As part of an ambitious industrial project to create a new sector dedicated to rapeseed protein for human consumption, the food group Avril has been joined by the SPI fund, operated on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance and financed by the government's Future Investment Programme (Programme d’investissements d’avenir - PIA) and France Relance.
Sofiprotéol, the Avril group's financing company, and IDIA Capital Investissement, a Crédit Agricole subsidiary, today announced they are subscribing together to equity securities issued by Sodiaal Union.
The Avril Group announces the appointment of Antoine Prevost as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Reporting to Jean-Philippe Puig, Chief Executive Officer, Antoine is a member of Avril's Executive Committee.
- The Avril Group is reorganizing its stakeholdings and has entrusted Lesieur Cristal, its Moroccan subsidiary, with expanding its consumer goods activities in Africa. This operation aims to accelerate Avril’s growth and reinforce its international presence, in line with the priorities of its strategic plan.
Committed to the transition towards alternative eggs and mobilized to ensure a sustainable future for the French egg sector, MATINES has presented plans for changes to the industrial organization of shell egg packaging and to its administrative and commercial activities.