Cooperl Arc Atlantique

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Cooperl Arc Atlantique
Company type Private
Founded1966
Headquarters
Lamballe
,
France
Key people
 Bernard Merget (Chairman)
Patrice Drillet (President) [1]
Website www.cooperl.com

Cooperl Arc Atlantique (a.k.a. Cooperl) is the largest pork processing company in France. [2]

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Overview

Cooperl Arc Atlantique was founded in 1966. [3] The company breeds pigs, kills them in slaughterhouses, and distributes cut pieces of pork for sale. [3] Its slaughterhouses are located in Montfort-sur-Meu, and its head office is in Lamballe, both of which are located in Brittany. [3]

In 2012, the company opened a branch in Beijing, China and Moscow, Russia. [4]

As of 2015, it is the largest pork processing company in France. [5] Its competitor is Groupe Bigard. [5]

In June 2017, Cooperl acquired the "charcuterie and cured meats" division of the Financière Turenne Lafayette group, which included the brands "Paul Prédault," "Lampaulaise de Salaisons," "Madrange," and "Montagne Noire." [6]

In 2018, the company began constructing a biogas plant in Lamballe, which became the largest non-spreading biogas plant in Europe as of December 2, 2019. [7] [8]

In February 2019, the Cooperl acquired the Jean Caby brand. [9]

In 2020, the competition authority fined the company €35.5 million for its involvement in a price-fixing scandal in the processed meat market. [10]

A 2023 investigation by Splann media reports that Cooperl's diversification strategy is causing economic difficulties, while the pork cooperative imposes most technical decisions on its farmers. [11] [12]

2015 French pork production crisis

In August 2015, both Cooperl Arc Atlantique and Groupe Bigard 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. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Cooperl : Patrice Drillet devient le président, Ouest-France, July 5, 2013
  2. ↑ "Cooperl Arc Atlantique: The European pig specialist". PigProgress. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Company Overview of Cooperl Arc Atlantique S.A., Bloomberg Business
  4. ↑ Official website: Our history
  5. 1 2 Une « table ronde » pour éviter une nouvelle crise dans la filière porcine, Le Monde, August 10, 2015
  6. ↑ "Cooperl prend les commandes du pôle charcuterie de Turenne Lafayette". LSA (in French). 2017-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Porc : la Cooperl Arc Atlantique mise sur l'innovation". lesechos.fr (in French). 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. ↑ "En Bretagne, des crottes de cochon pour sortir des énergies fossiles". l'Opinion (in French). 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  9. ↑ Dupont-Calbo, Julien (2019-02-27). "Jean Caby tombe dans l'escarcelle de Cooperl". lesechos.fr. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  10. ↑ "L'autorité de la concurrence sanctionne lourdement le cartel du jambon" (in French). 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  11. ↑ Logvenoff, Ivan; Falc’hon, Kristen (2023-11-21). "En Bretagne, le poids lourd du cochon dans la tourmente". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  12. ↑ Logvenoff, Ivan; Falc’hon, Kristen (2023-11-21). "Comment la Cooperl, première coopérative porcine, néglige ses éleveurs". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  13. ↑ Victoria Masson, Deux importants industriels de la viande boycottent le porc français, Le Figaro, August 11, 2015


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