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- ↑ "Malgré la crise, Avril va poursuivre ses investissements dans les protéines végétales" (in French). 12 June 2020.
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- ↑ Liste des membres du Cercle de l'Industrie, Asktheeu.org. January 2015
- ↑ Jean-Philippe Puig Iron Man de Sofiprotéol, LesEchos.fr. 23 May 2012