Dairy > Five AOC (appellation d'origine contrôlée) cheeses: Bleu d’Auvergne, Cantal, Fourme d’Ambert, Saint-Nectaire, Salers. > Large industrial groups such as BONGRAIN, LACTALIS, SODIAAL, as well as some well known local companies: DISCHAMP, SOCIÉTÉ FROMAGÈRE DU LIVRADOIS, TOURY, WALCHI… -
24 % of the agri-food businesses -
200 million litres, or 30 % of all French production from upland pastures -
25,000 tons of butter -
90,000 tons of cheese
Meat and meat products > A network of independent small companies. > Large groups attracted by the quality of the Auvergne livestock and by the production capacity of its industry: BONGRAIN, INTERMARCHÉ for meatpacking and curing, SOCOPA for butchery meats, ARRIVÉ and DOUX, for poultry rearing and processing, CARLIER for egg processing...
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29 % of the employees in the agri-food sector -
16,000 tons of cured and preserved meats -
120,000 tons of finished meats -
33,000 tons of poultry
Mineral water, cereals > Numerous spring and mineral waters, both still and sparkling: EAUX DE VOLVIC, SOURCES DU MONT-DORE, SOCIÉTÉ COMMERCIALE DES EAUX MINÉRALES DU BASSIN DE VICHY… > Top quality wheat processed by 45 mills in the Auvergne. The company JACQUET INNOVATION, a subsidiary of the LIMAGRAIN group, uses this raw material for the manufacture of its sliced bread. > Cereals processed for animal fodder by large groups: ÉPI CENTRE and its subsidiary THIVAT NUTRITION ANIMALE, SANDERS Centre Auvergne, PET FOOD PLUS… -
1,950 million litres of mineral water -
115,000 tons of bread flour -
650,000 tons of animal fodder
Grocery products > Production facilities for tea and coffee roasting with PAGÈS SA and EXCELLA. > Renowned expertise in confectionary and fruit processing: Vichy pastilles, glacé fruits, fruit jellies, but also jams, purées and fruit conserves. > Vegetable and dried vegetable processing with: Collection, processing and packaging,
Sorting,
Drying and preserving vegetables and wild mushrooms.
The industry champions: the green Le Puy lentil and the wild mushroom with the two biggest European producers, BORDE and SABAROT-WASSNER. -
10,000 tons of vegetable oil -
2nd biggest national production of walnut oil