committed to the French
governmental anticipatory and
preventative human resources
management procedure, socalled GPEC (Management of jobs
and skills). This approach optimises training measures, enhances
individual skills, and improves
career management. Professional
mobility within the Group is also
encouraged, to match internal
skills and the wishes of employees
with the needs of the subsidiaries.
At Even, the small number of hierarchical levels is a deliberate organisational choice. It allows the
contribution of each person to
influence the future and expression of talents. Even fosters short
communication circuits and simple, open relationships between
the Cooperative and its members,
the parent company and its subsidiaries, and the employees and
their supervisors. Our low employee turnover, less than 3%, is
testament to the attachment of
employees to the Group.
Monitor equal
opportunities
Without discrimination, the Group
promotes equal opportunities for
women and men, juniors and seniors, non-disabled and disabled
individuals. It encourages talent
to be expressed through training
and skills development.
Investing in training
The new Créhen plant (Côtesd’Armor) will ultimately produce
30,000 tonnes of tinned infant
milk or premium milk powder for
international markets. With this
in mind, Laïta is recruiting and
training 80 employees. Operators
are recruited with the assistance
of the French employment agency
Pôle Emploi, using the simulationbased recruitment method to
assess the suitability of applicants
to occupy the positions offered,
rather than on their level of qualification. New hires will receive a
qualifying training of around 200
hours. In all, more than 1,500
training days are scheduled and
will lead to the professional qualification certificate of the dairy
branch being awarded. At Group
level, 53,000 training hours were
used in 2015.
ANTHONY,
Driver-delivery officer
and eco-driving instructor,
Achille Bertrand,
Les Herbiers (Vendée).
For a year now, Anthony has a new role,
that of eco-driving instructor at Achille
Bertrand. For this driver-delivery officer who
has worked for 18 years now, the eco-driving
training goes beyond the transmission
of knowledge and dialogue with his
colleagues, 'it is a philosophy of life! ', a
new way of driving, with two key words:
anticipation and prevention. The result will
be fuel savings, less vehicle maintenance,
but above all safer driving, optimisation of
runs and calmer journeys for driver-delivery
officers trained in eco-driving.
'One immediate effect was that by
changing their driving habits, the site
teams of Herbiers, Tours and Niort saved
2 litres/100 km in fuel over a few months.'.
A success shared by Anthony and its
colleagues and rewarded by a bonus.
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Investing
in the future
€110 million
of investment by Even in 2015
to support its growth strategy.
Extension and
automation of the
Saloir du Périgord
The Saloir du Périgord, a subsidiary that
specialises in the production of drycured ham, has invested in a 1,000 m²
extension in Piégut-Pluviers (Dordogne).
Objective: double the storage capacity.
Concurrently, it has acquired automatic
equipment to minimise employees’
musculoskeletal disorders.
Economic
performance
Since 2011, progress groups
‘Mesurer, c’est gagner !’
[Measurement for gain!] made
up of Even member farmers and
coordinated by the technicians,
meet up to discuss, analyse, compare
and improve on their technical and
financial results and their practices.
Human values and long term
scope on projects that make sense
enable Even to map out the future
in total confidence.
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EVEN I INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
A winning
self-funding strategy
trips across Europe for its farmer
members in 2015.
Thanks to its efficiency and shareholders' capital, Even finances its
activities itself. As we are not subjected to the short-term profitability requirements of investors
or financial bodies often seduced
by speculation, the Group is the
master of our own investments.
Farmers were thus able to see
how their European neighbours
operate and to identify the levers
of improvement to become more
competitive. This was also an opportunity to realise that the milk
sector in the West of France has a
number of assets and to promote.
Exceptional investment
in dry ingredients
Thoroughness
and organisation
To capture the added value
growth of national and international markets, Laïta invested
nearly €80 million in dry dairy
ingredients over two years, in addition to its current investments.
By 2017, the new industrial facilities will annually manufacture
30,000 tonnes of tinned infant
milk and premium milk powder,
manufacture 7,500 tonnes of demineralized whey and the cracking of 230,000 litres of milk per
day (milk filtration membrane
process). With these investments, Laïta will save almost
15% of additional milk processing
capacity.
Since 1993, has Even methodically defined the strategy of each
one of its activities, using an efficient tool: the development plan.
It measures the improvements
made during the year as well as
the progress of progresses, in
conjunction with the teams.
Is the grass really
greener on the other
side?
With the end of quotas, milk
production is taking a new turn
where the volatile prices on the
global market is raising quite a
number of concerns. The Even
Cooperative, true to its spirit of
openness, organised educational
Besides its material efficiency,
the development plan incentivises innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, while giving priority
to the expression of talents and
their personal development.
Partner suppliers
Conscious of its economic responsibility to its suppliers, Even has
chosen to stabilise and streamline the contracts which solidify
its partnerships. Therefore, since
2009, supply agreements have
lasted for three years rather than
just one. As well as offering suppliers more visibility, this measure
enables Even to commit to innovative industrial partnerships and
Research and Development projects which benefit both parties.
DOMINIQUE,
New facilities manager,
technical department, Laïta,
Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique).
When a specific project is involved, the
new facilities managers works with all
the sites of Anceis and Ploudaniel to
support the implementation of technical
investments. Dominique is an adept of
project teamwork and also coordinates
training sessions for Laïta's teams.
Objective: standardise processes and
coordinate the investment support tools.
He has headed up a number of
projects, including the extension of the
Ancenis cheese factory in 2008 and the
reorganisation of the cottage cheese
packaging lines in Ploudaniel in 2014,
where the line output and safety have
been optimised. 'What I value most is
the diversity of the challenges with which
we are faced and the variety of exchanges
that enable them to be addressed'.
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Serving clients
and consumers
with commitment
and innovation
French-made
products
Since 2015, Réseau Krill has been
working alongside the Bleu-BlancCoeur association on a nationwide
range of fresh meat and poultry
produced in France. The Réseau
Krill network is the first distributor
to offer a Bleu-Blanc-Cœur fresh
products range.
Drawing on the same momentum,
the Frozen food professionals
(Bernat, Boncogel’Adour, Gel Côte
de Beauté and Kenty) are partnering
with the players of the fishing
industry around a new brand,
Pavillon France. This initiative
guarantees consumers that the
products are fresh, that the fish
is seasonal and of French origin.
50
Number of innovative
products released
by Laïta in 2015.
Customer focus
In 2015, Paysan Breton's customer
service responded to 1,942 requests.
For Argel, 128,000 feedbacks from
clients were processed via the
'Argel à l'Écoute' [Argel listening]
application.
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Each and every one of its sites
works to strict standards and
guidelines, including HACCP, ISO,
labels, certifications, BRC and
IFS. From the field to the table,
the Group guarantees the quality
and safety of its products for its
clients and consumers.
A commitment
to product safety
Each and every day, Even analyses
many of its ingredients and finished products. Laïta's laboratories alone conduct 4,250 analyses
each day, equivalent to one analysis every 20 seconds, 24 hours a
day. A total of 1.5 million analyses
are performed each year.
Food safety is also a key area of
concern for Even distribution.
Quality is covered by a dedicated
team of engineers and quality
managers, who conduct a wide
range of tasks such as ensuring
that products comply with specifications and applicable regulations, performing regular production facility audits, carrying out
microbial analyses, etc.
A constant drive
for innovation
Clients and consumers expect innovative, user-friendly products
with high nutritional value and
high quality taste. Even invests
in research and development
EVEN I SERVING CLIENTS AND CONSUMERS WITH COMMITMENT AND INNOVATION
in order to meet these requirements. Each year, Even Santé
Industrie, Laïta's subsidiary,
develops twenty new products.
Examples include protein-rich
formulas for sports nutrition,
meal substitutes for weight loss,
hypo-allergenic cooking sauces
and infant milk, and therapeutic
nutrition products for specific
target audiences such as children
with metabolic disorders.
Beyond the product offering,
innovation also involves the integration of digital technology with
a major priority of better serving
clients. This digital strategy is
essential for the Distribution
cluster that develops new commercial websites, on its current
business management base.
They allow for clients to discover
offers, order online and have access to the products' data sheets,
regardless of the medium used.
A focus on health
and enjoyment
Chefs and culinary advisors
Benoît Guichard, winner of the
prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de
France award, and Mickaël Bloutin have been working with Even
Distribution for several years
now, sharing their expertise to
help create product solutions for
the catering sector.
Simultaneously, Even regularly
fine-tunes product information
KÉVIN,
Webmarketing project
manager, Even Distribution,
Plouédern (Finistère).
This engineer, also a business school
graduate, takes to new technology and
joins Even Distribution in 2014, tasked with
preparing the subsidiaries for the digital
era. Every day, Kévin deals with different
challenges: protecting, centralising and
harmonising the data, managing the flows
and product references, making tools
available, providing clients with varied
solutions, etc.
By taking part in the multichannel
reflection, Kévin prepares the companies
in the Distribution cluster for the world
of tomorrow, the all-connected realm.
'Discovering, exchanging, being alert,
proposing to improve the life of my
colleagues and clients, those are the keys
to prepare the tools of the future, rise to
upcoming challenges and go digital! '.
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Deployed since June
2015, Passion for Milk®
is developed on a daily
basis around four key
improvement challenges:
nn Product quality and safety.
Food innovation, quality and safety
are paramount to the consumers'
approach, who are more demanding
with respect to guarantees for
products from international origins.
Laïta's expertise and cooperative
model, based on quality control with
a single collection area, are far more
than just a promise.
nn Eco-friendliness.
With A Passion for Milk®, Laïta
is heightening its environmental
policy with a view to reducing 20%
of its CO2 emissions by 2020. Buyers
in the sector are encouraged to
play an active part in an efficient
and sustainable environmental
management initiative for the
benefit of future generations.
nn Development of humans
and territories From downstream
to upstream, Laïta is building on
training to develop the skills of
producers and employers, to build
a new dairy cooperative model with
Passion for Milk®.
nn Taking animal welfare into
consideration. Animal welfare is
a major societal issue. It is also a
lever to improve the quality of milk
and the upstream competitiveness
of the Laïta sector. Passion for
Milk® supports producers in
improving their practices by sharing
experiences in a spirit of progress.
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and develops services to help its
customers achieve a balanced
diet. For example, every two
months, the Réseau Krill network
produces 20 menus that meet the
recommendations of the French
group for the study of catering
and nutrition.
Recognised products
The products that Even sells are
subject to regular taste tests involving panels of experts and consumers. The results of these tests
are encouraging. Between 2014
and 2015, eight Laïta products
won Concours Général Agricole
awards. Similarly, the Paysan Breton brand has the highest growth
of the top 50 brands in France.
On other segments, Laïta is also
a leader with the Mamie Nova
brand for 'gourmet' yoghurts for
adults and on the French grocery
milk market with Régilait. Laïta
has certainly proved its worth in
terms of its dairy expertise and the
quality of its products, on both the
national and international stages.
EVEN I SERVING CLIENTS AND CONSUMERS WITH COMMITMENT AND INNOVATION
A Passion for Milk®
A Passion for Milk® involves
Laïta's workforce in the same
initiative towards progress and
openness for customers and consumers of today and tomorrow.
With this new quality and sustainable development charter,
producers and employees have
all the transparency conditions
for complete trust with respect
to the dairy product and their
manufacturing processes. This
joint effort stems from Laïta's
initiative to continue to provide
healthy, varied and responsible
food, while supporting the dairy
farms in the West of France and
the associated jobs.
Passion for Milk® is Laïta's exclusive initiative. Its credibility
is however based on recognised
management systems, with
NFV01 007, ISO 9001, IFS, BRC,
FSSC 22000 certifications. It will
also be officially backed up by SGS,
an independent certification body.
Reducing
our environmental
impact
Reducing the environmental
impact of the Group's activities
is a key concern for Even. From
the transportation of raw materials and logistics, to product
manufacturing and packaging. In
short, everything is driven by one
key principle: optimisation.
Deployment
of bilans carbone®
First introduced on five of Laïta's
industrial sites, bilans carbone®
[carbon footprint audits] revealed
the important areas for improvement in terms of energy efficiency. Water savers have been
installed on steam boilers, smoke
heat recovery systems have been
introduced to reduce boiler energy consumption by 10%, and thermal insulation has been added to
steam pipes: the reduction of energy consumptions is under way.
Downstream, the bilans carbone® of the dairy workshops,
which were introduced early
2015, will be deployed across the
farms with the Cap’2ER® diagnostic tool (developed by the Livestock Institute for the Life Carbon
Dairy programme). They raise
producers' awareness of their
environmental footprint and impact, and allow them to identify
the levers to reduce them, such
as changing agronomic practices, controlling incoming goods
and waste recycling, energy
savings, herd management and
preservation of biodiversity. To
date, over 400 farms have used
the Cap2’ER® tool. Their average estimated carbon footprint is
set to reach the target of 0.80 kg
CO2 equivalent/l of milk by 2025
within the scope of the national
plan Ferme Laitière Bas Carbone®
[Farm Dairy Low Carbon] initiated by CNIEL [the French national
dairy industry council], and the
Institut de l’élevage [the Livestock Institute].
But the Even Distribution business line will not be outdone.
The bilans carbone® conducted
on the sites revealed a number
of areas for improvement. Routine inspections of the cooling facilities, use of more cost-effective
solutions for the design of new
units, optimisation of the energy
efficiency of the lights, replaced
with LED lights, installation of
geolocation devices in the delivery vehicles, etc. There are many
areas for improvement to explore
and the teams are motivated to
deploy them.
Optimisation
at every level
Since 2009, Laïta has been increasingly taking measures to
reduce its fuel consumption.
Significant savings have already
been made in milk collection,
including increasing tank capacity, tanks with electric pumps,
providing ecodriving training,
and formalising milk collection
agreements with cooperatives in
north-west France.
Target
for 2017
By 2017, all of Laïta's industrial
sites and nine sites of Even
Distribution will have had their
bilan carbone®. 100% of Even
member farms will have done
their Cap’2ER® diagnosis.
Fight against
food waste
Laïta is currently looking to extend
the life of their own ultra fresh
product brands. Butter and cheese
products will follow (emmental,
cheese spreads). Objective: add
between five and ten days to the
products' shelf life, by ensuring
beforehand that the sanitary and
organoleptic quality is naturally
satisfactory. Since 2015, the
extension has been effective for tubes
and set yoghurts whose shelf-life has
changed from 35 to 40 days. On the
retailer side, suppliers' awareness
on the subject is also being raised.
Concomitantly, food donation
conventions are being organised with
certified bodies such as the food bank
or the Restos du cœur.
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Waste recycling
and recovery
In 2015, 3,200 tonnes of common
waste (cardboard boxes, plastic
films, aluminium or ferrous metal
packaging, bigbags, etc.) were
recycled and recovered by Laïta.
Argel also increased the volumes
of recycled and recovered waste
in 2015.
Agri-supplies
innovations
Through Even Agri's involvement in
the Agrihub agricultural supplies central
purchasing hub, farmers can access
even more innovative solutions and
equip themselves for future industry
developments, more specifically the
French Ecophyto2 plan.
Reducing
energy costs
With the installation of watertight
silos to store wet corn, Tecnor-Sofac,
manufacturer of compound feeds for
pigs, saved €80,000 Euros on energy
costs in 2015.
As a result, diesel fuel consumption shrunk to 1.68 litres per 1,000
litres of milk collected in 2015
compared to 1.87 litres in 2009,
thus generating savings of over
12,526 litres for 2015 alone. In total, this has generated a reduction
in CO2 emissions of 34 tonnes.
The efforts made by Even Upstream have been just as admirable. On top of optimising delivery
journeys and lorry fill rates, profit-sharing bonuses incentivise
Even Agri and Even Animal Nutrition drivers to reduce their diesel
fuel consumption during delivery
journeys.
Also, the Group's food product
distribution business line has also
increased its initiatives. One of
its key concerns: optimising the
delivery routes from the logistics platforms, transport energy
audits or use of more environmentally-friendly means of transport, such as electric cars for deliveries in town. In 2015, Achille
Bertrand's teams organized ecodriving training sessions for the
delivery drivers. The feedback is
encouraging, with an 8% drop in
diesel fuel consumption achieved
over the same distances covered.
Reducing our waste
Waste reduction has been a top
Even priority for several years now.
Ecodesign rallies many players in
the research and development,
purchasing, industry, marketing
and logistics sectors around a simple set of guidelines: maximum
product protection, minimum usage of raw materials and optimisation of storage and transport.
For over 10 years, as part of an
agreement with environmental
organisation Adivalor, Even has
operated a waste collection and
recycling service in its self-service
agricultural supply stores. In
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2015, 90 tonnes of non-usable
phytosanitary products (PPNU),
empty packaging for phytosanitary products (EVPP), empty
packaging for fertiliser products
(EVPF), empty packaging for
dairy farming hygiene products
(EVPHEL) and used tarpaulins
have been collected and processed by Even.
Producing more
and better with less
Even is committed to promoting the principles of sustainable
agriculture, and to protecting
the environment and the soil.
Farmers have been working actively to reduce their impact on
the environment since the 1990s.
The Group works closely with its
member farmers to achieve these
goals, including rationalising
inputs, improving feed efficiency,
controlling and managing waste
and discharge, landscaping and
improving water quality.
The last 10 years have seen regular improvements and observable
results, including the reduction of
nitrate levels in the soil; the planting of crops along river banks to
avoid direct run-off; the reduction
of nitrogen use; a reduction in the
use of inputs in Breton producers' fields; the growing of fodder
crops on site; a reduction in veterinary treatments on animals; the
recycling of waste (packaging,
tarpaulins and oils); etc.
Even has designed a slogan for
its upstream activities, 'Delivering sustainable performance'.
This confirms the company's ambition to offer high-tech services
based on a set of core values:
profitability, performance, progress, local production and the
environment.
CHRISTELLE,
Quality and environment
manager, Even Cooperative,
Ploudaniel (Finistère).
In 2014, Christelle joined the quality and
environment policy of Even Cooperative.
The surge of the Agri Confiance® initiative
calls for the creation of new audit charts
and the deployment of communication
with members. This was done the following
year: 'becoming the second French dairy
cooperative with the Agri Confiance® NF
V01-007 certification, is a true recognition
of the work done by the members and a
drive to continue our efforts! '.
Christelle works alongside the members of
the Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor to improve
their practices and raise awareness of the
challenges of sustainable development.
She is passionate about this continuous
progress initiative.
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